U.S. stocks pared early losses on Friday with the Dow turning mildly positive as investors scrutinized more economic data and Federal Reserve commentary following Thursday’s promising inflation report, as well Read more
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Tesla is a ‘soft-landing’ stock, says Goldman Sachs. Here are its picks for a gentle economic landing and stocks for a recession.
Pour one out for the beleaguered economists, who for once got an important indicator, the consumer price index, right on the nose, after CPI fell 0.1% in December, while core Read more
Why Thursday’s U.S. CPI report might kill stock market’s hope of inflation melting away
Investors should not have unrealistic expectations regarding the pace at which U.S. inflation subsides in 2023, analysts argue, ahead of Thursday’s consumer price index report for December which may test Read more
‘A year of two halves’: Stifel’s Barry Bannister expects a near-term rally in U.S. stocks — and trouble later in 2023
Trouble may be brewing in the second half of this year, but there’s a window for a stock-market rally during the first six months of 2023, in the view of Read more
18 stock picks in a ‘Goldilocks’ scenario for U.S. consumers
It may not have been a surprise to see the consumer discretionary sector of the S&P 500 get hammered last year amid talk of a looming recession while the Federal Read more
Dow up nearly 400 points as pace of jobs growth, wage gains cool in December
U.S. stocks advanced Friday, with the Dow rising nearly 400 points, as monthly Labor Department data showed the pace of job creation cooled in December while wage gains slowed, fueling Read more
ISM shows weakness in U.S. factory activity spreading in December
The numbers: A closely-watched index that measures U.S. manufacturing activity slipped to 48.4 in December from 49 in the prior month, according to the Institute for Supply Management on Wednesday. Read more
ISM shows weakness in factory activity spreading in December
The numbers: A closely-watched index that measures U.S. manufacturing activity slipped to 48.4 in December from 49 in the prior month, according to the Institute for Supply Management on Wednesday. Read more
U.S. stocks drift lower as investors return from Christmas
U.S. stocks drifted lower Tuesday as investors returned from the three-day Christmas weekend, with bulls holding out for a seasonal “Santa Claus rally” after a premarket lift was attributed to Read more
Vanguard sees a recession in 2023 — and one ‘silver lining’ for investors
The last 12 months was a year of fast-rising inflation, fast-rising interest rates and fast-rising questions about a future recession. Prices went up while stock markets and savings account balances Read more