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Do stocks or bonds offer the better value over the coming decade?

Mar. 21, 2018 at 10:54 a.m. ET
by Ryan Vlastelica

Why passive is usually better for stock-market investors than active, in one chart

Mar. 21, 2018 at 10:52 a.m. ET
by Ryan Vlastelica

Breaking

Home-builder ETFs rally as existing-home sales rebound

Exchange-traded funds that track the home-building sector rallied on Wednesday, as existing-home sales snapped a two-month losing streak. The SPDR S&P Homebuilders ETF rose 1% while the iShares U.S. Home Construction ETF jumped 1.4%. The PowerShares Dynamic Building & Construction Portfolio rose 0.7%. The rise came as data showed sales of previously-owned homes jumped 3% in January, and the rate was higher than 2017's full year total of 5.51 million. Among specific stocks, D.R. Horton rose 2.8% while Beazer Homes USA Inc. was up 2.9% and PulteGroup Inc. rose 2.3%. Toll Brothers Inc. gained 2.1%. All easily outperformed the broader market; the Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped 0.1% while the S&P 500 was up 0.1% and the Nasdaq Composite Index rose 0.2%.

Mar. 21, 2018 at 10:47 a.m. ET
by Ryan Vlastelica

Almost 6 billion people will suffer from water shortages by 2050, U.N. report finds

Mar. 21, 2018 at 10:47 a.m. ET
by Ciara Linnane

Wall Street still likes Facebook, even as data controversy batters stock

Mar. 21, 2018 at 10:46 a.m. ET
by Max A. Cherney

United Tech's Kidde recalls 425,000 sensor smoke alarms due to risk of failure

United Technologies Corp.'s Kidde unit said Wednesday it is recalling 425,000 sensor smoke alarms, because of the risk that they will fail to alert their owners to a fire. "A yellow cap left on during the manufacturing process can cover one of the two smoke sensors and compromise the smoke alarm's ability to detect smoke, posing a risk of consumers not being alerted to a fire in their home," the company warned in a statement. Customers are advised to remove the alarm and check whether a yellow cap is visible through the opening on the side. They are advised not to take the alarm apart or attempt to remove the yellow cap themselves, but rather to immediately contact the company and request a replacement. Kidde has set up a toll-free number at 833-551-7739 that will be available from 8.30 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET Monday to Friday, and from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the weekend. An additional 40,000 units were sold in Canada, the company said. The units in question were sold at stores from Sep. 10, 2016 through Oct. 13, 2017, including Menards, The Home Depot Walmart . They were sold on ShopKidde.com and other websites through Jan. 2018 for $20 to $40 a piece. United Tech shares were slightly lower Wednesday, but have gained 13% in the last 12 months, while the S&P 500 has gained 16% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average has gained 19%.

Mar. 21, 2018 at 10:41 a.m. ET
by Ciara Linnane

Historic jump in ‘fear index’ in February sounds a stock-market warning

Mar. 21, 2018 at 10:31 a.m. ET
by Mark DeCambre

The Fed (and investors) can relax: Inflation isn’t coming back this year

Mar. 21, 2018 at 10:21 a.m. ET
by Michael J. Bazdarich

All the panic over Facebook is creating a huge buying opportunity, says this bull

Mar. 21, 2018 at 10:06 a.m. ET
by Barbara Kollmeyer

Micron stock jumps after BMO raises price target ahead of earnings

Shares of Micron Technology Inc. rose 0.5% in Wednesday morning trading after analysts at BMO Capital Markets raised their price target on the stock to $63 from $43 in a note titled "We Are Playing Catch Up." The analysts, led by Ambrish Srivastava, now have an enhanced view of the memory-price landscape. "Memory industry fundamentals, especially for DRAM, remain strong," Srivastava wrote, raising his estimates for Micron's fiscal second quarter, which the company is due to report results for on Thursday afternoon. Earlier this week, Susquehanna analyst Mehdi Hosseini raised his target price to $80 from $60. Micron shares are up 38% in the past month, compared with a 0.5% gain for the S&P 500 and a 6.5% rise for the PHLX Semiconductor Index . Shares of Micron have jumped 141% over the past 12 months.

