Markets

Economic Report: Jobless Claims Drop 9,000 To 233,000, Cling Near 45-year Low

The rate of layoffs in the U.S. fell in the first week of April and returned near the lowest levels since the early 1970... Read more

Europe Markets: European Stocks Turn Higher As Tensions Around Syria Take A Back Seat

European stocks pivot higher midday Thursday, as concerns over a potential military conflict in Syria eased and as ECB m... Read more

Oil Soars And US Equities Drop As Geopolitical Tensions Reach Breaking Point

The price of oil spiked to its highest level in over three years on Wednesday after US President Donald Trump threatene... Read more

FA Center: Use This Trick To Win Any Argument About Stock Investing

Market performance depends on your time frame, writes Mark Hulbert. Read more

The Conversation: The Surprising Reason Stock-market Investors On Higher Floors Take More Risks

Scientists are just starting to understand how buildings that surround us can have a powerful impact on our decisions. ... Read more

Jeff Reeves's Strength In Numbers: 7 Reasons To Stop Worrying And Instead Stick With Stocks

Look at strong earnings, a strong IPO market, a lack of alternatives and more, writes Jeff Reeves. Read more

Goldman Sachs Reaps $90 Million Payout On Venezuela Bonds

The asset management arm of Goldman Sachs received tens of millions of dollars from the Venezuelan government even as ot... Read more

Bond Report: Treasurys Rise, Sending Yields Lower, As Geopolitical Tensions Build

Treasury prices rose and yields pulled back on Wednesday as rising political tensions drew bids ahead of the latest upda... Read more

Asia Markets: Asian Markets Mixed, As Trade-war Worries Dont Appear Over Yet

The global stock rally continued in Asia on Wednesday, with many markets starting with modest gains after strength overn... Read more

Metals Stocks: Gold Advances Sharply As Syrian Tension Sparks Flight To Safety

Gold futures prices extended their rally Wednesday, buoyed by geopolitical tensions focused on Syria and elsewhere that ... Read more

Currencies: Dollar Lower, Haven Currencies In Favor As Global Stocks Struggle

Lingering trade-war back-and-forth, ripples of geopolitical instability and a White House under scrutiny injected cautio... Read more

Metals Stocks: Gold Steady As Chinas Pledge On Foreign Access, Car Tariffs Lifts Riskier Assets

Gold investors dithered Tuesday, sending futures prices lower then higher in a slender intraday range, as global investo... Read more

Market Snapshot: Stock Market Set To Rally As Chinas Xi Soothes Trade Fears

U.S. stock-index futures pointed to a sharply higher open on Tuesday, comments by Chinese President Xi Jinping suggested... Read more

Need To Know: Curbing Our Enthusiasm — Big Bank Takes A Knife To Its S&P 500 Target

Today isn’t looking that stormy for markets, as traders worldwide seem to like the Chinese president’s big speech. B... Read more

Mark Hulbert: These Two Trading Patterns Could Trigger The Long-awaited Stock Market Melt-up

Significant divergences and extreme investor pessimism are bullish, writes Mark Hulbert. Read more