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Stock Market Today Another big jump in the 10-year Treasury yield weighed on tech stocks, but energy was the worst sector today.The market began the week just as it ended the last one, with interest rates rising and tech shares selling off. Indeed, rates rose for a seventh straight day to hit levels not seen… Continue reading Stock Market Today: Stocks Start the Week With Sharp Losses | Kiplinger

ETFs The bond market has struggled of late, but investors with a longer-term view should consider these bond ETFs to balance their portfolios.Coming up with a list of the best bond ETFs for 2022 may at first seem like it would include only funds that can perform well in an inflationary, rising-rate environment. But this… Continue reading 5 Best Bond ETFs for 2022 | Kiplinger

stocks Our preview of the upcoming week’s earnings reports includes JPMorgan Chase (JPM), Delta Air Lines (DAL) and UnitedHealth Group (UNH).First-quarter earnings season kicks off later this week. Among the notable names on the earnings calendar are big bank JPMorgan Chase (JPM, $132.46), air carrier Delta Air Lines (DAL, $36.79) and insurance giant UnitedHealth Group (UNH,… Continue reading JPMorgan Earnings in Focus as Q1 Season Kicks Off | Kiplinger

Stock Market Today The 10-year Treasury yield rose for a sixth straight day to hit a new three-year high.Tech stocks underperformed in today’s session, much as they’ve done over the last few months. The technology sector gave back 1.4% as the 10-year Treasury yield climbed 5.2 basis points (a basis point is one-one hundredth of… Continue reading Stock Market Today: Tech Stocks Lag as Treasury Yields Keep Rising | Kiplinger

Stock Market Today Lowest jobless claims number since 1968 gives the major indexes just enough oomph to avoid a third straight session in the red.Wall Street seemed to be en route to another day of losses, but a strong jobless-claims report helped stocks gain some momentum ahead of the week’s final session.  The Labor Department… Continue reading Stock Market Today: Stocks Scratch Out Meager Gains | Kiplinger

Warren Buffett Berkshire Hathaway’s 11.4% HP stake is a stereotypically yawn-worthy position … and thus a classic Buffett value betWarren Buffett dipped into Berkshire Hathaway’s (BRK.B, $344.71) massive cash pile for the third time in the past month, initiating a commanding position in HP (HPQ, $34.91). And while some of the stocks Berkshire has been… Continue reading Here’s Why Warren Buffett Bought HPQ Stock | Kiplinger

Stock Market Today Fed minutes show tentative plan for reducing the central bank’s balance sheet, some officials’ willingness to raise rates 50 basis points at a time.The major U.S. indexes continued to radiate anxiety on Wednesday heading into and after the afternoon release of the Federal Open Market Committee’s most recent minutes. At last month’s… Continue reading Stock Market Today: Stocks Fall as Fed Lays Out Tightening Plans | Kiplinger

It hasn’t exactly been smooth sailing for retail stocks so far in 2022 – but a comeback could be in the cards. True, retailers have continued to feel the heat of the macroeconomic headwinds, including inflation and supply-chain disruptions. And rising commodity prices due to the conflict between Russia and Ukraine only adds to the… Continue reading 5 First-Rate Retail Stocks the Pros Love | Kiplinger