Sure, the stock market is more like the economy than it’s like… a banana. But in the context of a nuanced discussion of finance and macroeconomics, the stock market is not the economy. Government: The ...

The world has changed in many ways over the years. This includes the makeup of the stock market and the macro environment in which its underlying companies operate. One thing that hasn’t changed is ...

Broadly speaking, rising long-term interest rates are a headwind for borrowers, including most households, businesses, and governments. So then why hasn’t this year’s interest rate rally led to job ...

All things considered, it’s been a pretty good year for the stock market. Year to date, the S&P 500 is up over 11%. Meanwhile, the index has experienced an intra-year max drawdown of 9%, below the ...

In May 2012, hedge fund manager David Einhorn predicted Apple was on its way to becoming a $1 trillion company. At the time, Apple was already the world’s largest publicly traded company with a market ...

U.S. labor market data released this week was broadly stronger than expected. Importantly, the multi-month trends suggest we’re on an upswing, which is welcome news following a couple of months of net ...

According to BEA data released Thursday, personal consumption expenditures increased 0.5% month over month in April to an annual rate of $21.98 trillion, an all-time high. Adjusted for inflation, real ...

Here’s the problem with waiting for more attractive market conditions to buy stocks. “The market waits for no one,” Morgan Stanley’s Mike Wilson wrote in his research note last month. “Equity markets ...

I got an early copy of Ben Carlson’s new book, “Risk & Reward.” It’s terrific. (And it goes on sale May 12!) Carlson, of Ritholtz Wealth Management, has a gift for being both entertaining and ...

I consume a lot of financial news. I have subscriptions to The Wall Street Journal, The Financial Times, and The New York Times. I have Bloomberg Radio and TV on in the mornings and CNBC on in the ...

Some appreciated the stats that reminded them that volatility is always to be expected. Others noted that the recent pullback was far from nerve-racking and that the note was unnecessary. I often say ...

It remains tough to generate returns in the stock market that beat (or outperform) a passively managed fund tracking the S&P 500. According to new data from S&P Dow Jones Indices (SPDJI), 79% of U.S.