Standard & Poor’s 500-Stock Index – Page 52

Investing When Your Time Horizon Is Short

Cut back on stock and bond holdings, and focus on money market funds, C.D.s, Treasury bills and other options that are now offering high yields, our columnist says.

By Jeff Sommer

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Investors Look to Corporate Reports With Low Expectations

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.

By Joe Rennison

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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.

By Bernhard Warner

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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.

By Joe Rennison