Mar. 21, 2018 at 10:04 a.m. ET
by Emily Bary

Nasdaq Composite up less than 0.1% at 7,370

Mar. 21, 2018 at 10:04 a.m. ET
by MarketWatch

Dow industrials off 0.1% at 24,692

Mar. 21, 2018 at 10:04 a.m. ET
by MarketWatch

S&P 500 off less than 0.1% at 2,815

Mar. 21, 2018 at 10:04 a.m. ET
by MarketWatch

U.S. stocks little-changed after existing-home sales

Mar. 21, 2018 at 10:04 a.m. ET
by MarketWatch

What West Wing turmoil? Why the stock market is ignoring political uncertainty

Mar. 21, 2018 at 10:02 a.m. ET
by Ryan Vlastelica

Stock market under pressure as investors await Fed decision

Mar. 21, 2018 at 9:56 a.m. ET
by Sara Sjolin

General Mills' stock plummets toward 5-year low, paces S&P 500 losers

Shares of General Mills Inc. plunged 9.6% toward a 5-year low in morning trade Wednesday, enough to pace the S&P 500's decliners, after the consumer foods company reported a fiscal third-quarter profit that beat expectations but slashed its outlook. The stock hit an intraday low of $44.79, the lowest level seen since Feb. 19, 2013. A close at current levels would mark the biggest one-day percentage decline since it shed 11.2% on March 18, 2009, also following fiscal third-quarter results. The stock has now plummeted 24.5% over the past 12 months, while the SPDR Consumer Staples Select Sector ETF has lost 5.4% and the S&P 500 has climbed 15.9%.

Mar. 21, 2018 at 9:50 a.m. ET
by Tomi Kilgore

These 40 companies have had the biggest earnings-estimate increases in 2018

Mar. 21, 2018 at 9:48 a.m. ET
by Philip van Doorn

Facebook showing signs of 'systemic mismanagement,' says analyst

Pivotal Research Group analyst Brian Wieser reiterated his negative view of Facebook Inc. Wednesday, writing that the social-networking giant is "exhibiting signs of systemic mismanagement" following a series of security and public-relations issues involving user data, content moderation, and political advertising. Facebook shares are down 2.3% in Wednesday morning trading, after falling 9.2% so far this week. "Investors have to consider whether or not the company will conclude that it has grown in a manner that has proven to be untenable or whether it needs to significantly improve how it is managed," he wrote. That leads to the possibility that Facebook could "depress the size of the company" or introduce personnel changes, both of which Wieser said present new risks to investors. Wieser is one of two analysts who rates Facebook at sell, and he has a $152 price target on the stock. The stock closed Tuesday at $166.31. Facebook shares are up 21% over the past 12 months, while the S&P 500 is up 16%.

Mar. 21, 2018 at 9:47 a.m. ET
by Emily Bary

Breaking

Stock market opens little changed as investors brace for Fed; Facebook's stock trades lower a 3rd session in a row

U.S. stock-indexes traded slightly weaker at the open on Wednesday, with traders hesitant to make any big moves ahead of the end of an important policy update from the Federal Reserve due at 2 p.m. Eastern Time. The Fed is widely expected to deliver a rate rise, and its forecasts could give investors clues to the pace of future increases. The Dow Jones Industrial Average [: DJIA] was trading flat at 24,727, the S&P 500 index retreated about 2 points or less than 0.1% at 2,715. The technology-laden Nasdaq Composite Index declined 12 points, or 0.1, at 7,354. Meanwhile, Facebook Inc. was trading lower, down 1.5%, for a third straight day amid mounting concerns about how the social network has managed user data. The co-founder of WhatsApp, Brian Acton, said late Tuesday it was now time to delete Facebook because of its failures to guard user information. Facebook has shed about $50 billion in market value this week alone.

Mar. 21, 2018 at 9:33 a.m. ET
by MarketWatch

Tech Selloff Shows Flip Side of a Crowded Trade

Monday's market selloff began with a sharp drop in Facebook Inc. shares and ended up illustrating the flip side of the crowded bet on technology giants.

Mar. 20, 2018 at 8:29 a.m. ET
on The Wall Street Journal

Record Fund Inflows Leads to Stock Market Whiplash

Investors piled a record amount of money into hot stock funds during the week before Monday's sell-off, a sign that buyers who made aggressive bets may have gotten burned.

Mar. 19, 2018 at 3:13 p.m. ET
on The Wall Street Journal

The Market Selloff in 7 Charts

A stock market selloff deepened on Monday after, led by high-flying technology stocks.

