Investors Bailed Out of Stock in 2018 and Got Double-Slammed
The average investor fled from the stock market and ended up losing twice what the S&P 500 did, Dalbar says.
Market Moves
Here’s Some Hopeful News: April Is Stocks’ Best Month
For the past 20 years, the fourth month has been the best for the S&P 500, rising an average 1.7%, LPL Financial says.
Expect a Slowdown, Not a Recession, Corporate CFOs Say
A solid 75% are looking for a downturn, yet just 15% think a recession will occur in 2020, Deloitte survey indicates.
Warren Buffett: Wrong-Headed Hypocrite on Foreign Stocks?
The investing legend has long advocated domestic shares. But are they always the best bet? And why did he buy Israel’s Teva, anyway?
Robert Shiller Is Downbeat About Housing
The celebrated economist thinks residential real estate is ‘looking weaker,’ despite some encouraging data.
Inverted Yield Curve Puzzle: Higher Short-Term Yields
In this week’s recession scare, everyone focuses on the 10-year Treasury. But why are yields on T-bills for 12 months and below so high?
Warren Buffett Slams Modern Monetary Theory
Legendary investor thinks calling for huge federal deficits risks bad inflation.
Hey, Maybe the Fed Should Cut Interest Rates
Some financial pros think the central bank has gone too far in its tightening campaign, and should reverse course, not just stand pat.
The Betting on the Fed This Week
An end to its rate raising and bond buying may be at hand, forecasters say.
Earnings Recession Ahead: Maybe Not
Analysts’ consensus is for a drop in first quarter profits, but a tepid recovery for the rest of 2019.
Productivity May Finally Be on the Rise, Economist Says
Tech advances like AI, plus Fed restraint, may at last lift it out of the doldrums, Natixis’ Lavorgna believes.
Value-Growth Gap Widest in 70 Years, Study Says
AB Bernstein says this means now is a great time to buy cheap stocks, awaiting their time to romp.
3 Changes in American Investing that the Crisis Brought
The financial meltdown 10 years ago had long-lasting effects that aren’t going away.
Who Smashed the Up Ramp to the American Dream? Wall Street
So says a new poll searching for why upward mobility is tougher to achieve.
Commodities Are Past the Worst, But Don’t Rejoice Yet
While raw materials are no longer slumping, Goldman isn’t that impressed.