Whenever the stocks of companies that we think are attractive purely on their underlying business fundamentals start to sell off, we know we want to buy. The question is: When to buy? Valuation is the primary factor to consider. However, in a market sentiment-driven decline like we saw Thursday, valuation isn’t really the focus for…
It was a volatile week for the stock market, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average hitting an all-time high before pulling back. Wall Street pulled money away from Big Tech and into more defensive sectors, such as health care and financials. The end of the longest-ever U.S. government shutdown and expectations for interest rate cuts…
It was a terrible start to November on Wall Street. The tech-heavy Nasdaq sank just over 3% in its worst weekly performance since early April. The S & P 500 fell 1.6% for the week. Both stock measures broke three-week winning streaks.This week’s market decline, which followed a strong October, can be chalked up to…
Investing is not just a game of giant Jenga. But the pessimistic hedge funds, or the ones who must have shorts on to justify their high fees, as well as their media acolytes who sound so painfully bearish even if they are just trying to sound like informed skeptics, sure make it seem that way…
Third-quarter earnings reports, the Federal Reserve’s latest rate decision, and developments in the China-U.S. trade war led to some wild swings in the stock market. However, all three benchmark gauges — the S & P 500 , Nasdaq , and Dow — managed to finish in the green for the week. The U.S. central bank…
We had some big wins this week from investing in stocks and managing a portfolio — not speculating, not betting, not risking it all on a wing and a prayer that would make Vegas casino owners green with envy. Honeywell delivered with a terrific quarter in aerospace — and you can, at last, see that…
Stocks jumped for the second straight week and reached record highs Friday as Washington trade and shutdown drama took a back seat to cooler inflation data and stronger earnings. The S & P 500 and Nasdaq rose 2% and 2.3%, respectively, for the week. In fact, the S & P 500 on Friday peaked above…
My week in San Francisco, where I attended Salesforce’s annual AI conference and visited with the CEOs of Starbucks, Broadcom, and many others, was filled with fresh insights about AI, stocks, and the market at large. Below are my top 10: Consider these takeaways to inform your investing decisions in the days and months ahead….
The stock market rebounded this week after seesawing on concerns about U.S.-China trade, the ongoing federal government shutdown, and credit. For the week, the S & P 500 and tech-heavy Nasdaq jumped 1.7% and 2.1%, respectively, after each lost more than 2% the prior week. Late in the week, trade and the shutdown took a…
Another breakup is on the horizon. Later this month, Honeywell will separate its Solstice Advanced Materials unit. Honeywell shareholders as of Oct. 17 will receive one share of Solstice for every four shares of Honeywell. The two companies will begin trading independently on Oct. 30, with Solstice under the ticker SOLS and Honeywell keeping its…
