While stocks, bonds and money market funds have generated positive returns for the year, a quirk in the calendar is creating deceptively strong performances.
Category: Stocks and Bonds
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Cruise Line Stocks Have Become Top Performers
Devastated at the height of the pandemic, cruise lines have become top performers.
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G.M.’s Sales Jumped 19% in the Second Quarter
The biggest U.S. automaker sold more trucks and sport-utility vehicles as supply chain problems eased and demand remained strong.
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Samsung’s AI Moment Is Here, but Is It Ready?
Foreign investors betting on artificial intelligence are pouring money into the company’s shares. Analysts say it will have a hard time keeping up with rivals.
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Stocks May Be Booming but Don’t Forget Cash and Bonds
At the moment, money market funds and many bonds are not only less risky, but at current interest rates, they are compelling.
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Stock Market Rally on Pause as Investors Take Cue from the Fed
Investors this week appeared more cautious, ending a long streak of market gains that followed the Fed’s pause in interest rate increases.
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Stock Market Rally Intensifies Debate Over What Will Come Next
The stock market is on its longest winning streak since 2021. Some investors see trouble ahead.
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It’s Too Soon to Say Whether This Is a Bull Market, but Invest Anyway
Stocks still haven’t returned to their last peak, and our columnist is in the camp that says this isn’t a bull market yet. But he’s buying stock anyway.
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‘Do You Even Want Us to Exist?’ A Bank Chief Fights to Survive.
The banks at the center of the recent crisis, like Western Alliance, are engaged in collective soul-searching.
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Japan’s Stock Market Is Booming. Here’s Why.
The Japanese stock market is up nearly 30 percent this year, far ahead of the S&P 500, as firms bet that changes in how companies are run might just finally last.
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Stocks Climb as Inflation Continues to Cool
The S&P 500 has climbed more than 20 percent from a 2022 low, a marker of a new phase of exuberance in the markets.
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WeWork Faces More Turmoil After Its CEO Departs
The company’s top boss, a real estate industry veteran, abruptly left in May after growing frustrated with SoftBank, its largest shareholder and lender.