Tag: Standard&Poor’s 500-Stock Index
Bear Markets and Recessions Happen More Often Than You Think
Spending money can be delightful. But losing it? If you are watching big chunks of hard-earned savings disappear,…
Wall Street’s Losing Streak Ends, but Uncertainty That Drove It Lingers
The stock market’s staggering run of losses came to an end last week, with the S&P 500 snapping…
Stock Market Declines Can Help Long-term Investors
But does it make sense to invest in stocks now, she asked?I explained that I couldn’t give advice…
Amateur Investors Rode the Bull Up. Now the Bear Looms.
Millions of amateur investors got into the stock market during the pandemic — some gingerly, some aggressively, some…
Stocks Return to Earth, With the S&P 500 Nearing a Bear Market
But the downdraft has sunk the share prices of companies that represent innovation and the future, too; Amazon…
As Stocks Fall, Economic Fears Rise, Along With Inflation
Broadly speaking, earnings reports have shown that profit growth continues, and results from some big firms, like Microsoft…
Stocks Tumble as Jitters over Interest Rates Persist
The prospect of a fast increase in interest rates has hit technology stocks particularly hard. Facebook, Microsoft, Amazon…
Stocks notch their best week since November 2020.
Oil prices slid and the Federal Reserve offered investors clarity on its plan to tame inflation, triggering a…
Russia-Ukraine Crisis Troubles the Stock Market
The U.S. stock market has been stumbling since the beginning of the year. Now, Russia’s escalating conflict with…
Google, Facebook, Apple, Starbucks and Exxon Mobil Reveal Earnings
With Apple setting the tone, the stock market rose until Wednesday, buoyed by a series of fairly upbeat…
S&P 500 Rallies After Touching Correction Territory, Erasing Day’s Losses
So a slide in prices that removes some of that excess was long overdue, many market watchers said.“We…
Stock Markets Off to Worst Start Since 2016 as Fed Fights Inflation
After falling for a fourth day in a row on Friday, the stock market suffered its worst week…