Stock and bond fund returns for the quarter were bad nearly everywhere you looked, our columnist says. Energy stocks, lifted by the war with Iran, were an exception.
Category: Standard & Poor’s 500-Stock Index
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The Winning Stock Funds This Time Weren’t Tech. They Were Energy.
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S&P 500 Hits Record High Amid Rising Interest Rates and Elevated Oil Prices
The New York Times – Business:The S&P 500 rose 0.6 percent on Tuesday, exceeding its previous peak set in August and taking its gain this year to more than 14 percent.
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The Powerful Yet Fragile Force Propping Up Stocks and the Economy
The New York Times – Business:The artificial intelligence boom has pushed up the stock market, even as interest rates have pulled it down, our columnist says.
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While Surging to Records, Stocks Experience Some ‘Wobbles’
The New York Times – Business:Beneath the S&P 500’s 2 percent gain in the third quarter, the rise in oil prices and bond yields led some investors to become more cautious about the outlook for A.I. profits.
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Tankers Are Loading Oil Again From a Vital Saudi Pipeline
The New York Times – Business:Saudi authorities had taken the pipeline offline this month after it was damaged in a drone attack by an Iranian-backed Iraqi militia.
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Oil Prices Climb on Continued Impasse in U.S.-Iran Talks
The New York Times – Business:President Trump rejected Iran’s proposal over the weekend, calling it “unacceptable,” but Iran said it was still waiting for “definitive news” from Washington.
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Oil Prices Rise and Bond Markets Remain on Edge
The New York Times – Business:The rise came a day after a sharp sell-off in government debt.
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Key U.S. Bond Rate Near 20-Year High as Oil Prices Keep Climbing
The New York Times – Business:The 10-year Treasury yield breached levels last seen in 2007, with intensifying worries about energy-driven inflation contributing to bond investors’ angst.
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Tech Stocks Shudder in Response to Calls to Slow A.I. Progress
The New York Times – Business:Companies at the forefront of artificial intelligence in Asia, Europe and the United States posted declines after tech leaders expressed worries about the safety of “frontier” A.I. technology.
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Oil Prices Jump on Energy Supply Worries
The New York Times – Business:Traders sold oil futures on concerns that energy supplies from the Persian Gulf would be further diminished by a drone attack on a critical pipeline in Saudi Arabia.
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Oil Prices Jump on Energy Supply Worries
The New York Times – Business:Oil prices jumped and stock futures fell slightly on concerns that energy supplies from the Persian Gulf would be further diminished by a drone attack on a critical pipeline in Saudi Arabia.
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Bessent Takes on the Bond Vigilantes
The New York Times – Business:As a rout in the bond market deepens, the pressure grows on Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to restore calm.