Jon Hilsenrath

U.S. markets rose sharply after the U.S. government reported that 248,000 jobs were created in September, bringing the unemployment rate to 5.9 percent, the lowest it has been since July 2008. In addition to the jobs report, data from the U.S. government showed the trade deficit narrowing in...

U.S. stocks reversed its multi-day losing streak as investors found enough positives in Tuesday's earnings to end the Dow's five day losing streak. The FOMC began its first day of a two-day meeting. The Wall Street Journal's Jon Hilsenrath believes that the central bank will reduce...

Markets ended the day mixed with the S&P 500 ending a two day losing streak. The Dow ended the day slightly in the negative as several Dow components failed to fully satisfy investor expectations with their earnings today. Investors also digested the latest commentary coming from the Wall...

Monday morning's meandering market missive ended with the following note, which seemed prudent at the time it was written: "While the bulls could always get something going should the situation in Syria subside quickly, the cycles suggest that it might be a good idea to be careful out there for a...

Jon Hilsenrath of The Wall Street Journal published an article highlighting that the Fed's much feared tapering may be put off due to lower inflation, weak labor market dynamics, and potential "fiscal chaos." In specific, he asks four questions that he expects Bernanke to address in his testimony...

Futures Lower on Chinese Data, Fed Tapering Fears U.S. equity futures traded lower in early pre-market trade following some weak economic data out of China and also on the heels of an article from the Wall Street Journal's Jon Hilsenrath about the Fed. Hilsenrath wrote that the Fed is now...