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Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) shares have held up well relative to most of the market as the Federal Reserve continues to fight runaway inflation. 

Federal Reserve officials agreed when they met earlier this month that they might have to raise interest rates to levels that would weaken the economy as part of their drive to curb inflation, which has reached a four-decade high

U.S. Treasury yields rose to multi-year highs earlier this month. And rising Treasury yields along with the Fed’s interest rate hikes bode well for life insurance companies. Thus, we think the shares of fundamentally sound life insurance companies Anthem (ANTM), Cigna Corp. (CI), UnitedHealth Group (UNH), Molina Healthcare (MOH), and…

Esther George, the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, will retire in January, as required by the Fed’s mandatory retirement rules

Tech stocks are tumbling as the Federal Reserve wrestles with inflation in what is expected to be the central bank's most aggressive tightening cycle in more than 40 years. 

U.S. stocks traded higher this morning, with the Nasdaq Composite gaining around 100 points on Wednesday.

The Fed’s aggressive interest rate increases to tame multi-decade high inflation, and an anticipated economic slowdown, have exacerbated market volatility of late. To protect against the market uncertainties, we think investors should consider investing in low-beta stocks Merck (MRK), Gilead Sciences (GILD), and AmerisourceBergen (ABC). Let’s discuss why.

Since concerns over potential interest rate hikes to control inflation and ongoing geopolitical crises are expected to keep the stock market under pressure, we think it could be wise to scope up shares of blue-chip companies to ensure some stability to one’s portfolio returns. Significant market reach, pricing power, and…

Plunge into the gap between expectations and reality to catch the bounce

Pre-open movers

The MBA's index of mortgage application activity for the latest week is scheduled for release at 7:00 a.m. ET. Data on durable goods orders for April will be released at 8:30 a.m. ET. Durable goods orders, which rose 1.1% in March, are expected to increase 0.5% in April.