By Gavin Magor On September 20, 201807:55 AM Eastern
Banking may be the single-most important industry for any economy. Without strong, liquid, loan-making banks, capital flows would slow dramatically and the economy would grind to a halt. That’s...
By Jon D. Markman On September 19, 201803:36 PM Eastern
Shares of manufacturers and banks were on the march higher on Wednesday, pushing the major market benchmarks toward fresh record highs as investors grew more sanguine about global trade...
By Mike Larson On September 19, 201811:39 AM Eastern
Trump Tariff Turmoil. It’s a fact of life we all have to get used to. Competing headlines out of the U.S. and China are causing large swings up and down in stocks, not to mention some very...
By Mike Larson On September 19, 201807:55 AM Eastern
President Trump upped the ante in the U.S.-China trade war this week, vowing to slap new tariffs on $200 billion of imported Chinese goods. The 10% levy will start September 24. Depending on how...
By Jon D. Markman On September 19, 201804:34 AM Eastern
Stocks ripped higher on Tuesday as investors shrugged off news of a fresh round of U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods after assessing Beijing’s response as muted and essentially a punt.
Here’s where...
By Jon D. Markman On September 18, 201803:20 PM Eastern
Stocks are ripping higher today as investors shrug off news of a fresh round of U.S. tariffs on Chinese goods, as well as Beijing’s muted response.
Initially, U.S. stocks tumbled after the news...
By Sean Brodrick On September 18, 201801:34 PM Eastern
It’s time to add another gold miner. If you believe, like me, that gold is bottoming, and miners will bottom soon, then this is a good pick for you. If you think that my head is full of cabbage...
By Sean Brodrick On September 18, 201807:55 AM Eastern
I was in Colorado recently, and all around me were reminders that I was in a state with a rich history of minerals — natural gas, silver, and especially gold. And it holds lessons for today’s...
By Jon D. Markman On September 18, 201804:29 AM Eastern
Stocks swept lower on Monday as fresh schoolyard taunts between the U.S. and China over trade provoked a familiar disquiet, distemper, and distaste among investors.
The Dow Jones Industrials...
By Jon D. Markman On September 17, 201802:24 PM Eastern
Stocks are dripping lower on Monday as fresh schoolyard taunts between the U.S. and China over trade provoked an unfortunately familiar disquiet among investors.
Through 2 p.m. Eastern, the Dow...