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The 60-40 portfolio is supposed to protect investors from volatility: so why is it having such a bad year?
The first half of 2022 has been a historically bad stretch for markets, and the carnage hasn’t been limited to…
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Big-name investors are back putting more ‘junk’ in their funds, despite the carnage in bonds
Wall Street investors specialized in buying risky forms of corporate debt to slice-and-dice into securities have added an estimated $2…
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Recession fears are slamming the stock market. This GDP tracker explains why.
Fears of a sharp slowdown are getting the blame for the stock market’s renewed slide while also driving a retreat…
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Wall Street profit expectations for megabanks cooled only slightly despite deep freeze in stocks
The disconnect between healthy business performance and ailing share prices in 2022 will likely continue for megabanks through this year’s…
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Weekend reads: What’s ahead for the stock market after that brutal first half of 2022
The first half of 2022 marked a big change for investors and consumers, as inflation reared its ugly head. It…
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Fourth of July closings: Are banks and the post office open on July 4?
The Fourth of July holiday commemorating the ratification of the U.S. Declaration of Independence is this Monday, and many Americans…
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Wall Street on course to continue its rotten run, with ISM manufacturing data in focus
U.S. stock futures edged lower on Friday as worries about slowing economic growth continued to suppress investors’ risk appetite, potentially…
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Are financial markets closed July 4?
As the Independence Day holiday approaches, Americans are preparing for a long weekend of barbecues and fireworks shows to celebrate…
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Dow trims losses as stocks look to finish brutal quarter deep in the red
U.S. stocks pared their losses heading into Thursday’s close during the final trading session of what has been a historically…
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Stocks could drop 50%, Nouriel Roubini argues. Things will get much worse before they get better.
NEW YORK (Project Syndicate)—The global financial and economic outlook for the year ahead has soured rapidly in recent months, with…
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