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Yields on treasury notes are pulling back from their 2022 highs, while the stock market appears to be recovering from its 9-month-long bear run. The yield on the 3-year treasury hovers just below the 4% mark, down 14% from this year's peak in mid-October and early...

The Dow Jones Industrial Average index has surged about 20% since Oct. 13 after printing a double bottom pattern near the $28,700 mark and forming a V-shaped reversal. Although the S&P 500 has rebounded 15% since that same date, it hasn’t been able to prove the recent bear...

This month, more than 70,000 people convened at the Web Summit in Lisbon, Portugal. Perspectives on the opportunities and challenges currently facing business, innovation, and government were discussed. Benzinga attended and spoke with Dow Jones Factiva's Traci Mabrey. Here’s the...

If you are a regular to my articles, you will know that I am a big believer in the 200 simple moving average (200sma).  Let's go through a brief history of this critical moving average.  Old-school traders used to draw charts by hand, making them uber-selective with the indicators...

Donald Trump served as the 45th President of the United States from January 2017 to January 2021. He was defeated by former Vice President Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential election. Here’s a look at how the Dow Jones Industrial Average has performed since Trump left the...

The stock market has had a rough going for the first nine months of the year in 2022. All the major indexes are down year-to-date, including the Dow Jones Industrial Average. Here’s a look at the four stocks in the index that have posted positive gains in 2022. What Happened: Created in 1896...

Markets are reacting poorly to newly announced Fed measures this week to raise interest rates, fanning fears of a global recession that is becoming more palpable. The Dow Jones reached its lowest close of 2022, losing 486 points, or 1.62%, to close at 25,590. The 30-company index broke the 30...

The US headline CPI data released last week surprised the market with a smaller drop than expected. As such, a higher chance is being given to a 75-basis-points rate hike in the upcoming September FOMC meeting. The US stock market reacted with a major sell-off last week, signalling that...

Keading cryptocurrencies are not the only investments that are down in 2022, according to FTX CEO and co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried. “Everything’s down this year because dollars are up this year,” Bankman-Fried told SkyBridge Capital founder Anthony Scaramucci at the SALT...

Created in 1896 by Charles Dow, the Dow Jones Industrial Average is one of the oldest and most followed equity indexes for overall stock market health. The Dow Jones Industrial Average consists of 30 stocks on a price-weighted basis. The index has changed its holdings many times throughout history...

The U.S. stock market had a rough start to 2022 with a market correction hitting stocks and many indexes seeing their worst performances in decades. What Happened: The S&P 500, as tracked by the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (ARCA:SPY), saw a decline of 20.8% in the first half of 2022. This marked...

The U.S. Stock Market has had a rough 2022 so far and the SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust (NYSEARCA: DIA) has been no exception to that. Since the start of the calendar year, the index has lost close to 6,000 points as inflation continues to rise and consumer spending falls....

During periods of stock market volatility and economic uncertainty, it's reasonable for investors to want to take a more defensive approach with their portfolios. Reliable, dependable and predictable blue-chip stocks with solid balance sheets and profitable businesses can be excellent safe...

Queen Elizabeth II celebrated her 96th birthday in 2022 and also marked 70 years as the monarch of the United Kingdom, a milestone hit for the first time in the country. Here is a look at how much the major stock indexes in the United States have gone up while Queen Elizabeth II has been on the...

The week of Jan. 24 features earnings from many large-cap companies including around half of the 30 companies that make up the Dow Jones Industrial Index. Here is a look at five stocks investors should watch this week of the many earnings reports happening. Microsoft Corporation: Technology giant...