Economy & Markets
The important economic and stock market news that advisors need to know.
Top Portfolio Products: Mygale Adds European Fund
By Marlene SatterThis week's new portfolio products range widely, from European stocks to volatility indexes and municipal bond analysis
February 05, 2016
Gundlach: ‘Frightening’ to See Financial Stocks So LowThe DoubleLine CEO says hes buying foreign currencies for the first time in five years.
February 05, 2016
Nice jobs report, but don't stop worryingThe report, however, gives only a partial picture. It doesn't fully reflect recent setbacks, such as January's stock-market rout.
February 05, 2016
4 Reasons to Cheer the January Jobs ReportJanuary's report offers good news for the economy and should cheer financial markets, if they can look beyond their obsession with central bank liquidity support.
February 05, 2016
GMO’s Grantham: Why the Stock Market Won’t Collapse This YearGrantham, the chief investment strategist of GMO and a perennial bear, is sounding somewhat optimistic about the U.S. economy and market this year.
February 05, 2016
U.S. stocks, Treasuries slide as dollar gains on jobs reportConcern the U.S. is vulnerable to global headwinds has dominated markets, fueling a retreat in the dollar and stocks.
February 05, 2016
U.S. stocks, Treasuries slide as dollar gains on jobs reportConcern the U.S. is vulnerable to global headwinds has dominated markets, fueling a retreat in the dollar and stocks.
February 05, 2016
Justices Will Know Insider Trading When They See ItA loose but useful way to think about U.S. insider-trading law is that it is supposed to encourage research, but discourage cheating.