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Stocks just had their best week of the year, thanks to a dovish Federal Reserve and strong earnings. The S&P 500 rose 2.3 percent between Friday, March 15, and Friday, March 22. It was the biggest gain since mid-December and followed two weeks of modest declines....
September was another rough month for investors as the Federal Reserve kept pushing interest rates higher. But the focus is likely to change in October as major companies like Apple report earnings. The S&P 500 slid 9.3 percent in September, its biggest monthly...
Stocks remain under pressure as investors brace for another interest-rate hike by the Federal Reserve. The S&P 500 slid 4.8 percent between Friday, September 9, and Friday, September 16. It was the fourth negative week in the last five, and the biggest drop since...
Stocks plunged last week as the Federal Reserve got more hawkish, and there could be signs its tough policies are starting to work. The S&P 500 tanked 5.8 percent between Friday, June 10, and Friday, June 17. It was the biggest weekly decline since March 2020,...
Big things are happening at FedEx, and one options trader is hedging against a small pullback. A block of 1,280 June 235 puts were purchased yesterday in the delivery company for $3.99. A matching number of June 225 puts were sold at the same time for $1.25, resulting...
Stocks crashed and rebounded last week as investors confronted risks like tighter monetary policy. Still, sentiment is so cautious that it may be hard for the market to decline much. The S&P 500 was down 2.9 percent at its low the afternoon of Monday, September...
The past year has been dominated by huge macro news like coronavirus and the unprecedented economic crash that followed. But there have also been some dramatic turnarounds at the individual company level -- including this month's mystery stock. The transportation...
Inflation is a growing concern as the economy surges back from coronavirus. This post will discuss companies that could benefit from the trend. The primary groups we will cover are: Industrial metalsEnergy / Fossil fuelsTransportationIndustrialsAgriculture First, why...
Stocks drifted higher last week as investors nibbled on lagging sectors. Still, activity is slowing as the summer lull begins. The S&P 500 rose 0.6 percent between Friday, August 7, and Friday, August 14. It was the third straight positive week. The index has now...