Economy & Markets
The important economic and stock market news that advisors need to know.
Investors Close to 'Extreme Bearishness' in December: Merrill
By Katie RassIn the monthly fund manager survey, long U.S. dollar bumped tech stocks as the most crowded trade.
December 18, 2018
Health Stocks, Debt Fall as ACA Ruling Jolts InvestorsThe S&P 500 Managed Care Index dropped 2.5%.
December 17, 2018
Gerald Celente: The Long Bull Market Is Over"It's the beginning of the end of the artificially propped-up equity and real estate markets," Celente tells ThinkAdvisor.
December 17, 2018
DoubleLine's Gundlach Says Fed Shouldn't Raise Rates This WeekBond King argues that 2019 is a year for capital preservation; U.S.-China trade war is likely to worsen, hurting growth.
December 17, 2018
Stocks Close Down 2% to 14-Month LowFed decision looms large; Obamacare ruling whacks insurers; dollar slips; Texas crude settles below $50; Treasuries gain.
December 17, 2018
Investors to Fed: Stop Raising RatesSixty-one percent of investors in a Wells Fargo-Gallup poll said rates should not be raised further, up from 46% in May.
December 17, 2018
Vanguard to Merge Growth Funds, Shake Up 3 Fund Advisory Teams: Portfolio ProductsAlso, Anthony Scaramucci's SkyBridge Capital and EJF Capital have launched an Opportunity Zone-focused REIT.
December 17, 2018
The Best Ideas of the Best FundsActive equity managers know and overweight their best-idea stocks.