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Due to rising inflation, the Fed’s tightening monetary policy, slowing economic growth, and geopolitical strife in Europe, technology stocks are expected to remain under pressure. Thus, we think overvalued SaaS stocks Palantir (PLTR), UiPath (PATH), and Smartsheet (SMAR) are best avoided now, given their weak fundamentals and growth prospects.

: Major stock indices appear heading for weekly gains with the Fed’s first interest rate hike digested easily by investors. However, the market is expected to remain under pressure in the near term. So, because wide-moat companies generally do well in these market conditions, we think cheap wide-moat stocks Bristol-Myers…

On Thursday evening, Benzinga asked its followers on Twitter what they’re buying at the open on Friday. Benzinga selected one ticker from the replies for technical analysis. @RichardJudge17 and @Surfer1Cal are buying the SPDR S&P 500 (NYSE: SPY).

St. Louis Federal Reserve President Jim Bullard is defending his dissenting opinion that the central bank did not go far enough in raising rates by stressing the need to achieve a “policy rate above 3% this year.”

Each day, Benzinga takes a look back at a notable market-related moment that occurred on this date.

The stock market has stumbled dramatically due to record-high inflation, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, surging volatility, and the Fed’s hawkish stance. But the market downturn has created opportunities for long-term investors to buy quality mega-cap stocks Taiwan Semiconductor (TSM), Visa (V), and Oracle (ORCL) at reasonable prices. So, read on.

With U.S. inflation standing at a 40-year high of 7.9%, the Federal Reserve has finally begun to tighten monetary policy, with a small initial increase in interest rates and the promise of more to come. Getting inflation back under control won’t be easy — and the Fed shouldn’t be asked…

Thai and global stock markets rallied following the Federal Reserve's decision to raise the interest rate by 0.25 percentage points on Thursday.

Bulls and Bears alike need to take a step back and assess where things stand with the stock market (SPY). On the one hand high inflation, hawkish Fed and the Russia/Ukraine crisis are casting a dark cloud over the market. On the other hand, there is still many reasons to…

The U.S. economy picked up in February, but the data so far this month is more mixed — leaving room for debate about whether the expansion will indeed “flourish” in the face of rising interest rates, as predicted by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.

Despite the expectation that the Fed will raise rates several times this year, investing in quality FAANG stocks could be rewarding as they are expected to generate steady returns. Wall Street analysts expect Amazon (AMZN) and Netflix (NFLX) to surge more than 33% in the near term.