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Why there’s no ETF for you to cash in on a trade war

Apr. 6, 2018 at 5:32 p.m. ET
by Ryan Vlastelica

Weekend roundup: Odds of a real trade war | Don’t ignore this other threat to investors from China | How accurate is Trump’s data?

Apr. 6, 2018 at 5:19 p.m. ET
by Philip van Doorn

Here are Friday’s worst stocks as trade conflict and a weak jobs report disappoint investors

Apr. 6, 2018 at 5:12 p.m. ET
by Philip van Doorn

The stock market is in its 3rd-longest stretch without a new high since 2013

Apr. 6, 2018 at 5:10 p.m. ET
by Mark DeCambre

Bogle on stock turbulence: ‘never seen a market this volatile to this extent in my career’

Apr. 6, 2018 at 5:09 p.m. ET
by Mark DeCambre

30-year Treasury bond yield posts largest weekly climb in more than two months

Treasury prices rise on Friday, pushing yields lower, as President Donald Trump said he was considering tariffs on another $100 billion in Chinese goods, potentially heightening a trade spat between the U.S. and China.

Apr. 6, 2018 at 5:07 p.m. ET
by Mark DeCambre

Why stocks could fall nearly 40% over the coming 18 months

Apr. 6, 2018 at 5:04 p.m. ET
by Ryan Vlastelica

Industrial ETF sees heavy inflows as trade-war fears escalate

Apr. 6, 2018 at 5:00 p.m. ET
by Ryan Vlastelica

Stay away from these 3 types of financial advisers (and that’s coming from an industry insider)

Apr. 6, 2018 at 4:51 p.m. ET
by William M. Francavilla

Stock market ends sharply lower on renewed trade war fears

Apr. 6, 2018 at 4:35 p.m. ET
by Barbara Kollmeyer

Amazon ignored FDA requests for more than a decade

Apr. 6, 2018 at 4:31 p.m. ET
by Emma Court

Dollar posts weekly drop after lackluster jobs report, renewed China tariff talk

Apr. 6, 2018 at 4:26 p.m. ET
by Rachel Koning Beals

Tesla stock notches best week in four years

Apr. 6, 2018 at 4:21 p.m. ET
by Claudia Assis

Stop saying the Dow is moving in and out of correction! That is not how stock-market moves work

Apr. 6, 2018 at 4:07 p.m. ET
by Mark DeCambre

Nasdaq Composite slips 2.3%

Apr. 6, 2018 at 4:02 p.m. ET
by Sunny Oh

Dow Jones Industrial Average falls 2.3%

Apr. 6, 2018 at 4:02 p.m. ET
by Sunny Oh

S&P 500 down by 2.2%

Apr. 6, 2018 at 4:02 p.m. ET
by Sunny Oh

Breaking

Stocks end lower to book weekly losses; S&P posts biggest one-day slump since Feb. 8

Apr. 6, 2018 at 4:01 p.m. ET
by Sunny Oh

Breaking

Stocks fall sharply on trade fears, ending lower for the week

U.S. stocks closed sharply lower on Friday, with major indexes suffering their latest bout of heavy volatility as concerns over rising trade-related tensions between China and the U.S. weighed on sentiment. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 2.4% to 23,930. The S&P 500 sank 2.2% to 2,604. The Nasdaq Composite Index lost 2.3% to 6,915. With the day's decline, all three dropped into negative territory for the week. The Dow fell 0.7% while the S&P lost 1.4% and the Nasdaq dropped 2.1%. Recent volatility in the U.S. equity market has been extremely elevated, with major indexes posting triple the number of 1% moves, in either direction, that were seen over all of 2017. Friday is the fifth time in 2018 that the Dow has dropped at least 2%. It saw no 2% drops in 2017. Among the day's biggest decliners were Boeing Co. , which fell 3.1%, and Caterpillar Inc. , which lost 3.5%.

Apr. 6, 2018 at 4:01 p.m. ET
by Ryan Vlastelica

Stock guru who called S&P 500 gains sees no new market high before October

Apr. 6, 2018 at 3:58 p.m. ET
by Mark Hulbert

See Markets Sell Off on Trade Fears in Five Charts

U.S. stocks' selloff intensified in afternoon trade Friday as fears mount about the impacts of a trade spat between the U.S. and China.

Apr. 6, 2018 at 2:42 p.m. ET
on The Wall Street Journal

Stocks Have Finally Started to Look Cheap

Investors have been finding something that's tough to come by in the stock market: value.

