Investing

The year 2022 was a bit of a doozy for both stock and bond investors, with both stocks and bonds experiencing double-digit losses for the year, something that is incredibly rare. While maintaining a diversified portfolio and staying the course is critical for a long-term investor’s success, the following five investing alternatives could help those… Continue reading 5 Investing Alternatives for Conservative Investors

Stocks initially struggled for direction Thursday following the release of the December Consumer Price Index (CPI). However, once investors decided they liked what they saw, the major market indexes shot higher.  The Labor Department (opens in new tab) this morning said that the CPI was up 6.5% year-over-year in December, as prices rose at their… Continue reading Stock Market Today: Stocks Rise as Inflation Eases

Inflation continued to moderate in December, adding to the evidence that our worst bout of rising prices in four decades has passed and that the Federal Reserve should continue to slow its pace of interest rate hikes. The Consumer Price Index (opens in new tab)(CPI) declined 0.1% in December after rising 0.1% in November, driven… Continue reading Inflation Cools Once Again: What the Experts Are Saying

Stocks climbed higher again Wednesday, with one major benchmark carving out its fourth straight win. Today’s upside came as optimism grew that tomorrow’s release of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) will show that inflation is cooling fast enough to encourage the Federal Reserve to reconsider its size and pace of interest-rate hikes.  The S&P 500… Continue reading Stock Market Today: Nasdaq Climbs for Fourth Straight Day Ahead of CPI

The past few years marked a wake-up call in Washington, with the pandemic and supply chain shortages, rising competition with China, the war in Ukraine, and, now, the specter of recession.  Lawmakers are taking a more active role in the economy to bolster critical industries, key technologies, and infrastructure. It’s a sea change in policymaking… Continue reading Kiplinger’s Industrial Policy Report

Stocks struggled for direction Tuesday after an early morning speech from Fed Chair Jerome Powell failed to give any hints on the central bank’s plans for monetary policy moving forward. Instead, investors looked ahead to a pair of potentially market-moving events occurring later this week: Thursday’s release of the December consumer price index (CPI); and… Continue reading Stock Market Today: Stocks Wobble Ahead of CPI, Q4 Earnings Season

Is the stock market open on Martin Luther King Day? The answer to this question is no. The stock market will be closed Monday, Jan. 16, for MLK Day, as the holiday is also known. Martin Luther King Jr. Day became a federal holiday in 1983, when it was signed into law by then President… Continue reading Is the Stock Market Open on Martin Luther King Day?

published 10 January 2023 The prospects were high for the best semiconductor stocks heading into 2022, but the industry has been hit by curveballs over the last year that have upended the market. Take for instance the Biden administration’s tech war against China, which restricts the country from buying advanced chips and equipment from the… Continue reading The Best Semiconductor Stocks to Buy Now