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European Stocks, Global Bonds Sell Off as Tariffs Bite
The Stoxx Europe 600 index dropped 2.6%, led lower by healthcare stocks including Novartis NVS, down 6.2%, Sanofi SNYNF, down ...
Fixed Versus Floating: The Great Income Debate
One of the great dividing lines in the bond market is between fixed-rate and floating-rate debt. This difference has become ...
Do More Trades Mean More Gains for ETF Investors?
The funds that traded the most had the highest fees and, likely, the highest trading costs. Both weigh on returns and can ...
I'm 5 years from retirement. I moved my money into international stocks and blue-chip funds. Was this wise?
For every investor like you who moves their money into U.S. stocks, another will stay the course.
My brother took control of our late mother's estate - and gave me a measly $1,500 check. What can I do?
When my mother passed away, my younger brother, who lived with her, took care of her estate. She was always helping him with his bills. He was not forthcoming with me and our two older sisters. We did ...
Social Security blames old technology, not 'DOGE,' for latest website crash: 'It's a 1979 platform'
The agency says 'atypical' high traffic to the site caused the outage - not the involvement of the Elon Musk-led 'Department of Government Efficiency' The Social Security Administration said on ...
Treasury Secretary Bessent expects bond market will calm down, suggests spike in yields is normal trading
Some market watchers have warned of a forced unwinding of a popular strategy known as the basis trade, in which hedge funds profit by exploiting the difference between Treasury futures and Treasury ...
Swiss Re Has Proven to Be a Superior Underwriter With a Focus on Stronger and More Specialist Lines
At the moment, Swiss Re’s underwriting performance is not looking the best among peers. Swiss Re has sound financial health. Swiss Re holds $8.5 billion of debt on its balance sheet. $1.0 billion of ...
Fed's Kashkari says Trump tariffs make him lean towards holding rates steady
In the wake of the larger-than-expected Trump tariff plan, there are even more reasons for the Federal Reserve to sit on the sidelines and make no move with its benchmark interest rate, Minneapolis ...
Whitehaven's Fair Value Estimate Reduced by 6% on Lower Coal Prices; Shares Remain Undervalued
We reduce our fair value estimate for no-moat Whitehaven to AUD 9.00 per share, down from AUD 9.60, driven by lower thermal and metallurgical coal prices, partially offset by a weaker AUD/USD exchange ...
Here's what it may take for this beaten-down stock market to solidly rebound
"Monday's lows are a critical line in the sand - if these levels are convincingly broken, the probabilities for a bounce decrease significantly. However, keep an eye out for an undercut and reclaim ...
Consumer Prices and Producer Prices on Tap — Data Week Ahead
The following are median forecasts for this week's remaining U.S. data from a survey compiled by The Wall Street Journal. Forecasts were last updated Monday afternoon. DATE TIME RELEASE PERIOD ...