Where Stocks Look Cheap or Expensive While the overall market is near fair value, there are pockets of opportunity. Sarah Hansen Dec 20, 2023
The 4 Biggest Market Stories of 2023 — and What’s Next in 2024 This year was all about the Fed and what turned out to be an “everything rally.” Sarah Hansen Dec 18, 2023
Charlie Munger, Warren Buffett Built Berkshire Hathaway to Thrive After They’re Gone Plus, what the holiday shopping season could reveal about consumer spending in 2024. Sarah Hansen Dec 15, 2023
November CPI Report Shows Progress on Inflation Ahead of Final Fed Meeting of 2023 Good news on gas prices, but core inflation is still sticky thanks to higher housing costs. Sarah Hansen Dec 12, 2023
November U.S. CPI Report Shows Inflation at a 3.1% Annual Rate CPI rises 0.1% for November, just above expectations. Sarah Hansen Dec 12, 2023
Markets Brief: Will We Actually Avoid a Recession? Why more market watchers are anticipating a soft landing for the economy. Sarah Hansen Dec 8, 2023
November CPI Report Forecast Shows More Progress On Inflation Analysts expect improvement as price deceleration continues, but the fight isn’t over yet. Sarah Hansen Dec 8, 2023
November Jobs Report Shows Steady Strength In Hiring Expectations for Fed rate cuts pushed back on above-forecast job gains. Sarah Hansen Dec 8, 2023
November U.S. Jobs Report: 199,000 Rise in Payrolls, Stronger Than Expected Unemployment rate falls to 3.7%. Sarah Hansen Dec 8, 2023
November Jobs Report Forecasts Call for More Moderate Growth In Hiring Investors are awaiting signs of softening in the labor market that could allow the Fed to cut rates. Sarah Hansen Dec 6, 2023
Why Bonds Are Making a Huge Comeback Traders are looking ahead to rate cuts as soon as March. Sarah Hansen Dec 5, 2023
Markets Brief: Why Investors Should Pay Extra Attention to Shopping Trends This Holiday Resilient consumers have helped the economy stave off a recession—for now. Sarah Hansen Dec 1, 2023
Markets Brief: These Stocks Could Thrive Under ‘Higher for Longer’ Interest Rates Rates hikes are all but over, and cuts are a long way off. Keep an eye on these types of stocks. Sarah Hansen Nov 21, 2023
Markets Brief: Rate Hikes May Be Over, But Is the Coast Clear for Stocks? Bond traders are pricing in cuts by mid-2024, but the Fed hasn’t beaten inflation just yet. Sarah Hansen Nov 17, 2023
October CPI Report Cements End to Fed Rate Hikes With Inflation Easing Bond traders expecting four interest rate cuts in 2024. Sarah Hansen Nov 14, 2023
October CPI Report Shows Inflation at a 3.2% Annual Rate, Better Than Expected Core CPI rose at 4.0% annual rate. Sarah Hansen Nov 14, 2023
Higher Bond Yields and Interest Rates Are Here to Stay Also, the sales outlook for blockbuster diabetes drug Mounjaro and the debate on whether unions are bad for investors. Ivanna Hampton Nov 10, 2023
October CPI Report Forecast to Show Overall Inflation Moderating Core inflation seen remaining sticky, but the Fed to hold rates steady in December. Sarah Hansen Nov 10, 2023
Markets Brief: Is It Finally Time to Buy Small-Cap Stocks? The Fed’s ‘higher for longer’ strategy could be a key factor for the smallest players in the market. Sarah Hansen Nov 3, 2023
October Jobs Report Forecasts Call for Softening Labor Market Conditions Job growth is slowing, but could leave the door open for another Fed rate hike this year. Sarah Hansen Nov 1, 2023
Markets Brief: What’s Going On With the Magnificent Seven? The market’s biggest names haven’t escaped the sting of rising rates. Sarah Hansen Oct 27, 2023
Markets Brief: What Does It Mean That Financial Conditions Are Tightening? Even if the Fed is done raising interest rates, other factors point to screws tightening on the economy. Sarah Hansen Oct 20, 2023
What Is ‘Normal’ for Interest Rates? While yields may be near their peak, the current range of rates could persist for some time. Sarah Hansen Oct 18, 2023
September CPI Report Shows Downward Trend for Inflation Intact, if Bumpy Inflation data seen giving Fed room to leave rates steady in November. Sarah Hansen Oct 12, 2023
Birkenstock IPO Stumbles, Losing 13% After Pricing at $46 The footwear giant’s stock slides after going public at a valuation over $8.5 billion. Sarah Hansen Oct 11, 2023
September CPI Report Forecast to Show Inflation Trends Moderating Higher gas prices could temporarily keep overall inflation high. Sarah Hansen Oct 10, 2023
These 3 Hot IPOs Have Cooled Off—Here’s What That Means for the Market After lackluster performance from Arm, Instacart, and Klaviyo, are we going to see the IPO renaissance after all? Sarah Hansen Sep 26, 2023
Market Brief: 5 Themes for the Stock Market Heading Into Q4 Key issues include rising bond yields and tech stock performance. Sarah Hansen Sep 22, 2023
Klaviyo Pops 9% in IPO After Pricing at $30, Above Expected Range A ‘best-in-class’ marketing tech company with strong revenue growth. Sarah Hansen Sep 20, 2023
Instacart IPO Jumps After Pricing at $30 A ‘well-positioned’ company, but at a higher price in a competitive industry. Sarah Hansen Sep 19, 2023