Low unemployment rates, rising wage growth, a relentless bull market — by many measures, the good times are rolling. Just ask President Trump, who is glad to take credit for “the greatest economy in our nation’s history.” But there is an ugly side to this boom that you obviously won’tRead More →
Now that U.S.-Iran tensions have cooled a bit, it may be time to revisit predictions from some strategists last year that said equities are primed for big gains in the first quarter. They may have been onto something. The Nasdaq Composite COMP, +0.67% nailed a record close on Wednesday, whileRead More →
The Prince estate isn’t the first to rain, purple or otherwise, on Trump’s parade. In fact, there’s a long history of musicians fighting with politicians over their rights to use songs on the campaign trail. President Trump, though, has been deemed notably discordant with the images many artists wish toRead More →
What’s up with transportation stocks? Or, really, what’s “down” with them? Even as new all-time highs have been registered by broad-market U.S. indices such as the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +0.85% and the S&P 500 SPX, +0.23% , the market’s transportation sector has lagged. The Dow Jones TransportationRead More →
Dear Moneyist, My husband is a divorced father of three dependents. We will soon be married for 10 years. We filed joint tax returns the first 5 years. However, after learning that my husband was in trouble with back taxes I quickly moved to filing separately. I already filed bankruptcyRead More →
Is a low level of stock-trading volume warning of a new major downleg for the U.S. market? Some of the bearish advisers I monitor are worried that it might be, on the grounds that volume is a leading indicator and New York Stock Exchange trading volume has been trending lower.Read More →