Apr. 5, 2018 at 9:07 a.m. ET
on The Wall Street Journal

Stocks Close Below Key Technical Level

The S&P 500 closed below a key technical level for the first time in nearly two years on Monday, a sign that stock investors could be in for more turbulence ahead.

Apr. 2, 2018 at 4:34 p.m. ET
on The Wall Street Journal

Monday Stock Decline Punctuated by Massive Midday Trade

The stock rout accelerated Monday morning as a $10 billion trade hit the S&P 500 futures market.

Apr. 2, 2018 at 2:59 p.m. ET
on The Wall Street Journal

Big Trade Rattles Nasdaq Futures Before Open

An unusually large trade in Nasdaq futures roiled prices shortly before the market opened and the tech sell-off resumed Wednesday morning.

Mar. 28, 2018 at 4:29 p.m. ET
on The Wall Street Journal

Big Tech’s Decline Hits a Heavily Owned Stock Sector

Investors piled into hot technology stocks last year and reaped outsized gains. Now the sector's sharp reversal stands to have the opposite effect.

Mar. 28, 2018 at 4:11 p.m. ET
on The Wall Street Journal

What Trade War? Stock Market Sentiment Is Shifting Quickly

A little trade war talk goes a long way in markets, and there's no indication the conversation is dying down.

Mar. 27, 2018 at 9:19 a.m. ET
on The Wall Street Journal

S&P 500 Bounces Off Technical Level, Again

The S&P 500 again held above its 200-day moving average, a technical indicator that gives some investors renewed confidence in the market's nascent rebound.

Mar. 26, 2018 at 11:42 a.m. ET
on The Wall Street Journal

Stocks Can’t Escape the News

Whereas nothing seemed to faze the market in 2017, everything seems to be faze it in 2018.

Mar. 23, 2018 at 8:47 a.m. ET
on The Wall Street Journal

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

Other News

The Biggest Market Sell-Offs in History (DJI, SPX)

Here are the Dow's ten-largest single-day percentage declines.

Apr. 6, 2018 at 3:47 p.m. ET
on Investopedia.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.

Apr. 6, 2018 at 2:19 p.m. ET
on Investopedia.com

Can McDonald’s Stock Continue Its Momentum in 2018?

In 2017, McDonald’s (MCD) stock returned 41.4%. Its 2017 same-store sales growth was its strongest in the last five years.

Apr. 4, 2018 at 5:56 p.m. ET
on MarketRealist.com

5 Pre-Crash Indicators Near Peak Amid Trade Tensions

A key indicator that predicted the last two market crashes is flashing a bearish signal right now.

Apr. 4, 2018 at 1:13 p.m. ET
on Investopedia.com

Trump, Xi and Trade: Trade's Biggest Winners and Losers by State

While the U.S. runs a big trade deficit with China, it's a different story at the state level.

Apr. 4, 2018 at 10:56 a.m. ET
on Investopedia.com

The Basics Of Tariffs And Trade Barriers

Everything you need to know about trade barriers and tariffs and their effects on the local economy.

Apr. 4, 2018 at 8:28 a.m. ET
on Investopedia.com

Will Chipotle’s Stock Price Maintain Its Strong Momentum?

Despite UBS maintaining its pessimistic views on Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG), the stock price of the company increased by 1.7% to $327.86 on March 26, 2018.

Mar. 28, 2018 at 4:30 p.m. ET
on MarketRealist.com

Will 2018 Be a Good Year for Pizza Companies?

All major pizza companies have announced their 4Q17 earnings, so it's time to compare their performance.

Mar. 28, 2018 at 2:16 p.m. ET
on MarketRealist.com

Large Speculator Positions on the S&P 500 Index for the Week

For the week ended March 23, 2018, the S&P 500 Index (SPX) closed at 2,588.26 and fell ~6.0%, pressured by political and geopolitical uncertainty.

Mar. 28, 2018 at 8:09 a.m. ET
on MarketRealist.com

Has Lowe’s Stock Price Bottomed Out?

On March 23, Lowe’s (LOW) was trading at $83.77, which represents a fall of 12.5% since its 4Q17 earnings on February 28, 2018.

Mar. 27, 2018 at 5:55 p.m. ET
on MarketRealist.com

Altria’s Stock Price Rose Due to Deutsche Bank’s ‘Buy’ Rating

As of March 26, 2018, Altria was trading at a $59.60—a rise of 0.6% from the previous day’s closing price.

