Here's what junk bonds are saying now about the value of Treasury bonds
Consider the junk-bond spread, which is the additional yield above ultra-safe U.S. Treasury bonds that investors demand for incurring the risk of high-yield, or "junk" bonds. Nowadays they're not ...
These 2 seasonal stock-market patterns could give your portfolio a boost
Another seasonal trend is the four-year U.S. presidential cycle. In general, the market rises modestly in the first year after a presidential election, followed by trouble in the second year. In years ...
How Trump's tariffs could impact the price of gold
To be sure, as the threat of tariffs has escalated in recent months, gold (GC00) has been in a strong bull market - surging above $2,900 this week for the first time ever. It is up more than 10% just ...
Trump says America was at its richest in the late 1800s. Here are the facts.
Trump says America was at its richest in the late 1800s. Here are the facts. The president recently said: 'We were at our richest from 1870 to 1913. That's when we were a tariff country.' As President ...
Wall Street slumps as worries worsen about inflation and tariffs
Interest rates are one of the things Wall Street cares most about because lower rates can lead to higher prices for stocks ...
Trump, and home buyers, could get their wish for lower mortgage rates - if markets cooperate
Lower mortgage rates could help thaw out a frozen housing market. A decrease in rates on home loans could jumpstart home-buying and refinance activity. Trump campaigned on promises to lower mortgage ...
Frontier Air's stock rallies as its rosier outlook, new routes wow Wall Street
Frontier Group's stock (ULCC) rose 15.5% on Friday after the parent of carrier Frontier Airlines reported fourth-quarter earnings of 23 cents a share, well ahead of the FactSet consensus estimate of ...
Expedia's stock rallies 17% as Wall Street cheers the return of its dividend
BofA Global Research analyst Justin Post reiterated a buy rating on Expedia and lifted his price target on the stock to $250 a share from $221 a share. BofA continues to favor the stock over other ...
Crude falls for the week as Trump's historic moves 'write the script' for oil in the short term
A hefty rise in weekly U.S. crude supplies contributed to oil's losses this week. The Energy Information Administration reported Wednesday that commercial crude inventories climbed for a second week ...
2-year Treasury yield ends at highest in 2 weeks after jobs-data revisions
The unemployment rate dropped to 4% from 4.1% previously, and the prior two months' worth of data were revised upward by a total of 100,000 for December and November. In addition, average hourly ...
Nike bonds sell off, mirroring the sneaker maker's stock slide
Nike (NKE) shares have fallen 9% in the last five days, and the stock is down 33% in the last 12 months. Set against this backdrop, Nike's nine bonds have seen significantly more selling than buying ...
Uber's stock is having its best two-day run since 2023. Why Bill Ackman is a believer.
Ackman's Pershing Square hedge fund has been buying Uber stock since early January, and now owns 1.4% of outstanding shares Uber Technologies Inc.'s stock is continuing its comeback following Bill ...