The consumer price index (CPI) reading for October showed the Fed is winning the inflation fight, creating bullish conditions for 2024. Read More

The ordinarily unflappable Federal Reserve Chief Powell used some particularly strong language in public this week. Investors are rattled. Read More

Here’s a look at the conditions we’d need to see for a sustained upward move in stocks during the final two months of the year. Read More

The major driver of stock market gains lately has been the retreat of bond yields, as the end of the Fed’s tightening cycle comes into sight. Read More

Stocks sharply rallied last week, as economic data and the Fed’s “pause” spawned a decline in bond yields. Is a Q4 rally at hand? Read More

Has the stock market slump of autumn reached a bottom? Key technical and fundamental indicators suggest as much. Read More

Here's why the odds of a year-end surge in stocks, including a seasonal phenomenon known as a “Santa Claus rally,” are good this year. Read More

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday left the federal funds rate unchanged. Non-action is sometimes the most meaningful action of all. Read More

Stocks have officially entered a correction. Pullbacks of about 10% aren’t uncommon, but many investors fear we face something much worse. Read More

Want to cut though the hype? Focus on fundamentals, such as quarterly operating results. Here's what corporate report cards are telling us. Read More