Mar. 19, 2018 at 1:09 p.m. ET
on The Wall Street Journal

Facebook Stock Decline Knocks it Out of S&P 500′s Big Five

Facebook Inc.'s share-price fall on Monday shaved roughly $30 billion from its market cap, enough to remove it from the ranks of the five biggest companies in the S&P 500.

Mar. 19, 2018 at 11:54 a.m. ET
on The Wall Street Journal

Investors Are Still Quite Bullish

Measures of market sentiment still look elevated, even after major stock indexes dropped by more than 10% last month.

Mar. 19, 2018 at 8:42 a.m. ET
on The Wall Street Journal

U.S. Stocks Show Persistence of Goldilocks Economy

Major stateside stock benchmarks are pacing for a better annual performance than much of the rest of the world, despite a volatile few weeks.

Mar. 13, 2018 at 9:15 a.m. ET
on The Wall Street Journal

Tech Companies Are Taking Over the Stock Market

Technology companies are conquering the stock market, boosting sectors not often associated with the giants of Silicon Valley.

Mar. 12, 2018 at 4:55 p.m. ET
on The Wall Street Journal

This Bull Market’s Best-Performing Stock is…a Mall Owner?

The U.S. stock bull market turned nine years old on Friday. The companies that have seen the biggest gains over that period may surprise you.

Mar. 9, 2018 at 2:17 p.m. ET
on The Wall Street Journal

Jobs Report Shows Investors Are Getting Used to a Stronger Economy

Investors are learning to stop fearing an economic pick-up. That was a key lesson from Friday's market reaction to the jobs report.

Mar. 9, 2018 at 1:38 p.m. ET
on The Wall Street Journal

Not Everyone Hates Volatility

The market gyrations of recent weeks are lifting trading volumes, typically a boon to banks.

Mar. 2, 2018 at 9:00 a.m. ET
on The Wall Street Journal

Powell’s Fed Could Be More Volatile For Markets

It's quite likely the new chair will see more market volatility during his term than did his predecessor. Janet Yellen's time at the helm was marked by mostly serene markets.

Feb. 28, 2018 at 8:02 a.m. ET
on The Wall Street Journal

Investors Didn’t Sour on the Stock Market for Long

Money is flowing back into stocks, a sign that investors believe the market will keep climbing after the recent selloff.

Feb. 27, 2018 at 8:13 a.m. ET
on The Wall Street Journal

Corporate Earnings Look Good, But Investors Already Know That

Executives are as excited about corporate earnings as they've ever been, but that optimism may already be priced into the stock market.

Feb. 22, 2018 at 8:41 a.m. ET
on The Wall Street Journal

The Housing Market Is Riding High Once Again

The housing market is heating up, providing another pillar of support for the stock market and U.S. economy.

Feb. 21, 2018 at 8:42 a.m. ET
on The Wall Street Journal

Credit Suisse Navigates the Volatility Cross-Currents

Credit Suisse Group AG says betting on volatility to fall has been a great trade. Just don't use the bank's once-popular investment product to do it.

Feb. 6, 2018 at 10:33 a.m. ET
on The Wall Street Journal

The Stock Market Didn’t Get Tested—You Did

Stop trying to make sense of the stock market, Jason Zweig says.

Feb. 5, 2018 at 6:19 p.m. ET
on The Wall Street Journal

The Stock Market Selloff By the Numbers

Here is a selection of factoids about the market's big decline on Monday.

Feb. 5, 2018 at 4:45 p.m. ET
on The Wall Street Journal

Forget Apple: The Stock Market’s Rise Is All About Boeing

Boeing Co. quietly has more pull on the stock market than pretty much any other company.

Jan. 31, 2018 at 1:50 p.m. ET
on The Wall Street Journal

S&P 500 Has First 1% Decline Since August

The stock market's long stretch of calm was interrupted this week.

Jan. 30, 2018 at 4:23 p.m. ET
on The Wall Street Journal

Trump’s Stock Market Hyperbole

President Donald Trump on Friday suggested that his election loss would have sparked a plunge in the stock market that's only ever happened eight times.

Jan. 26, 2018 at 1:01 p.m. ET
on The Wall Street Journal

Other News

How Do Interest Rates Affect the Stock Market?

Interest rates can have a complicated ripple effect through financial markets. Here's what you need to know.

