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RECAP: Global markets remained fixated this week on inflation, interest rates and energy prices. There was added drama in Britain, where the passing of Queen Elizabeth II came just two days after Prime Minister Liz Truss took office and announced a bold plan to cap soaring energy prices for two…

The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE: SPY) broke a three-week losing streak this week as the latest commentary from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell suggests the Fed will continue to aggressively combat inflation.

The stock market has witnessed significant volatility on worries over a slowing economy amid high inflation and the Fed’s hawkish stance to tame it. As these factors are expected to keep the market under pressure in the near term, it could be wise to invest in fundamentally strong dividend-paying stocks…

Loretta Mester is one of the 12 people who determine the official interest rate in the United States, and she has a grim warning for American households already struggling to pay their bills.

Concerns about skyrocketing inflation, the Federal Reserve's hawkish stance to tame it, and the prospect of a recession have driven recent market selloffs. As the Fed is expected to keep raising interest rates to bring inflation down to its target level, fundamentally weak stocks Peloton Interactive (PTON), Revolve Group (RVLV),…

Mortgage rates are at their highest point since the Great Recession as housing affordability continues to decline, according to Freddie Mac (OTCMKTS: FMCC) data.

Aggressive interest rate hikes by the Fed to bring the multi-decade high inflation under control and a slowing economy are raising the possibilities of a recession. Amid such a volatile market scenario, we think investors should hold fundamentally sound defensive stocks Coca-Cola (KO) and PepsiCo (PEP) to sail through any…

The market continues to confound and confuse both bulls and bears alike...The hope that a new bull market began in mid-June has been extinguished by the S&P 500 (SPY) declining from 4,300 to 3,900. While the bears continue to be stymied by an economy that continues to be more resilient…

U.S. stocks traded higher this morning, with the Dow Jones gaining more than 300 points on Friday.

Tech stock American Virtual Cloud (AVCT) is trading near its 52-week low. Although it looks dirt cheap, this fundamentally weak stock might be best avoided amid the heightened market volatility. Keep reading….

The S&P 500 closed up 0.66% on Thursday after opening lower in reaction to U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's speech at the Cato Institute Monetary Conference.