Learn how the stock market operates, its importance for businesses and investors, and its reflection of economic health.

Americans' investments are out of the grip of one of the longest bear markets in recent history. The S&P 500 gained 0.6% on Thursday, pushing the market 20% higher than the trough stocks hit in ...

Stocks in the the U.S. rebounded on Tuesday as financial markets regained their footing after a sharp selloff on Monday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, which fell more than 1,000 points yesterday, ...

What’s in your head, financially speaking, as 2024 plays out? The Dow breaking through 40,000 or backtracking? The election’s impact on the markets? Inflation and interest rates? Artificial ...

Looking at the first half year is a way of taking a measure of where the country and you as an investor might be headed. January through June of any year is when economic trends, policy changes and ...

The stock market is closing the year with the Santa Claus rally. Helene Meisler predicts a market correction in early 2025 due to bullish sentiment. Indicators like the McClellan Summation Index show ...

The US stock market is looking moderately cheaper amid an ongoing selloff, trading at a 5% discount. Dramatic losses across mega-cap tech and artificial intelligence stocks are driving market-level ...

Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...