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If you feel like celebrating after two sessions of big stock market gains, it might be better to keep the cake in the cupboard at least for now. While it’s tempting to say that the wicked witch of falling bond yields is dead, a lot of signs continue to indicate we might not be out of those...

After two weeks of heightened volatility on international currency, trade, and bond market worries, investors and traders may be experiencing some fatigue heading into the weekend. A positive close today could help ease some nerves, but another down day could accelerate selling momentum.  So...

The past two weeks likely proved challenging for many traders. Headline risk and sluggish global economic data made for choppy price action in equity indexes, including abrupt intraday moves that alternately squeezed shorts and sent bulls reeling. Since the Aug. 2 close, S&P futures were down...

Ka-ching! Amid swirling investor anxiety over the state of the world economy, it seems that consumers are offering the market a bright spot by continuing to spend at the cash register and online.  Walmart Inc (NYSE: WMT) shares jumped over 6% after the retailing giant reported earnings,...

It’s been one of those days. Stocks took it on the chin as the U.S. bond market flashed a signal for a potential recession, adding to investor worries stemming from disappointing economic data from China and Germany. But these were just symptoms of a larger problem, as they all suggest global...

Well, that didn’t last long. Less than a day after the market got a shot in the arm on the tariff front, warning signs here and abroad seem to be flashing “recession.” Sentiment has slipped back into negative territory after German GDP data showed Europe’s largest economy...

The Treasury yield curve has been warning about a recession, but market watchers say it’s about to send an even stronger message as the 10-year yield looks set to fall below the 2-year note yield. Various parts of the yield curve have been inverted, but the traditionally watched 2-year to 10-...

To continue a week where international factors have weighed heavily on domestic markets, U.S. stock futures edged higher Thursday morning following positive economic news out of China. China’s trade data from July beat expectations, with higher exports and lower imports: dollar-denominated...

As the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average surpassed the 3,000 mark and 27,000 mark, respectively, TD Ameritrade’s Investor Movement Index barely budged. The IMX, a monthly review of investor behavior based on the portfolio activity of TD Ameritrade clients, decreased by 0.22% to 4.6...

Stabilization is the word of the day. The Chinese currency stabilized overnight, and so did stocks around the world. That doesn’t mean we’re out of the woods. A trade deal with China is probably just as far away as it was yesterday, and it’s unclear what the next step is going to...

With the market intently focused on what the Fed might do in its policy setting meeting next week, stronger-than-expected economic data has tended to weigh on sentiment because of its potential to keep central bankers more on the dovish side. But this morning, after gross domestic product data came...

This morning delivered a diversion from the steady drumbeat of earnings with an update from the European Central Bank (ECB). The ECB finished its meeting today without announcing a new rate cut, but hinted strongly that one could happen in September. The ECB hasn’t cut rates since 2016, and...

Earnings are in full swing this week and technology investors who hold any of the nation's major social-media companies are likely preparing for a hectic few days. Facebook Inc. (NASDAQ: FB) and Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR), two platforms on which millions of investors and non-investors...

One thing Wall Street arguably never wants is uncertainty about the U.S. government paying its bills and keeping the lights on in Washington. Some of that worry flickered out on news of a budget deal between the White House and congressional leadership, so that could be helpful as trading gets...