The S&P 500 is set for a small gain for the month, despite a slide in some of the tech stocks that led the index to repeated new highs.
Category: Standard & Poor’s 500-Stock Index
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A Simple Way to Benefit From Rising Rates: Buy Money Market Funds
The New York Times – Business:While higher interest rates are a complication for stocks and bonds, they are an unequivocal boon if you just want to park some cash and make a little money, our columnist says.
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Stocks Fall and Oil Rises as Investors Retreat from Mounting Risks
The New York Times – Business:Earnings reports from big technology companies spooked investors and the price of oil jumped to its highest level in months.
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Tech Stocks Plunge as Doubts Over A.I. Spending Intensify
The New York Times – Business:Tech stocks plunged, led by a steep drop in South Korea’s benchmark index, as concerns over soaring A.I. spending and stubborn inflation fueled a sell-off.
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Stocks Tumble as Concerns Over Inflation and A.I. Investments Grow
The New York Times – Business:The S&P 500 fell 1.1 percent on Wednesday, the steepest drop in more than two months.
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Chip Stocks Tumble on A.I. Spending Fears and Rising Chinese Competition
The New York Times – Business:South Korean stocks tumbled in particular, as reports of a breakthrough by a Chinese chip rival heightened concerns about competition.
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The Winning Stock Funds This Time Weren’t Tech. They Were Energy.
The New York Times – Business: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.
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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.