Trump, Vance, stocks, Dow, S&P, record highs

Jason Katz, Managing Director and Senior Portfolio Manager at UBS, explains what would happen to the markets if a Republican is elected US president. Former President Trump has officially secured the Republican nomination, with Senator J.D. Vance as his running mate. The Republican senator from Ohio, a former Marine, private equity veteran and best-selling author […]

Dow Hits New Record High, Stocks Surge After Trump Survives Assassination Attempt

Investors boosted U.S. stocks on Monday as markets gauged the fallout from the weekend assassination attempt on President Donald Trump. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose more than 180 points, or about half a percent, to a record high, with Caterpillar Inc. leading the way in the blue-chip index, with its shares up more than […]

The Smartest Dividend Stocks to Buy With $600 Right Now – Yahoo Finance

Consumers are the heart of the U.S. economy, and their spending accounts for more than 68% of America’s economic output. By following their money, you can find some noteworthy long-term investment ideas — and they’re often from brands you know and love. The companies have enjoyed years of growth and dividend payments, but their performance […]

Asian stocks sink as tech profit-taking overshadows rate cut cheer – Investing.com

Investing.com — Most Asian stocks fell on Friday, with tech-heavy indexes dropping sharply as profit-taking hurt technology shares despite a weak U.S. inflation reading that boosted optimism for interest rate cuts. Regional stocks largely tracked Wall Street’s overnight decline, falling nearly 2 percent as profit-taking hit big technology stocks, especially chipmakers and artificial intelligence stocks. […]

Asian Tech Stocks Drop as Yen Whipsaws After Rally: Markets Wrap – Yahoo Finance

(Bloomberg) — Asian tech stocks fell on Friday, echoing Wall Street’s declines, while the yen was shaky, as slowing U.S. inflation prompted investors to pull out of big tech companies. Most read articles on Bloomberg On Thursday, the Nasdaq 100 Index fell 2.2% after slowing inflation data that supports a rate cut, while an index […]

Stocks Suffer For The Last Two Months And More Likely Ahead

Estimated Reading Time: 6 minutes Readers might recall on August 3, and subsequent to that, we suggested that the stock market had gotten “overbought” and was vulnerable to the weakness that typically is found (called seasonality) in the late summer. Whether we are just lucky or smart, the market has cooperated by declining about 7% […]

Senators unveil bipartisan plan to ban president, lawmakers from buying stocks

Senators on Wednesday unveiled a bipartisan plan to ban the president, vice president and members of Congress from buying stocks and a wide range of other financial assets. The proposal from Sens. Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.), Gary Peters (D-Mich.), Josh Hawley (R-Missouri) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) is scheduled to be considered at a hearing in the […]