Mar. 21, 2018 at 10:30 a.m. ET
on Investopedia.com

Will 2018 Be a Good Year for Shake Shack?

Since the beginning of 2018, Shake Shack stock has fallen 4.9%.

Mar. 20, 2018 at 3:06 p.m. ET
on MarketRealist.com

A Stock Sell-Off Vocabulary Guide

When stocks sell-off, a whole bunch of new financial terms start popping up that you may not be familiar with. Here's our cheat sheet to help you out.

Mar. 19, 2018 at 1:51 p.m. ET
on Investopedia.com

A Timeline Of Theranos's Troubles

A look at the ongoing saga of a unicorn biotech startup in Palo Alto, from its rise to the fall.

Mar. 14, 2018 at 1:08 p.m. ET
on Investopedia.com

Factors Affecting Oracle Stock in 2018

Oracle stock has risen more than 19.0% in the past year. During the same period, the S&P 500 Index has risen 15.0%.

Mar. 8, 2018 at 8:09 a.m. ET
on MarketRealist.com

Has McDonald’s Stock Price Bottomed Out?

In this series, we'll look at analysts’ revenue and earnings estimates for McDonald’s in the next four quarters.

Mar. 12, 2018 at 1:32 p.m. ET
on MarketRealist.com

What’s Microsoft’s Value Proposition in the US Software Space?

Despite the massive surge in Microsoft stock, which helped its market cap to cross the $724 billion mark, it's lagging behind Amazon (AMZN), which has a market cap of ~$726 billion.

Mar. 1, 2018 at 1:37 p.m. ET
on MarketRealist.com

What Is Microsoft’s Value Proposition in the US Software Space?

Despite the massive surge in Microsoft stock, which helped its market cap to cross the $713 billion mark, it was momentarily eclipsed by Amazon (AMZN).

Feb. 26, 2018 at 4:59 p.m. ET
on MarketRealist.com

Lowe’s 4Q17 Earnings: Here’s What to Expect

Lowe's Companies (LOW) plans to announce its 4Q17 earnings before the market opens on February 28.

Feb. 22, 2018 at 2:23 p.m. ET
on MarketRealist.com

Why Campbell Soup Stock Fell despite Fiscal 2Q18 Beat

The Campbell Soup Company (CPB) stock fell ~3.3% on February 16, 2018, despite reporting better-than-expected fiscal 2Q18 results.

Feb. 21, 2018 at 8:51 a.m. ET
on MarketRealist.com

Here’s Why Kraft Heinz Stock Fell after Its 4Q17 Results

The Kraft Heinz Company (KHC) reported weaker-than-expected 4Q17 results on February 16, 2018.

Feb. 20, 2018 at 10:21 a.m. ET
on MarketRealist.com

How To Read The Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index

The Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index has provided a key leading indicator for investors and economists for decades. This respected index is published monthly from the results of random telephone surveys.

Feb. 16, 2018 at 12:37 p.m. ET
on Investopedia.com

Investors Are Optimistic about Home Depot’s 4Q17 Earnings

Home Depot (HD) is scheduled to announce its 4Q17 earnings before the market opens on February 20, 2018.

Feb. 16, 2018 at 11:45 a.m. ET
on MarketRealist.com

What Investors Fear Most

The yuan! Trump! North Korea! Brexit! Inflation! We brought together two years of survey data to show how quickly investors' worst nightmares come and go.

Feb. 15, 2018 at 11:13 a.m. ET
on Investopedia.com

9 Common Effects of Inflation

Is inflation ever good? If you like your job it is.

Feb. 14, 2018 at 12:35 p.m. ET
on Investopedia.com

The Consumer Price Index: A Friend To Investors

As a measure of inflation, this index can help you make key financial decisions.

Feb. 14, 2018 at 10:51 a.m. ET
on Investopedia.com

Why Investors Are Optimistic about Shake Shack’s 4Q17 Earnings

Shake Shack (SHAK) is scheduled to announce its 4Q17 earnings after the market closes on February 15, 2018.

Feb. 13, 2018 at 8:42 a.m. ET
on MarketRealist.com

Why This Recent Volatility Isn’t The End Of The Stock Market’s Bull Run

Feb. 10, 2018 at 1:16 p.m. ET
on InvestorPlace.com

Could Gold Catch a Bid if Equities Stay Weak in 2018?

