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By The Weiss Ratings Team On December 6, 202103:22 PM Eastern
During the holiday season, the market’s usually less liquid, less volatile and less tumultuous. But in the COVID-19 world we live in, normal's gone out window.
By Jon D. Markman On December 6, 202103:17 PM Eastern
Stocks are rising midday Monday alongside government bond yields as early indications show the severity of Omicron, the newest COVID-19 variant that contributed to the recent selloff, is likely to...
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By Tony Sagami On December 6, 202109:00 AM Eastern
Everybody loves upside volatility, but nobody likes downside volatility, which the stock market has delivered lots of in the last two weeks. The media attention has been on the new Omicron...
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By Jon D. Markman On December 6, 202106:28 AM Eastern
Volatility continued on Friday as a large opening gain quickly vanished. In the end, cyclicals remained relatively well bid while technology stocks clanked. The S&P 500 closed at 4,538, down...
By Jessica Borg On December 5, 202109:30 AM Eastern
There’s a four-letter word revolutionizing finance: DeFi. It’s short for decentralized finance, and it’s made possible by cutting-edge blockchain technologies.
By Sean Brodrick On December 3, 202111:47 AM Eastern
The stock market has been experiencing some heart-stopping sell-offs since the day after Thanksgiving. A new COVID-19 variant called Omicron is to blame. And sure, that had something to do with...
By Mike Larson On December 3, 202110:03 AM Eastern
The holiday season is upon us … and it’s time to put some income in your stocking! One of my favorite retail names — Best Buy (NYSE: BBY, Rated “B-”) — just suffered a big, short-term sell-off....
By Tony Sagami On December 3, 202107:00 AM Eastern
My father never made much money, but his farmland steadily grew in value. In fact, farmland has been one of the best long-term investments on the planet.
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By Jon D. Markman On December 3, 202106:28 AM Eastern
Just a quick note today because I am traveling. We will be back in your inbox on Monday or Tuesday. Bulls logged a solid rebound on Thursday as bargain hunters scooped up fallen cyclicals. The...
By Jon D. Markman On December 2, 202102:45 PM Eastern
Stocks jumped midday Thursday with financials and energy in the lead, while crude oil futures rose. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) jumped 1.9% to 34,678.10, with the S&P 500 up by 1.7%...