If financial markets are sending a message to Britain’s new prime minister, Liz Truss, it’s one of concern.Ms. Truss, who was named on Monday as the choice of Conservative Party […]
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Back to news homeStock Market in Limbo as Investors Look to Fed’s Powell for Guidance
Investors are bracing for Jerome H. Powell, the Federal Reserve chair, to deliver a stern warning that the bank is far from finished in its campaign to slow inflation with […]
Stocks Record Best Stretch of the Year, as Inflation Eases
The stock market has notched the year’s best stretch of gains, as investors take comfort from early signals that inflation is slowing and the economy is holding up.The S&P 500 […]
Advice for Handling Retiring During a Financial Downturn
Most Americans finance their retirement with a certain amount of faith: Investing will help their savings keep pace with inflation, institutions will continue to work as they always have, it […]
The Fed Is Cooling Down the Economy, but Stocks Are Hot. What Gives?
Stocks have roared back from their low in June, as investors bet that inflation has peaked, even as the Federal Reserve signals that its campaign to cool the economy by […]
6 Ways You’re Coping With a Roller-Coaster Market
We measure the health of the economy as a whole by a few big numbers — interest rates, which the Federal Reserve raised by three-quarters of a point on Wednesday; […]
The Markets and Economy Are Reaching a Fork in the Road
Yet Wall Street stock analysts continue to forecast gains in corporate earnings and revenues as far as the eye can see. The consensus on Wall Street, based on IBES data […]
What Is the Yield Curve? Wall Street’s Recession Alarm Is Ringing.
Wall Street’s most talked about recession indicator is sounding its loudest alarm in two decades, intensifying concerns among investors that the U.S. economy is heading toward a slowdown.That indicator is […]
A Warren Buffett Protégée Strikes Out on Her Own
By 15, Ms. Britt Cool was president of the local farmers’ market, collecting dues from dozens of vendors. She also recruited several of her friends from high school to work […]
Elon Musk Moves to End $44 Billion Deal to Buy Twitter
Owning Twitter is tricky because the platform faces regulatory scrutiny and is embroiled in a debate over free speech online. Its business has also faced difficulties, especially in a competitive […]