What the markets have long been fearing has finally come true, at least in part. The S&P 500 (SPY) (SPX) hit a record high on January 26, 2018. Since then, the index has fallen ~8% as of February 6, 2018.

Feb. 9, 2018 at 10:19 a.m. ET
on MarketRealist.com

Chipotle’s Stock Falls Over 10% on Weak Outlook

Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) posted its 4Q17 earnings after the market closed on February 6, 2018. In 4Q17, Chipotle posted adjusted EPS (earnings per share) of $1.34 on revenues of $1.11 billion.

Feb. 8, 2018 at 4:17 p.m. ET
on MarketRealist.com

Key U.S.	Last	Chg	Chg %
Dow Jones Industrial Average	24,701.60	-25.67	-0.10%
NASDAQ Composite Index	7,368.69	4.39	0.06%
S&P 500 Index	2,717.78	0.84	0.03%
Russell 2000 Index	1,582.49	12.09	0.77%
Other U.S.	Last	Chg	Chg %
Dow Jones Transportation Average	10,736.16	41.85	0.39%
Dow Jones Utility Average Index	683.81	0.87	0.13%
Dow Jones U.S. Total Stock Market Index	28,195.57	35.91	0.13%
NASDAQ 100 Index (NASDAQ Calculation)	6,879.65	-6.27	-0.09%
S&P 400 Mid Cap Index	1,930.30	11.56	0.60%
NYSE Composite Index	12,689.64	26.00	0.21%
Barron's 400 Index	734.76	4.48	0.61%
CBOE Volatility Index	17.52	-0.68	-3.74%
Global	Last	Chg	Chg %
Global Dow Realtime USD	3,088.66	-0.20	-0.01%
Asia/Pacific	Last	Chg	Chg %
The Asia Dow Index USD	3,633.06	8.56	0.24%
S&P/ASX 200 Benchmark Index	5,950.3	13.9	0.23%
Shanghai Composite Index	3,280.95	-9.69	-0.29%
Hang Seng Index	31,414.52	-135.41	-0.43%
S&P BSE Sensex Index	33,136.18	139.42	0.42%
NIKKEI 225 Index	21,380.97	-99.93	-0.47%
FTSE Straits Times Index	3,511.13	-2.18	-0.06%
Europe	Last	Chg	Chg %
STOXX Europe 50 Index EUR	2,979.75	-11.91	-0.40%
STOXX Europe 600 Index EUR	374.17	-1.40	-0.37%
CAC 40 Index	5,224.27	-28.16	-0.54%
DAX	12,276.37	-30.96	-0.25%
IBEX 35 Index	9,611.10	-70.50	-0.73%
FTSE 100 Index GBP	7,029.61	-31.66	-0.45%
Americas	Last	Chg	Chg %
BOVESPA Index	84,637.83	474.04	0.56%
S&P/TSX Composite Index	15,673.90	57.54	0.37%
IPC Indice de Precios Y Cotizaciones	47,342.86	266.35	0.57%

Company	Last	Chg	Chg %
Range Resources Corp.	15.10	0.79	5.52%
Hess Corp.	51.01	2.62	5.41%
Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc.	335.86	15.69	4.90%
Newfield Exploration Co.	24.54	1.14	4.87%
Helmerich & Payne Inc.	68.36	3.05	4.67%
Devon Energy Corp.	33.00	1.45	4.60%
Marathon Oil Corp.	15.92	0.66	4.33%
Anadarko Petroleum Corp.	61.00	2.52	4.31%
Noble Energy Inc.	30.46	1.21	4.14%
Kansas City Southern	111.01	4.31	4.04%

Company	Last	Chg	Chg %
General Mills Inc.	45.22	-4.71	-9.42%
Southwest Airlines Co.	57.38	-3.31	-5.45%
J.M. Smucker Co.	119.85	-5.58	-4.45%
Kellogg Co.	63.55	-2.78	-4.18%
Conagra Brands Inc.	34.97	-1.44	-3.95%
Campbell Soup Co.	41.61	-1.51	-3.50%
American Airlines Group Inc.	53.55	-1.77	-3.20%
Alaska Air Group Inc.	63.34	-1.85	-2.84%
Nordstrom Inc.	48.14	-1.21	-2.45%
Hershey Co.	97.91	-2.42	-2.41%

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