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May’s final session was a fitting one for a wild month, with the major indexes swinging up and down Tuesday before closing in the red. Over the Memorial Day weekend, Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller said during a speech in Germany that he expects 50-basis-point interest-rate increases to continue into the later part of the… Continue reading Stock Market Today: May Delivers One Final Roller-Coaster Ride | Kiplinger

Subscribe FREE wherever you listen:Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Overcast | RSS Links mentioned in this episode:15 Best Things to Buy at Dollar Stores (Dollar Tree Included)17 Worst Things to Buy at Dollar Stores (Dollar Tree Included)Kiplinger’s Economic Outlooks: GDPWhy Inverted Yield Curve Panic Is OverdoneKiplinger’s Economic Outlooks: Fuel PricesHow Gas Prices Are DeterminedTranscript:David Muhlbaum: There’s a lot of talk… Continue reading PODCAST: Is a Recession Coming? | Kiplinger

GameStop (GME, $139.66) has been in focus recently as shares of video game retailer have been volatile. Specifically, shares are up almost 72% from their mid-May bottom near $81 (though they’re still down 10.6% on a year-to-date basis). While not nearly the parabolic moves GME made when it earned its status as a meme stock… Continue reading GameStop Stock Volatility Ramps Up Ahead of Q1 Earnings | Kiplinger

Stocks headed into the long weekend on a high note with all three major indexes posting gains for the week for the first time in a long time. As a a reminder, markets will be closed this Monday, May 30, for Memorial Day. Boosting investor sentiment today was the latest inflation update, with this morning’s… Continue reading Stock Market Today: Stocks Snap Weekly Losing Streak | Kiplinger

Chinese stocks, especially in technology and tech-esque industries, have been under unprecedented pressure over the past year thanks to intense regulatory crackdowns, as well as increasing COVID cases leading to strict lockdowns. The result has been precipitous downturns for Chinese technology stocks such as Alibaba (BABA), Baidu (BIDU) and JD.com (JD), which are off 61%,… Continue reading 5 Chinese Stocks Still Worth a ‘Ni Hao’ | Kiplinger

Markets The stock market gets a full day off for Memorial Day. The bond market gets Monday off too, not to mention an early close ahead of the holiday weekend.Americans will commemorate its fallen military personnel, and mark the unofficial start of summer, this Memorial Day, Monday, May 30. And the stock market will indeed… Continue reading Is the Stock Market Closed on Memorial Day 2022? | Kiplinger

War in Ukraine. Outsized inflation. Supply chain disruptions. A lingering pandemic. Today’s global upheavals all contribute to a sense of general economic anxiety among investors and, more broadly, the American public. The University of Michigan’s Consumer Sentiment Index — a metric that gauges how consumers view the economy and their own financial prospects — is… Continue reading You May Be Worrying About the Economy Too Much | Kiplinger

investing Securities-based lending may be a quick way to lay your hands on some cash, but you should be aware of the potential for risk.Once reserved for the ultra-wealthy, securities-based lending found a following in recent years as a popular source for funding luxury items, real estate and small businesses, among other things. While promoted… Continue reading Is Securities-Based Lending a Good Idea? | Kiplinger