Trump Is Unpopular with Many Americans the Stock Market Approves

Trump Pentagon pick Hegseth nears US Senate approval after testy hearing

Former Fox News host claims ‘smear campaign’ sought to halt his nomination, but he appears likely to secure votes

Financial Times - 15h

The stock market’s ‘Trump bump’ will be back. Just be patient.

The stock market’s rough 2025 start should smooth out after the presidential inauguration.

MarketWatch - 1d

Stock-market investors are getting nervous about this bond-market move that’s only happened twice in over 40 years

Stock-market investors are turning jittery over something which has apparently happened only two times in the bond market since the early 1980s: The 10-year Treasury yield has jumped by about as ...

MarketWatch - 2d

Here are the 8 things we're watching in the stock market in the week ahead

Inflation data and bank earnings will take center stage.

CNBC - 3d

US activist Weinstein wants to be ‘white knight’ of UK stock market

Saba Capital founder says aim of his firm’s campaign against seven investment trusts is a new strategy to help small investors

Financial Times - 3d

Tired market timers are just what stocks need to rally again

Be worried when timers are stubbornly bullish after a big downturn.

MarketWatch - 3d

Americans are still flocking to these 10 states—but not as many as before

Americans are still moving to the Sun Belt, but overall migration is slowing due to high homeownership costs.

CNBC - 4d

Stock market’s ‘Trump bump’ nearly erased thanks to bond selloff. What’s next.

The S&P 500 is threatening to erase the “Trump bump” investors attributed to Donald Trump’s victory.

MarketWatch - 4d

Americans stocking up on foreign goods before Trump tariffs: ‘a sense of urgency’

As inauguration day approaches, consumers scooping up iPads, building supplies, shelf-stable foods and electric cars. Tablets and appliances made in China, hybrid cars built in Canada, European ...

The Guardian - 4d

The stock market has one more chance to fight off the bears

Another S&P 500 close below 5,870 would signal more downside for the index. Plus, Amazon looks weak.

MarketWatch - 4d

Stock market plunges after better-than-expected December jobs report

The Labor Department reported Friday that 265,000 jobs were added to the U.S. economy in December, which was roughly 100,000 more than expected. The unemployment rate also fell to 4.1%. CBS News ...

CBS News - 4d

Stock market gain that followed Trump's election win is close to being wiped out

The S&P 500's gain since Election Day now sits at just around 0.5%.

CNBC - 4d

What the Stock Market Could Do During Trump’s First Year, According to History

Over the past century, the S&P 500 has tended to see weaker returns during the first year of a new administration.

Inc. - 5d

Many Americans are leaving U.S. states with abortion bans, study finds

Abortion bans enacted since Roe v. Wade was overturned may be driving Americans to leave restrictive states, researchers find.

CBS News - 5d

We're buying more of a newer stock that is wisely pushing into a fast-growing market

We first added the company to our portfolio in October.

CNBC - 6d

Stephen A. Smith: Americans 'relate' to Trump's view on Canada

Sports media personality Stephen A. Smith says Americans feel a connection with President-elect Trump's rhetoric on Canada and Greenland. "This kind of language, no matter how frivolous we may ...

The Hill - Jan. 8

Dozens of lawmakers beat stock market in 2024: Report

The stock portfolios of more than two dozen lawmakers once again outperformed the market as bans on congressional stock trading stalled, according to a new report from the trading trackers at ...

The Hill - Jan. 7

Is the US stock market in bubble territory?

Valuations might be frothy but don’t seem nutty

Financial Times - Jan. 7

Jim Cramer's top 10 things to watch in the stock market Tuesday

Wall Street was looking at a muted open Tuesday after the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq closed higher for a second straight session

CNBC - Jan. 7

The US stock market has never been more concentrated. Does it matter?

World’s biggest game of Jenga

Financial Times - Jan. 7

U.S. stocks dominated global markets in 2024 — why they likely won’t in 2025

The U.S. stock market remained the envy of the world in 2024, extending its outperformance against international peers and claiming an even bigger slice of the multitrillion-dollar global equity ...

MarketWatch - Jan. 7

American Airlines’ stock snags three upgrades to reflect better backdrop in 2025

Analysts say headwinds from 2024 were transitory.

MarketWatch - Jan. 7

Fed official delivers a blunt message to the stock market — which ignores it

Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook gave one of the bluntest warnings an official at the central bank has ever delivered about the stock market.

MarketWatch - Jan. 6

As many as 23M Americans exposed to toxic 'forever chemicals' via treated wastewater: Study

Nearly 7 percent of Americans may be exposed to hazardous levels of "forever chemicals" through treated municipal wastewater, a new study has found. These approximately 23 million people may be ...

The Hill - Jan. 6

Stock market manages strong start to 2025. But watch for these potential pitfalls.

Stock-market investors are just two days into the new year but managed to halt the slide that damped the end of a still stellar 2024.

MarketWatch - Jan. 5

Here are the 5 things we're watching in the stock market in the week ahead

Nvidia's Jensen Huang will be at CES, and investors will get a fresh batch of labor market data.

CNBC - Jan. 5

How to handle a stock market downturn — without breaking down

Are you an optimist or a pessimist? Try this experiment.

MarketWatch - Jan. 4

Forget Santa: Stock-market bulls look to ‘January barometer’ for clues on 2025

Santa Claus was a no-show on Wall Street, but stock-market bulls may be able to take their lump of coal in stride if January gets the year off to a positive start.

MarketWatch - Jan. 4

How Jimmy Carter's death impacted many Americans

The body of former President Jimmy Carter will remain in his home state of Georgia Saturday through Monday, before being transported to the Capitol on Tuesday where he will lie in state. CBS News ...

CBS News - Jan. 3

Netflix’s stock is still a sell and looks ‘overvalued in a momentum market’

Netflix Inc.’s stock was flat Friday after Benchmark analysts reiterated their sell rating on the stock even as they raised their price target by 30%, arguing that it’s looking overvalued in a ...

MarketWatch - Jan. 3

A Stock Market Boom Could Arrive in 2025, According to History

The S&P 500 has turned negative only twice after an annual return of 20 percent or more.

Inc. - Jan. 3

Jim Cramer's top 10 things to watch in the stock market Friday

Shipments from Tesla's Shanghai factory posted their first annual decline. A study on GLP-1 user behavior also caught my eye.

CNBC - Jan. 3

Britons have ‘lowest appetite’ for stock market investing in the G7

UK savers trail US and several European nations

Financial Times - Jan. 3

Donald Trump, Pete Hegseth and the Honor of the American Military

Donald Trump’s foreign policy may not be as disastrous as that of George W. Bush, whose idealism and hubris led to calamity, but that doesn’t mean it won’t be corrosive.

The New York Times - Jan. 2