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Stock market indexes traded near weekly lows in Friday's quadruple-witching session, stuck in a four-day selling spiral.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 200 points Friday, as the major stock indexes threatened to add to Thursday's stock market plunge.

Yesterday’s retail sales report showed that consumers pulled back on spending last month, raising fears of a recession. Moreover, the Fed signaled to keep raising rates more through the following year. Given an uncertain market backdrop, investors should buy fundamentally sound and dividend-paying stocks Johnson (JNJ), Coca-Cola (KO), and Cardinal…

Asian shares have followed Wall Street and Europe lower, with markets jittery over the risk that the Federal Reserve and other central banks may end up bringing on recessions to get inflation under control

The Nasdaq undercut key support on recession fears, with Apple tumbling. Little is working, but here's the silver lining,

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) and most Asian bourses sagged yesterday, tracking overnight declines on Wall Street, as the Federal Reserve reiterated that US interest rates next year will be higher than previous market estimates, raising fears of a recession.

Despite the aggressive rate hikes that plagued tech stocks since the start of the year, the software industry’s prospects look strong, thanks to rapid digitalization and demand for cloud-based solutions. While fundamentally strong software stocks Salesforce (CRM) and Mitek Systems (MITK) could be worth buying to capitalize on the industry’s…

US markets slumped a day after the Fed hiked rates — the biggest daily percentage drop in three months — but the ASX did not suffer as badly. See how the day's events unfolded in our markets blog.

Even though easing inflation is raising consumer optimism, the Fed expects rate hikes to continue into next year. Amid this backdrop, investors could consider buying quality penny stocks trivago (TRVG), Yiren Digital (YRD), and Good Times Restaurants (GTIM), which are trading under $4, instead of the pricey names. Read on….

Denbury sees its Relative Strength Rating hit the elite 90-plus level.

The Dow Jones fell on Fed Chief Powell's hawkish remarks that signal a peak rate of 5.1% next year. Retail sales also fell. And EV stocks were down on dim outlook reports. The TAN solar ETF was placed on watch.