Conflicting trade news knocked investors around today, pushing the main stock market indices to a mixed close in choppy trading. Read More
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John holds undergraduate and graduate degrees from Boston University. He also completed the Davenport Fellowship in Business and Economics Reporting at the University of Missouri (Columbia).
Analyst Articles
The main indices climbed today, as investors focused on strong earnings and put aside trade conflict and emerging market woes. Read More
Headlines got you worried? Here are six simple steps to protect your portfolio from the deepening chaos. Read More
The threat of rising inflation combined with escalating trade conflict pummeled the main stock indices today. The Dow Jones Industrial Average posted its first weekly loss in four weeks. Read More
The main indices closed mostly lower today, for the usual reasons. Chief among these familiar catalysts was a turn for the worse in the seemingly endless trade war. Read More
The trade battle intensified today, driving stocks mostly lower. Emerging markets swooned, as currency crises deepened. Read More
Falling currencies in emerging markets combined with tariff anxieties weighed on stocks today. Equities tumbled across the board. Read More
With Wall Street closed for Labor Day, now’s a good time to ponder the longest bull run in history and how investors should proceed from here. Read More
Escalating trade tensions put the brakes today on the stock market rally, with the indices closing mixed. Read More
The main indices snapped their four-day winning streak and slumped today, as renewed trade tensions drove investors to the sidelines. Read More