The election won't instantly resolve all economic uncertainty, but companies and investors will finally know whose vision will set the economic agenda.
Despite the impending fiscal cliff, slowing global economy, and a weak domestic jobs market, the stock market is still going strong — outperforming U.S treasuries, corporate bonds, and commodities.
Hurricane Sandy shut down Wall Street on an ominous anniversary: October 29 — Black Tuesday. Should we be worried about what will happen when Wall Street re-opens tomorrow?
Just in time for Halloween something has Wall Street spooked. Yesterday, the Dow fell by more than 200 points for the second time in three trading days.
It’s fast and furious, and highly controversial. High-frequency trading is the computer–based buying and selling of shares within fractions of a milli-second. A new study just out in Britain suggests this kind of trading is mostly beneficial.
After a brief uptick, the percent of households owning stock is back down to where it was at the start of the financial crisis, according to new numbers from the Investment Company Institute.
We've said it before, and we'll say it again: the economy and the stock market are not one and the same. The performance of the economy under a president is open to wide interpretation, but we can measure the stock market.
When the moon is in the seventh house, what’s a Wall Street trader to do? Pay some $300 for a financial astrology newsletter — to go with stock charts.
