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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 -
These are the space stocks to watch in 2025
After a big year for SpaceX — and one of misfortune for Boeing — here’s what to expect in the new year.MarketWatch - Jan. 4 -
This factor makes 11 stocks look like better bargains even after they soared in 2024
Some stocks’ price-to-earnings valuations declined even as they outpaced the S&P 500’s big gain.MarketWatch - Jan. 4 -
Stocks will struggle under Trump if this rate keeps going higher
U.S. debt concerns and higher Treasury yields may be stumbling blocks for stocks in 2025.MarketWatch - Jan. 4 -
New Orleans attack puts focus on Trump’s counter-ISIS strategy
The deadly New Orleans attack on New Year’s Day, which authorities say was carried out by a man radicalized by ISIS, is spurring fears of more attacks and raising questions about how ...The Hill - Jan. 4 -
Tesla’s stock got a big Trump bump. Now Elon Musk needs to get back to work.
Some of the question marks for the coming year: How will Chief Executive Elon Musk’s foray into politics will play out? And how fast and seamless will Tesla’s new projects, including a cheaper EV ...MarketWatch - Jan. 4 -
This investor imagined the landscape in 2035. He expects U.S. stocks to struggle.
It’s one thing to try to forecast a decade of returns, though many firms including JPMorgan and Vanguard regularly produce such forecasts.MarketWatch - Jan. 4 -
US stocks rally to shake off new year jitters amid light trading
S&P 500 ends day 1.3% higher in its biggest rise since the day after Donald Trump’s election victory on November 6Financial Times - Jan. 3 -
UK minister knocks Musk: 'Focus on issues on the other side of the Atlantic'
British public health minister Andrew Gwynne urged Elon Musk to stay out of foreign politics after the tech giant repeatedly criticized the United Kingdom’s governing party in a series of posts on ...The Hill - Jan. 3 -
Here's why one of our favorite industrial stocks is up more than 3% Friday
Every weekday, the Investing Club releases the Homestretch; an actionable afternoon update just in time for the last hour of trading.CNBC - Jan. 3 -
Ford, Rivian stocks get boost from sales after rival Tesla’s numbers fall short
Rivian and Ford shares are on the rise after both carmakers touted growth in EV sales.MarketWatch - Jan. 3 -
Why it's time to tweak your investments after lofty stock returns in 2024
Investors may need to tweak their portfolio holdings following a 23% gain in the S&P 500 index in 2024.CNBC - 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 -
Nuclear-Energy Stocks Gain After Easing of Hydrogen Tax-Credit Rules
The final rule for clean-hydrogen production would allow some nuclear power plants that are at risk of retirement to produce the gas.The Wall Street Journal - Jan. 3 -
Americans focus on happiness, health, and savings in 2025
Saving money and improving mental health top the list of 2025 resolutions as Americans look to start the year with a focus on self-improvement and happiness.CBS News - Jan. 3 -
Alcohol stocks fall across the board after U.S. surgeon general’s advisory on cancer risk
The stocks of alcohol makers and distributors fell across the board early Friday, after the U.S. surgeon general released a new advisory warning of the link between booze and cancer risk.MarketWatch - Jan. 3 -
U.S. Steel stock tumbles to almost half of what Nippon Steel offered after Biden rejection
Investors were betting on a grim future for U.S. Steel after President Joe Biden used his legal authority to block the acquisition by Nippon Steel of Japan on Friday.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 -
The stock market has entered the danger zone. How one strategist recommends piloting around it.
The next few weeks are likely to be volatile, prompting more risk asset weaknessMarketWatch - 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 nationsFinancial Times - Jan. 3 -
Our best and worst stocks in 2024 actually had a lot in common
AI spending, the Federal Reserve's easing campaign and Donald Trump's election victory were key themes for the market and our stocks in 2024.CNBC - Jan. 3 -
What stocks’ worst stumble since 1952 in the final days of 2024 may mean for 2025
Here’s how the S&P 500 has historically performed annually after stumbling in the final days of a year, according to Bespoke Investment Group.MarketWatch - Jan. 3 -
Chinese stock market slump deepens with bond yields hitting record lows as PBOC reportedly signals rate cuts
Economic data on tap appeared thin on Friday, while investors in Asia continue to assess China's monetary easing policy, political chaos in South Korea.CNBC - Jan. 3 -
CNBC Daily Open: New year, old problems for stocks
On the first trading day of the year, all major indexes advanced, but they started tilting down before long. The likely culprit? Rising Treasury yields.CNBC - Jan. 3 -
Timeline of New Orleans attack: Suspect's marital, financial woes come into focus
As a portrait begins to emerge of the suspect behind the deadly New Orleans attack, federal investigators have laid out a timeline of events.ABC News - Jan. 3 -
Lululemon longtime bear is still telling investors to sell the stock
Lululemon Athletica Inc.’s stock slid 2.6% Thursday, after analyst firm Jefferies said it’s still recommending that investors sell the yoga-gear maker’s shares after they hit a second valuation ...MarketWatch - Jan. 3 -
Carvana slammed by Hindenburg, and the stock pauses its meteoric rise
Carvana Co. stock closed about 2% lower on Thursday after a scathing short-seller report called the company’s turnaround a “mirage,” after initially adding to gains that have topped 300% in the ...MarketWatch - Jan. 3 -
Google’s antitrust woes spark analyst downgrade of Alphabet’s stock
JMP Securities cited “the risk of antitrust penalties that could significantly impact Google’s U.S. distribution of search and search revenue.”MarketWatch - Jan. 3 -
Former GOP lawmaker: DOGE should focus on fixing Congress
Former Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-Wis.) penned a Thursday op-ed in The Wall Street Journal urging Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to initially focus their push to cut government spending on Congress if ...The Hill - Jan. 2 -
Costco has the tools to show its expensive stock is still worth the premium in 2025
Costco's burgeoning revenue streams like advertising and e-commerce may help propel the stock in the new year.CNBC - Jan. 2 -
Neumora Therapeutics’ stock craters after trial of major depressive disorder fails to meet main goals
The news is a setback for the clinical-stage biotech and a drug that proved successful in earlier trials.MarketWatch - Jan. 2 -
Why Wall Street Expects the Stock Market to Have a Big 2025
Analysts see corporate earnings improving beyond just big tech names.Inc. - Jan. 2 -
Unity Software stock is rallying. Roaring Kitty posted a meme. They may or may not be connected.
Unity Software stock is rising after a post from Keith Gill that may or may not have anything to do with the company.MarketWatch - Jan. 2 -
The stock market rarely scores hat tricks. This strategist fears what’s next.
The S&P 500 has managed two consecutive 20%-plus years in a row, but that has rarely led to a third great year, says this strategist.MarketWatch - Jan. 2 -
We're selling this stock for the first time in a year, locking in a nearly 1,000% gain
The last time we trimmed this stock was Jan. 2, 2024.CNBC - Jan. 2
