As companies prepare to publish their latest financial results, Wall Street forecasters expect profits to fall for the first time since the early days of the pandemic.
Category: Standard & Poor’s 500-Stock Index
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Wall Street Braces for a Weak Earnings Season
Analysts have begun trimming their profit forecasts, with pronounced downgrades for growth at energy and financial firms.
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Markets Rise as Investors Like the Look of Hiring and Wage Trends
Traders are betting that a slowdown in job growth and wage gains could reduce the pressure on prices and make the Federal Reserve less aggressive in raising interest rates.
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Kevin McCarthy’s Business Ties Complicate His Rise to Power
To land the House speaker position, the California Republican will have to win over opponents who question his ties to Silicon Valley and his commitment to right wing causes.
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S&P 500 Rises in First Session of 2023
Analysts are more cautious about 2023 after their overly optimistic forecasts for last year.
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The Year the Long Stock Market Rally Ended
How fast inflation and high interest rates upended markets across the globe.
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The Year the Long Stock Market Rally Ended
How fast inflation and high interest rates upended markets across the globe.
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The Bull-and-Bear Case for 2023
The S&P 500 is on pace for its first annual decline since 2018 and its worst performance since 2008. Will markets fall further next year?
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FTX Victims Face a Tough Road Getting Their Money Back
The bankrupt crypto exchange owes billions to a long line of creditors. Getting their money back could prove difficult, given the unique nature of cryptocurrency assets.
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Markets Extend Losses at End of Jittery Week
Wall Street has been wary of the effects that central bankers’ determination to fight inflation could have on the economy.
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Forget Stock Predictions for Next Year. Focus on the Next Decade.
Wall Street’s market forecasts for 2023 are worthless, our columnist says. But the long view is much clearer.