The markets have been rocky ever since the Federal Reserve started raising interest rates to combat inflation last year.Stocks and bonds have lost money. The costs of financing a car, […]
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Back to news homeWith ‘Zero Covid’ Behind It, China’s Economy Starts to Recover
China’s consumers, while wary of big-ticket purchases like cars or apartments, are spending again. Many factories are still running below capacity, but exports are strengthening. Even as construction of new […]
Most Funds Couldn’t Beat the Stock Market in 2022, Despite Advantages
For the stock market, 2022 was a special year. If there was any year in which stock pickers should have been able to outperform the broad market indexes, 2022 was […]
Dour Earnings Loom Over Wall St. as a Slowing Economy Bites
As the country’s largest companies prepare to report their results for the start of the year — offering a view into how the economy is faring as a banking shock […]
Fed Officials Fretted Bank Turmoil Could Have Serious Economic Consequences
WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve officials wanted to remain flexible about the path ahead for interest rates, minutes from their March meeting showed, as they weighed a strong labor market and […]
Norfolk Southern’s Push for Profits Compromised Safety, Workers Say
Norfolk Southern once had so few accidents and injuries that it won the rail industry’s prestigious E.H. Harriman safety award for 23 years in a row until it was retired […]
How the S&P 500 is Dominated By Apple and Microsoft
The fate of the S&P 500 index — used by investors as a barometer for the health of corporate America, and cited by presidents as a measure of their handling […]
As Banking Worries Swirl, Europe’s Policymakers Express Confidence, With Caution
For a bank, a loss of confidence is a fatal blow. After that occurred at several banks in the United States and Switzerland in the past few weeks, policymakers in […]
Bond Trading May Be Sending a Recession Warning
Wild swings in the Treasury market are unlike anything many investors today had seen. They’re also potentially warning of a recession. Read More
Bank Crisis Could Cast Pall Over Commercial Real Estate Market
The fallout from the recent banking crisis spurred by the collapse of two banks — and concerns about the health of a third — is bubbling up in the market […]