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In 2023, retail investors made a comeback. The stock market was flooded during the COVID-19 pandemic by a wave of novice investors, attracted by stimulus checks, extra free time and the new possibilities granted by mobile trading platforms. Approximately 30 million new brokerage accounts were...

(Friday market open) Bearish sentiment already prowled Wall Street thanks to skyrocketing Treasury yields, a hawkish Federal Reserve, 10-month highs in crude oil, a firm dollar, and the autoworkers’ strike, so growing fear of a government shutdown is arguably the last thing investors need....

(Thursday market open) Treasury yields soared to new 16-year highs and the dollar posted fresh gains early Thursday, adding to pressure on stocks following the Federal Reserve’s “hawkish pause.” “Higher for longer” was what many investors anticipated—and what...

(Wednesday market open) Welcome to Fed Day. Major indexes clawed back into the green in premarket trading, boosted by falling crude oil prices and lower Treasury yields. But trading might lack direction in the hours leading up to the Federal Reserve’s decision on interest rates if historic...

(Wednesday market open) Investors hoping for a rebound this week from a rough first half of August had to tap the brakes Tuesday as disappointing earnings from big retailers combined with bank rating downgrades to dampen the market mood. Still, stock futures based on the S&P 500®...

We’re excited to announce Market Minute will have a new look on Monday as part of our rebranding to the Schwab Network. You’ll still enjoy the same market commentary and insight, so stay tuned! Broad equity markets are on pace for three consecutive weekly declines as the Fed maintains a...

We’re excited to announce Market Minute will have a new look on Monday as part of our rebranding to the Schwab Network. You’ll still enjoy the same market commentary and insight, so stay tuned! The tech sector has stumbled in recent weeks as Nasdaq-100 futures have fallen about 7% from...

Inflation data will capture the attention of traders as commodity price advances concern the market. The market hopes shelter costs will begin to crack to offset such concerns. But the real threat to the marketplace is one of the hardest things to price: geopolitical tensions. A lot of events have...

For investors, the most important thing about 2023 has been how different it is from 2022. That is, until two weeks ago. Last year’s bear market was defined by the positive correlation between stock and bond prices; the inverse relationship between Treasury yields and equity indexes. That...

(Tuesday market open) Several months after the opening salvo, regional banks came back into focus Tuesday morning after Moody’s cut ratings on several of them and warned that more downgrades might be on the way—even for big banks. The entire banking sector is in the red, but this...

Softness in some of the major global EVs is persisting amid earnings that aren’t able to match the sky-high bar. But the numbers have been relatively solid. Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) has slid about 6% since the start of a lackluster August, still holding well above its 200-day simple moving...

(Monday market open) After U.S. stocks suffered their worst week since March, investors trudge back Monday to a market that’s limping technically and appears to lack clear catalysts to reignite bullish sparks. Major indexes come into the week on a four-session losing streak but rebounded...

Looks like another week with the focus primarily on earnings and economic data. This week we have roughly three dozen S&P 500 companies reporting, so let’s begin there. At the top of the list of names before the bell today is Tyson (NYSE: TSN), with Palantir (NYSE: PLTR), Lucid Motors (...