Economy & Markets
The important economic and stock market news that advisors need to know.
Delta Variant Is Top of Mind for Active Traders: Schwab
By Michael S. FischerThe virus outranks inflation, Federal Reserve policy and U.S.-China relations as the top factor, the survey found.
August 19, 2021
MetLife Boosts Hourly Wage for U.S. Employees to $20The insurer said the move builds on the 2018 launch of its $10 million Workforce of the Future Development Fund.
August 18, 2021
U.S. Expands Booster Shots to All American Adults to Head Off Delta VariantElderly people and health-care workers who got their shots at the beginning of the year will become eligible for the boosters first.
August 17, 2021
What Schwab's Liz Ann Sonders Is Watching NowSchwab's chief investment strategist recently discussed her outlooks for inflation, the Fed, stimulus packages and tax hikes.
August 16, 2021
'False Hope' for End to COVID Blinds Clients to New Threats, Advisor SaysNow that the pandemic is priced in, investors have bigger things to worry about, veteran advisor Christopher Manske tells ThinkAdvisor.
August 16, 2021
Why Only a Huge Shock Will Deter Risk-Taking InvestorsConditioned by three new mantras, investors are anchored in the expectation of never-ending stock index records.
August 13, 2021
20 Best-Paying College Majors (That Aren't Engineering): 2021PayScale compiled data from 1,736 schools for its annual College Salary Report.
August 13, 2021
23 Price Hikes in July 2021, RankedOnly one spending category got cheaper in the Bureau of Labor Statistics' latest monthly consumer price index.