First-quarter earnings will be all about tariffs and the economic outlook. But are forecasts worth anything?
As for first-quarter earnings forecasts, Wall Street still expects per-share profit from S&P 500 SPX companies to increase 7% year over year, according to a FactSet report on Friday. That would be the ...
Is a recession looming? Big banks' earnings could be an early indicator of financial strain.
Banks will kick off the first-quarter earnings season next week - and investors will be on edge JPMorgan Chase & Co., Wells Fargo & Co. and Morgan Stanley will kick off the first-quarter earnings ...
I'm administrator of my sister's estate. Her bank won't tell me the names of her beneficiaries. Is that legal?
My younger sister and I have been appointed as co-administrators of our older sister's estate. I have the legal documents and certificate of death in my possession and have taken them to the brokerage ...
My brother took control of our late mother's estate - and gave me a measly $1,500 check. What can I do?
When my mother passed away, my younger brother, who lived with her, took care of her estate. She was always helping him with his bills. He was not forthcoming with me and our two older sisters. We did ...
'I'm looking to buy what I hope is my final home': Will Trump's trade war lead to a fall in house prices?
Economists and consumers are, naturally perhaps, upping their own predictions of whether there will be a recession on the back of Trump's trade war. Polymarket, the U.S.-based crypto-based prediction ...
Opinion
Open warfare has broken out between Trump and Fed Chair Powell. The stock market is in the crossfire.
As if investors didn't have enough to worry about, they can now add an open breach between President Donald Trump and the chair of the Federal Reserve during an economic crisis and a financial ...
We're awash in 'expert' investment advice. How do you find what's right for you?
How should you invest right now? Almost everyone has an opinion. Whether you're watching a portfolio manager on TV, reading market commentary from a brokerage firm or talking one-on-one with a ...
If the market doomsayers are right, stocks will be higher in the next few weeks
The last time that HSNSI was as low as it is now was in late October 2023, as shown in the chart below. The S&P 500 over the next month gained 10%, and 19.1% over the next three months.
In Trump's trade war, should I buy this one stock that soared during the pandemic?
You must have more perfect timing than a Swiss watch.
Gold is glittering for good reasons. Here's why it still fits in your portfolio.
Historically, gold has been held by private investors who see gold as a good way to protect wealth during inflationary periods or when there is substantial economic or political uncertainty as well as ...
Is it time to panic about your portfolio? Here's what financial advisers are telling clients.
All of which means you're probably tempted to call your financial adviser, if you have one, to sort out what to do next. That is, if you haven't already made repeated calls since the market started ...