4 Top-Performing Core-Plus Bond Funds
Over the past year, the $4.6 billion Nuveen Core Plus Bond Fund rose 5.39%, while the average fund in its category rose 5.07% ...
Jobless claims little changed, while impact from government spending cuts expected later this spring
Jobless claims little changed, while impact from government spending cuts expected later this spring Claims fall 2,000 to 220,000 in latest week The numbers: Initial jobless claims fell by 2,000 to ...
National CineMedia's stock rises after it reintroduces dividend, plans to accelerate stock buybacks
National CineMedia's stock has risen 35.5% in the last 12 months, outpacing the S&P 500 index's SPX gain of 8.4%. Shares of movie-theater chain Cinemark Holdings Inc. (CNK) have risen 26.5%, while AMC ...
Producer Prices Flat in February; January Figure Revised Up
Wholesale prices were roughly flat last month, but an upward revision to the January number meant that producer inflation was steeper than previously estimated at the start of 2025.
Jobless Claims Fell Last Week
The number of continuing claims, a gauge of the size of the unemployed population, declined to 1.87 million in the week through March 1, compared with 1.9 million the week before. The ...
Another strategist chops his S&P 500 target - but for a different reason than the Goldman Sachs reduction
The reduction by Ed Yardeni, president and chief investment strategist of Yardeni Research, is notable for a few reasons, one being that he was one of the top bulls on Wall Street. (Oppenheimer as of ...
Wholesale inflation flattens out in February in another sign of easing inflation
The numbers: Wholesale prices were unchanged in February, offering more evidence that inflation pressures eased somewhat early in the new year. The flat reading in the producer price index came in ...
New report casts significant doubt on Musk and Trump's government-fraud claims
Less than a day after Elon Musk promised to find $1 trillion in free money by cutting "fraud and waste" from the federal government - an amount equal to about one federal dollar in seven - his claim ...
Jobless claims inch down to 220,000 in latest week
Initial jobless claims fell by 2,000 to 220,000 in the week ended March 8, the Labor Department said Thursday. Economists polled by The Wall Street Journal had estimated new claims would rise by 4,000 ...
There's always a bull market somewhere: Where to invest as the world turns away from the U.S.
Two sectors are natural gas (NG00) - we own United States Natural Gas Fund UNG - and steel. Reshoring, bringing jobs back, is a four-year plan. So there are a lot of single stocks that are deep-value ...
What the February Inflation Report Means for the Fed; Bank of Canada Cuts Rates Amid 'New Crisis'
"We're now facing a new crisis," Bank of Canada Gov. Tiff Macklem said at a press conference, after cutting the central bank's target for the overnight rate to 2.75%, down after seven straight cuts ...
What to Know About Passive REIT ETFs
For anyone seeking access to the broad REIT market, exchange-traded funds are generally one of the cheapest and most tax-efficient options. We recently surveyed actively managed REIT ETFs, which are a ...