Stock Market Today: Microsoft Delivers, Alphabet Disappoints in Flat Day for Stocks | Kiplinger

Stock Market Today The Nasdaq touched a new intraday low but finished near breakeven Wednesday as two of its biggest components reported earnings.The major indexes managed to mostly stop the bleeding after yesterday’s rout, but they didn’t gain much ground, either, amid mixed earnings reports from a range of blue-chip stocks. Microsoft (MSFT, +4.8%) shares… Continue reading Stock Market Today: Microsoft Delivers, Alphabet Disappoints in Flat Day for Stocks | Kiplinger

5 Stock Picks With Bulletproof Profit Margins | Kiplinger

Making good stock picks is challenging at any time. But these days, investors must be wary of companies that are vulnerable to higher-for-longer inflation, as well as lingering supply-chain disruptions, rising interest rates and the scary geopolitical situation in eastern Europe.  Some companies hold up better than others in tough times. Firms that lead their market… Continue reading 5 Stock Picks With Bulletproof Profit Margins | Kiplinger

Ukraine War Takes Toll on Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (VGK) | Kiplinger

As Robert Burns wrote in his poem To a Mouse, “The best laid schemes o’ Mice an’ Men” often go awry. Last year, we added Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (VGK) to the Kiplinger ETF 20, our list of the best cheap exchange-traded funds (ETFs) you can buy, because of expectations for an economic recovery. We… Continue reading Ukraine War Takes Toll on Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (VGK) | Kiplinger

Space Stocks: How Russia Is Changing the Game | Kiplinger

The Russian invasion of Ukraine has taken the battlefront to space in unprecedented ways. From demonstrating the value of satellite imagery in tracking an opponent’s attack to satellites being held hostage when one of the biggest space players throws its weight around to concerns over satellites being shot out of space, everything from national space… Continue reading Space Stocks: How Russia Is Changing the Game | Kiplinger

T. Rowe Price Small-Cap Value (PRSVX) Stands Out | Kiplinger

Kip 25 In this turbulent market, value-priced, higher-quality small caps are holding up better than their fast-growing counterparts.A jumble of worries, including Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the risk of recession, have weighed on small-company stocks in recent months. But shares in value-priced, high-quality small companies – the sweet spot of T. Rowe Price Small-Cap… Continue reading T. Rowe Price Small-Cap Value (PRSVX) Stands Out | Kiplinger

Here’s a List of All of the Electric Vehicles Available on the U.S. Market

More new electric cars keep coming on the market, and with prices of all cars running high, a $7,500 tax credit may sound appealing. Here’s all the EVs you can get in the U.S., and which are eligible for the credit. More new electric cars keep coming on the market, and with prices of all… Continue reading Here’s a List of All of the Electric Vehicles Available on the U.S. Market

Another Ding in the Housing Armor: Pending Sales Slide

The surge in home prices and mortgage rates, along with a shortage of inventory, is putting major pressure on home sales. The National Association of Realtors’ Pending Home Sales Index fell 1.2% in March, the fifth monthly drop in a row. Pending sales measured for existing homes slid 8.2% from a year earlier. A sale is… Continue reading Another Ding in the Housing Armor: Pending Sales Slide