Economy & Markets
The important economic and stock market news that advisors need to know.
Negative Earnings Expectations Could Prompt Market Rally: Searching for Alpha for April 2016
By Ben WarwickThe high level of short interest could be fuel for the next market rally if earnings beat consensus estimates.
March 31, 2016
Bill Gross Warns Central Banks: You’re Running Out of TimeGross lambastes the negative interest rates of many central banks: "Investors cannot make money when money yields nothing."
March 31, 2016
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to RecessionGary Shilling writes that market pessimism "was overdone early this year but so too is the more recent euphoria."
March 31, 2016
Cruz Seeks Economic Wisdom in the Wrong PlaceTed Cruz has hired former Texas Senator Phil Gramm as a senior economic advisor. This isn't a promising development, Barry Ritholtz writes.
March 30, 2016
This chart shows just how worried Janet Yellen is about the global economy"Time will tell if this is an appropriate strategy," says Deutsche Bank economist.
March 30, 2016
Yellen says what markets want to hearShe also emphasized external risks, including slowing global economic conditions, the level of the dollar and market reactions to Chinas currency policy.
March 30, 2016
Yellen says what markets want to hearShe also emphasized external risks, including slowing global economic conditions, the level of the dollar and market reactions to Chinas currency policy.
March 30, 2016
High-income uninsured people: 4.4 million are still out thereAt least 304,000 may be in the country without proper documentation.