Editor's Picks

The S&P 500 index is up over 4% year-to-date (YTD). It hit a record-high on Mar. 17.Plus, over the past 12 months, it has returned about 62%. As broader markets climb higher, many...

The Federal Reserve is causing some consternation in financial circles both for its monetary policy decisions and for its regulatory actions.It seems many investors are just now catching on...

Gold is expected to get above the $1,750 target it missed last week in its aim to return to the $1,800 berth, as Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell and Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen testify...

Fed promises to keep supporting the economy, but may be quietly tightening Rising yields weigh on stocks Rates look like they’ll keep climbing Rising yields and tax increase worries are...

Investor focus will likely remain on rising bond yields which have recently become a major signal for equity trading. The action in the bond market, where the longer maturities have surged to...

Stocks on Wall Street closed mixed on Friday, as investors continued to weigh the impact of the recent surge in bond yields. For the week, the blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average and the...

Low-cost exchange-traded funds (ETFs) could enable new investors to put some of their savings into equity markets. Today, we introduce three funds that are made up of a diversified range of...

Intel (NASDAQ:INTC), the world’s largest chip-maker, has produced a remarkable turnaround this year. As investors rushed to buy stocks they believed offered great value during the economic...