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  • February 5, 2018

U.S. stocks resume their sell-off

Overnight rebound in equities evaporates amid concerns about inflation and rising rates

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  • January 10, 2018

Buffett says tax law makes owning stocks more attractive

Berkshire Hathaway CEO predicts a 'bad ending' for cryptocurrencies and says stocks don't look overvalued compared to interest rates

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  • August 4, 2017

Dow Jones Industrial Average hits 22,000: Should you care?

Make sure you prepare for the inevitable downturn.

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  • August 3, 2017

Stock market gains spark questions from clients

The timing of the next correction is the query AllianceBernstein hears most frequently.

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  • September 7, 2016

U.S. stocks fall from near record high as dollar rebounds

The dollar also gained as traders digested mixed data in the world's largest economy amid bets interest rates will stay low.

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  • June 14, 2016

U.S. stock market getting closer to a ‘melt up,’ says HSBC

Two major components of the S&P 500 could move higher

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  • March 11, 2016

Emerging markets lead stocks higher as oil prices climb

Shares in developing nations were on the brink of a bull market as oil rose and favorable shifts in central-bank policies supported riskier assets.

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  • March 10, 2016

Stocks rally as investors reassess ECB stimulus package

S&P 500 erases weekly drop; technology, bank shares rally

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  • March 4, 2016

Stocks fluctuate as investors weigh ECB stimulus

Brent tops $40 for first time since December on rig count

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  • March 4, 2016

U.S. stocks advance amid 3-week rally after mixed jobs report

Economy adds more jobs than forecast, earnings lose traction

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  • February 19, 2016

Stock market selloff won’t stop baby boomers from retiring

There's no evidence that short-term fluctuations in the stock market influence when workers call it quits.

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  • February 12, 2016

U.S. stocks join global slide as financials lead selloff

U.S. stocks fell as investors shunned risk worldwide amid concern that central-bank efforts to support growth are losing their potency.

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  • February 11, 2016

U.S. stocks rise amid post-holiday catch-up

U.S. stocks rose as trading resumed after a holiday, catching up with gains in global equities Monday while weakness in crude oil tempered an early advance.

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Making sense of China’s huge stock market selloff

The recent sharp selloff in Chinese stocks on the back of a very positive economic policy package from Beijing seems irrational.

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  • December 19, 2015

Wall Street volatility may bend, not break, U.S. growth

Turmoil in financial markets may slow the U.S. economic expansion. But it probably won't kill it.

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  • December 7, 2015

Are HFT and computers to blame for the market’s quick drop?

The Dow's 1,100-point drop off the opening bell Monday cost investors untold amounts of money and suggests the market is still broken.

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Playing the stock index reshuffle game can cost investors

A trend toward an old strategy of gaming the market by investing in stocks just before they are added to popular indexes such as the S&P 500 that, by definition, index funds must track has become popular again. And it can be costly to investors.

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Wall Street pros: high-frequency trading hurts investors

In a survey, 70% of Wall Street professionals said they doubt markets are 'fair for all participants.' New York state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is investigating the practices described in Flash Boys.

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  • April 28, 2014

Pro MacBook? Billionaire places huge bet on Apple

Usmanov cites dividends and buyback plan in explaining $100M buy-in; 'very promising'.

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  • January 2, 2014

Here’s what happens to stocks when the Fed hikes rates

Equities usually react favorably when the central bank tightens, according to new research.