A recent dip in trading shows how investors are balancing a “fear of missing out at the same time as real fear.”
Category: Standard & Poor’s 500-Stock Index
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A Company Sold Investors $1 Billion in Art. Did it Paint Too Rosy a Picture?
Masterworks offers average investors a chance to buy individual shares in paintings often only owned by the rich, but critics say its marketing can overstate the upside of investing in its art.
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The Astonishing Bull Market Will End One Day. Are You Ready?
Big stock gains have always been followed by big losses. Here are tips on how to prepare.
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Interest Rates Are Falling. Why Are People Still Buying Money Market Funds?
The Federal Reserve’s rate cut will reduce investor returns, yet money market funds remain a good deal, our columnist says.
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Bonds Should Be Boring. But They’ve Been on a Roller Coaster.
Despite reassuring bond returns lately, troubles abound in what was once a sleepy haven for risk-averse investors.
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What Could Torpedo the Stock Rally
The S&P 500 is nearing another record, but some analysts caution that a host of factors may stall its momentum.
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For 3 Years, the Bull Market Defied Inflation, Tariffs and Gravity
Born during the Biden administration, the market’s bull run almost ended in April, but stocks got a second wind with the artificial intelligence boom.
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Nasty News? Forget About It. The Markets Say All Is Well.
The third quarter was fabulous for investors, and market signals are upbeat. It’s as though all were calm in the world.
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It’s a Bad Time to Cut the Information Coming From Corporate America
President Trump wants the S.E.C. to reduce the frequency of corporate earnings reports. Our columnist says it’s a reasonable experiment, but at a dangerous time.
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For Investors, Government Shutdowns Haven’t Mattered. Is This Time Different?
Shutdowns have long been immaterial for the stock and bond markets, but there’s a risk now that a political confrontation could derail the economy.
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A New Rate-Cut Cycle Could Be Fuel on the Stock Market Fire
But with the market already booming and the Federal Reserve under presidential pressure, a new cycle of lower rates could pour fuel onto a fire, our columnist says.