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It’s easy to want to duck for cover given the carnage seen this year in stocks and bonds, particularly with the Federal Reserve vowing to wage an unconditional battle against high inflation. While inflation running at a 40-year high still sits near the top of the list of worries for …

Text size Courtesy Intel There were no technology stocks in ancient Israel, but if there were, I can tell you this: Hosea would have been bearish on SPACs, cryptocurrencies, and high-multiple cloud stocks. A minor prophet with his own Old Testament book, Hosea was the crotchety sourpuss who once said, …

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Yet a big question still facing investors, lenders and anyone trying to navigate the still-hot housing market is whether the Federal Reserve will start selling its trove of mortgage holdings to fortify its inflation fight. The central bank is so far trying to counter inflation by more traditional means: raising …

This article is reprinted by permission from NerdWallet.  As prices on goods and services continue to rise because of inflation, scaling back expenses isn’t the only way to free up cash to cover essentials. Credit cards can feature valuable perks for new applicants, whether your goal is to pay off …

These are the latest mortgage rates Getty Images For roughly a week now, the average rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage was above 6%, according to Bankrate data — but the latest numbers show that rates have dipped below 6%. Indeed, data released today from Bankrate shows that the average …

KB Home Inc. late Wednesday beat Wall Street expectations for its second quarter, but said that its sales pace slackened as buyers faced higher mortgage interest rates and inflation. The homebuilder KBH, +2.42% said it earned $211 million, or $2.32 a share, in the quarter, compared with $143 million, or …

Text size A generation of investors is wedded to the promise that sustainable companies will have a long-term pay off, writes Laurie Hays. Robin Van Lonkhuijsen/ANP/AFP via Getty Images About the author: Laurie Hays is the founder of Laurie Hays & Associates, a communications advisory firm. Will the first crack in environmental, social, …

The S&P 500 officially hit bear market territory last week and, according to Deutsche Bank, is currently on track for its worst half-year performance since the Great Depression.  With the large-cap benchmark SPX, +2.59% having shed around 22.3% so far in 2022 — the biggest drop since 1932 (see chart …

The price is not right. That’s the verdict from strategists at Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs, who each warned as a new week kicked off that the stock market wasn’t fully pricing in a recession. And that’s as U.S. equities SPX, +2.51% were off to a solid start as trading …