Oil prices end little changed as traders weigh supply data and await OPEC+ meeting
Oil futures finished on a mixed note, with U.S. and global benchmark prices little changed Wednesday as traders turned their ...
Trump’s economic picks form a ‘team of rivals.’ What it means for tariffs and more.
President-elect Donald Trump has assembled what might be called a team of rivals on economic policy. But investors should ...
Traders are loading up on crash protection even as stocks zoom higher
Investors are buying up crash protection for their portfolios even as a sizzling postelection rally shows few signs of ...
Chip stocks need to stabilize to stave off troubling tech weakness: BTIG's Krinsky
Tech was leading the way lower for stocks Wednesday. BTIG Chief Market Technician Jonathan Krinsky noted that while tech ...
Trump transition says Cabinet picks, appointees were targeted by bomb threats, swatting attacks
Several of President-elect Donald Trump ‘s Cabinet picks and appointees have been targeted by bomb threats and “swatting ...
Tech-stock stumble is a worry heading into 2025. Here’s what could save the day.
It isn’t all bad news, said John Krinsky, chief market technician at BTIG, in a Wednesday client note. Tech’s XLK -1.62% 1.5% ...
Here’s how high inflation could rise on Trump’s tariffs on Canada, Mexico
Trump’s threatened tariffs on Canada and Mexico may boost inflation in the U.S., but there’s still “huge uncertainty” around ...
Wall Street sees ‘no alternative’ to U.S. stocks in 2025. Here’s why.
Large-cap U.S. stocks have outperformed virtually all comers over the past 15 years. According to some of the world’s largest ...
I’m 72 and divorced from a doctor. He earned more than I did. Am I entitled to higher Social Security benefits as a divorcee?
Years ago, I was married to a doctor for 12 years. Clearly, he’s made much more than I have over our lifetimes. I’m 72 and he ...
Tips for talking stocks around the Thanksgiving dinner table
There have been plenty of guides this Thanksgiving suggesting ways for family and friends to handle talk about politics ...
Money-market fund assets surge to $6.7 trillion record
Investors piled another $26.8 billion into bulging U.S. money-market funds in the past week, bringing their total assets to a record $6.68 trillion, according to the Investment Company Institute. Mone ...
U.S. oil prices pare gains after a smaller-than-expected fall in U.S. crude supplies
Oil futures pared their early gains Wednesday after the Energy Information Administration reported that U.S. comm ...