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Iran War
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Houthi Control of Critical Chokepoint Means Oil Supply Disruptions Into 2027
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Global Bond Selloff Extends as Rate Hike Expectations Grow
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Global Energy Crunch Entering a ‘More Dangerous’ Phase
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Why Are Markets Shrugging Off the Latest Jump in Oil Prices?
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It Could Be Time to Hedge Against Inflation
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How Much Lower Can Oil Prices Go on the Iran Peace Deal?
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With Commodity Prices Booming, Few Mining Stocks Look Cheap
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Morningstar DBRS: High Oil Prices to Persist Into Summer, but Ample US Gas Storage Provides Buffer
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‘Nothing Else Matters’ in Today’s Market, Says Strategist
Stock Market Trends
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Q4 2026 Stock Market Outlook: Individual Stock Selection Looks Increasingly Important
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What the Midterm Elections Will Mean for Markets
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The 10 Best and 10 Worst Months of All Time for the US Stock Market
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US ETFs Break Annual Inflows Record With 3 Months To Go
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3 Stocks to Sell and 3 Stocks to Buy for October
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Markets Brief: Utility Stock Dividends vs. Bond Yields, Citadel Securities’ Bullish Turn, and a Cooling IPO Market
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Weekly Market Update: Stocks Little Changed; Tech Sector Gains While Healthcare Falls
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The Shifting Trends That Drove Stock Funds in Q3 2026
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Best- and Worst-Performing Stocks
Company Earnings
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3 Stocks to Sell and 3 Stocks to Buy for October
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Micron Earnings: Beware Attempting to Time the Peak
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Markets Brief: Are We in an Earnings Bubble?
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What’s Happening in the Markets This Week
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4 Stocks to Buy Before They Bounce Back
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What’s Happening in the Markets This Week
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Zscaler Stock Fell 5% After Earnings. Is it Undervalued?
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Adobe Earnings: Forward-Looking Metrics Under Pressure from Freemium Transition
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Oracle Earnings: Solid Steps Toward Long-Term Revenue Goals via On-Time Capacity Delivery
Interest Rates
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Why Credit Risk Has Paid Off for Bond Investors
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Why Cash Is Still King for Short-Term Goals
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The US Debt Crisis May Have Already Begun. It Could Unfold in Slow Motion
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What’s Happening in the Markets This Week
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Soft September Jobs Report Has Market Dialing Back Calls for Fed Rate Hike
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7 Charts on Q3 Market Highlights: Stocks Tread Water While the Bond Market Shudders
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Why the Bond Market Sold Off in Q3—Will the Losses Continue in Q4?
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4 Key Questions for Investors to Ask at the Start of Q4
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Actually, AI Is Boosting Interest Rates, Not Inflation
More in Markets
Why Cash Is Still King for Short-Term Goals
Longer-term bonds are more attractive than they’ve been in a long time, but they still carry a fair amount of risk.
3 Stocks to Sell and 3 Stocks to Buy for October
Plus, lessons from September’s stock market activity.
Markets Brief: Utility Stock Dividends vs. Bond Yields, Citadel Securities’ Bullish Turn, and a Cooling IPO Market
The AI-driven rally in utility stocks drove dividend yields down. Now the sector is in the shadow of higher bond yields.
Weekly Market Update: Stocks Little Changed; Tech Sector Gains While Healthcare Falls
Carnival and Synopsys among the top performers last week.
The Shifting Trends That Drove Stock Funds in Q3 2026
Several 2026 trends flipped in the third quarter: Software rebounded, small caps slumped, and technology alone didn’t drive results.
AI Stocks Took a Breather in Q3 After a Blistering Q2 Rally
Hyperscalers and software were back in investors’ good books last quarter as memory, chip, and industrial stocks stalled.
What’s Happening in the Markets This Week
Fed meeting minutes, consumer credit, and more.
7 Charts on Q3 Market Highlights: Stocks Tread Water While the Bond Market Shudders
The AI trade cooled and bond yields soared to multi-decade highs.
Stocks Run Out of Gas in Q3 as Bond Yields Surge
Stocks post small gains as the Mag 7 cushion against a wobbling AI trade, rising oil prices, and higher interest rates.
Why the Bond Market Sold Off in Q3—Will the Losses Continue in Q4?
Sticky inflation and the AI borrowing boom are driving yields upward with no signs of slowing.
4 Key Questions for Investors to Ask at the Start of Q4
And why today’s biggest market stories may be distractions.
Markets Brief: Are We in an Earnings Bubble?
A look at the durability of the earnings boom ahead of Q3 results. Plus, is AI really crowding out Treasuries, and more blurring between growth and value stocks.
Actually, AI Is Boosting Interest Rates, Not Inflation
The conventional wisdom misses the role of the Fed.
Smart Investor: The Fund Managers Dialing Back Risk, Rieder on Inflation, and Questionable Tokens
We wrap up our coverage of the markets and the week.
What’s Happening in the Markets This Week
Jobs, PCE inflation, earnings from Nike, and more.
Weekly Market Update: Stocks Gain 1.09% as Technology Rises, Energy Falls
Moderna and Qualcomm among the top performers of last week.
Morningstar DBRS: Rising Rates to Hit Private Corporate Credit First and Hardest
Large corporates will be affected next through refinance and earnings cycles.
Higher Rates Have These Top Stock Fund Managers Taking a More Defensive Stance
That means avoiding companies with too much debt and adding exposure to high-dividend stocks like financials.
Nvidia’s Immense Dividend Hike Puts Dividend Growth Stocks in the Spotlight
Companies growing their dividends have posted strong returns this year. Why is that?
Inflation Is Peaking and Will Fall, BlackRock’s Rieder Says. Here’s Why
He makes the case for Japanese government bonds, European credit, and US investment-grade bonds.