Economy & Markets
The important economic and stock market news that advisors need to know.
Top Portfolio Products: New Tools to Compare Funds and ETFs
By Marlene Y. SatterThese new products can help advisors and investors choose among the myriad funds and ETFs on the market.
April 04, 2016
Get Ready for Another Wild Ride in Q2: Schwab StrategistsLiz Ann Sonders, Brad Sorensen and Jeffrey Kleintop say to expect market conditions similar to Q1, including plenty of volatility.
April 01, 2016
Negative Earnings Expectations Could Prompt Market Rally: Searching for Alpha for April 2016The high level of short interest could be fuel for the next market rally if earnings beat consensus estimates.
March 31, 2016
A funny thing happened on the way to recessionThe author has noted that recessions have typically resulted from substantial Fed interest rate hikes or major shocks.
March 31, 2016
Payroll report will help gauge U.S. resilience to global dragsJobs growth expected to moderate to 206,000 pace in March; wages may be depressed by calendar quirk similar to February.
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.