So far, 2024 is shaping up to be a strong year for stocks. With interest rates expected to fall further, it's easy to assume next year could be another win for equity investors—if only the financial ...

What’s in your head, financially speaking, as 2024 plays out? The Dow breaking through 40,000 or backtracking? The election’s impact on the markets? Inflation and interest rates? Artificial ...

NEW YORK (AP) — What a wonderful year 2024 has been for investors. U.S. stocks ripped higher and carried the S&P 500 to records as the economy kept growing and the Federal Reserve began cutting ...

Can anything stop the stock market? The U.S. economy recently weathered the worst pandemic in 100 years, the worst inflation in 40 years, and the highest interest rates in 20 years. Yet from 2019 ...

When will the next bear market happen—and when it does, how long will it take to recover? Stocks were approaching bear-market territory as recently as Monday, April 7, and forecasters across Wall ...

Peter Gratton, Ph.D., is a New Orleans-based editor and professor with over 20 years of experience in investing, risk management, and public policy. Peter began covering markets at Multex (Reuters) ...