Although December's weak retail sales report had no apparent effect on the stock market today, it may adversely influence the rate at which Wall Street is anticipating economic growth this year. Read More
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Stock market volatility, a delayed jobs report, and January CPI are what I'm watching this week. Read More
The same sectors that were shunned by Wall Street during the go-go days of the AI boom are now coming into vogue. Read More
This month’s Personal Finance options recommendation includes two strategies, selling a covered call and selling a naked put on Dow (NYSE: DOW) Read More
For a variety of reasons, 2026 was a difficult year for stock market investors. Shortly after the incoming Trump administration took office, it implemented a broad array of import tariffs that made it nearly impossible to assess their impact on global businesses. That is still the case, but by now… Read More
Gold and silver prices, jobs reports, and Q4 results are on deck this week. Read More
This is Jim Pearce, chief investment strategist for Personal Finance, with a weekly recap on Friday, January 30, 2026. As expected, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) did not change its policy rate this week. Instead, it decided to “maintain the target range for the federal funds rate… Read More
Today's big drop by Microsoft illustrates the extent to which the stock market has become overly dependent on AI growth, which bodes well for other sectors of the economy that are likely to benefit from the investment capital coming out of mega cap tech stocks. Read More
After struggling to integrate new trade tariffs into its revenue model, Best Buy is poised to rally this year if its operating metrics improve as expected. Read More
FOMC rate decision, November trade deficit, and the bond market reaction to those events. Read More