Markets

Momentum Stocks Are Down, But Not For The Reason You May Have Thought

Institutional investors have indiscriminately dumped shares of fast-growth companies after earnings reports. Read more

Market Extra: Charles Schwab And TD Ameritrades Reported Tie-up Means A Wave Of Consolidation Is Afoot, Experts Say

A prospective merger between Charles Schwab and TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. may just be the start of a wave of consolida... Read more

A Climate-change Fix Is The Biggest Investment Opportunity In History: Al Gore To Millennials

The millennials targeted at a recent conference for Deutsche Bank Wealth Management should see the climate-change fix as... Read more

Bond Report: Treasury Yields Come Off Lows On Upbeat U.S. Economic Data

U.S. Treasury yields came off session lows on Friday after purchasing managers’ surveys show a steady upturn in activi... Read more

Market Snapshot: Dow Ends Up Over 100 Points, But Trade Concerns Pull Stock Market Lower For The Week

All three major indexes closed the week lower after investors shrugged off positive comments on a trade deal by Presiden... Read more

The U.S. Stock Market Rally Is Built On A Crumbling Base

Watch new highs versus new lows — a worrying indicator. Read more

Bridgewaters Big Bet Against Stocks Should Prompt You To Hold Cash And Hedges

The hedge fund firm’s timely wager is a reminder for the average investor to stay vigilant. Read more

BookWatch: Turn Yourself Into A Better Investor By Learning From Hedge-fund Star Jim Simonss Successes And Failures

Renaissance’s Jim Simons crushes both the S&P 500 index and successful investors like Warren Buffett and George So... Read more

The Tell: JPMorgan Anticipates Disorderly Year-end Funding Pressures Again As Banks Retrench

The liquidity problems in U.S. money markets that pushed up short term interest rates in September may recur at the end ... Read more

Key Words: Head Of The Worlds Largest Hedge Fund Says Report Of A Massive $1 Billion Bet That The Stock Market Will Tumble By March Is Wrong

Bridgewater Associates disputes elements of a Wall Street Journal report on Friday indicating that his fund was putting ... Read more

In One Chart: Danger Could Be Lurking In The Most Defensive Corners Of Your Portfolio

Defensive positioning makes sense in this market environment. After all, the bull market in U.S. stocks is getting long ... Read more

Schwab And Ameritrade In The Spotlight: Are Broker Stocks Worth Buying?

Mergers could create a spike in prices but, overall, there are pricing pressures in the industry. Read more

Vitaliy Katsenelson's Contrarian Edge: Tesla Might Be The Next Apple And Elon Musk The Heir To Steve Jobs

Tesla’s Model 3 could become the iPhone of electric vehicles, writes Vitaliy Katsenelson. Read more

Jim Chanos On Tesla: We Are Still Bears

Legendary short seller Jim Chanos dispels rumors he has covered his Tesla shorts, saying that Tesla “is and remains on... Read more

Deep Dive: Heres How U.S. Brokerage Companies Rank By One Very Important Measure

Returns on invested capital (ROIC) can help identify effective management. Read more