Mar. 27, 2018 at 8:15 a.m. ET
on MarketRealist.com

Why Darden’s Stock Price Fell after Its Fiscal 3Q18 Earnings

Darden Restaurants (DRI) posted its fiscal 3Q18 earnings before the market opened on March 22.

Mar. 23, 2018 at 4:34 p.m. ET
on MarketRealist.com

How Much Upside Could Be Left in Chipotle’s Stock Price

In this series, we'll look at analysts’ revenue and earnings expectations for Chipotle in 2018.

Mar. 22, 2018 at 2:17 p.m. ET
on MarketRealist.com

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 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

Key U.S.	Last	Chg	Chg %
Dow Jones Industrial Average	23,932.76	-572.46	-2.34%
NASDAQ Composite Index	6,915.11	-161.44	-2.28%
S&P 500 Index	2,604.47	-58.37	-2.19%
Russell 2000 Index	1,513.30	-29.63	-1.92%
Other U.S.	Last	Chg	Chg %
Dow Jones Transportation Average	10,146.37	-307.29	-2.94%
Dow Jones Utility Average Index	691.59	-4.84	-0.69%
Dow Jones U.S. Total Stock Market Index	27,011.29	-589.75	-2.14%
NASDAQ 100 Index (NASDAQ Calculation)	6,433.21	-161.63	-2.45%
S&P 400 Mid Cap Index	1,854.08	-22.70	-1.21%
NYSE Composite Index	12,349.11	-222.83	-1.77%
Barron's 400 Index	700.91	-9.99	-1.41%
CBOE Volatility Index	21.49	2.55	13.46%
Global	Last	Chg	Chg %
Global Dow Realtime USD	3,000.59	-35.72	-1.18%
Asia/Pacific	Last	Chg	Chg %
The Asia Dow Index USD	3,548.88	-1.01	-0.03%
S&P/ASX 200 Benchmark Index	5,788.7	-0.1	0.00%
Shanghai Composite Index	3,131.11	-5.52	-0.18%
Hang Seng Index	29,844.94	326.25	1.11%
S&P BSE Sensex Index	33,626.97	30.17	0.09%
NIKKEI 225 Index	21,567.52	-77.90	-0.36%
FTSE Straits Times Index	3,442.50	36.85	1.08%
Europe	Last	Chg	Chg %
STOXX Europe 50 Index EUR	3,010.55	-15.47	-0.51%
STOXX Europe 600 Index EUR	374.82	-1.31	-0.35%
CAC 40 Index	5,258.24	-18.43	-0.35%
DAX	12,241.27	-63.92	-0.52%
IBEX 35 Index	9,682.80	-58.10	-0.60%
FTSE 100 Index GBP	7,183.64	-15.86	-0.22%
Americas	Last	Chg	Chg %
BOVESPA Index	84,820.42	-389.24	-0.46%
S&P/TSX Composite Index	15,207.41	-148.64	-0.97%
IPC Indice de Precios Y Cotizaciones	47,926.11	-25.64	-0.05%

Company	Last	Chg	Chg %
Ventas Inc.	50.42	0.38	0.76%
Ulta Beauty Inc.	208.26	1.34	0.65%
Campbell Soup Co.	43.73	0.25	0.57%
Welltower Inc.	55.01	0.28	0.51%
Viacom Inc. Cl B	30.90	0.13	0.42%
Essex Property Trust Inc.	242.38	0.88	0.36%
NetApp Inc.	63.11	0.21	0.33%
Darden Restaurants Inc.	86.86	0.19	0.22%
HCP Inc.	23.20	0.04	0.17%
General Mills Inc.	45.47	0.04	0.09%

Company	Last	Chg	Chg %
Incyte Corp.	64.02	-19.05	-22.93%
Nektar Therapeutics	93.87	-7.57	-7.46%
Xilinx Inc.	66.30	-4.40	-6.22%
Dover Corp.	93.19	-4.50	-4.61%
CF Industries Holdings Inc.	36.83	-1.75	-4.54%
Kohl's Corp.	64.00	-2.91	-4.35%
Concho Resources Inc.	133.63	-6.02	-4.31%
Freeport-McMoRan Inc.	17.33	-0.78	-4.31%
Charles Schwab Corp.	50.11	-2.24	-4.28%
KLA-Tencor Corp.	104.07	-4.64	-4.27%

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