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Markets 2021: Stocks soar, IPOs explode, crypto goes wild
Wall Street delivered another strong year in 2021, as a resurgence in consumer demand fueled by the reopening of the global economy pumped up corporate profits.
GameStop ‘meme stock’ mania severely tested market system, SEC says
As GameStop's stock shot upward, some of the stock market's plumbing began creaking, but a report says the market's basic systems and operations remained sound.
US average mortgage rates rise; 30-year loan at 3%
Mortgage rates rose this week, pushing the benchmark 30-year home loan to the 3% mark for the first time since mid-April. Signs continued of the economy’s recovery from the pandemic recession, and a burst of inflation rattled stock markets.
US stocks rebound as traders return from Christmas holiday
U.S. stocks surged Wednesday, recovering all their losses from a Christmas Eve plunge and placing the market on track for its best day in nine months. Gains in technology companies, […]
Trump once boasted of market gains, now tweets precede drops
On Monday, stocks slid an additional 2 to 3 percent after another Trump tweet-attack on the Fed and an effort by his Treasury secretary to calm investors' fears that only seemed to make matters worse.
Born out of the financial crisis, bull market nears record
The bull market in U.S. stocks is about to become the longest in history. If stocks don’t drop significantly by the close of trading Wednesday, the bull market that began […]
Remain disciplined despite market’s volatility, Md. financial advisers say
Maryland money managers preached patience after a tumultuous week reintroduced volatility to the stock market, triggering headlines and frequent push alerts from news services. The Dow Jones Industrial Average and […]
As stock prices sink, ordinary Americans keep their heads up
WASHINGTON (AP) — Even as anxious investors send stock prices plunging, many Americans are sounding a rather different note: They’re staying calm and carrying on. Some wonder if they may […]
Developers shrug off chaotic stock market
As the U.S. stock market plummeted on Monday with memories of the 2008 financial crisis still fresh, developers generally shrugged off worries the volatile market could signal a coming economic […]
Will shrinking earnings halt the stock market’s run?
All streaks eventually come to an end. For the first time since 2009 when the U.S. economy was emerging from the Great Recession, companies may be about to report that […]
Buffett may face questions about performance
Warren Buffett's failure to beat the stock market in four of the past five years has raised the issue of whether Berkshire Hathaway's 83-year-old CEO has lost his touch.
Is hot market for IPOs cooling?
A hot market for initial public offerings may soon face a cooler reception from investors.
