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Growth Stocks. Value Stocks. What Do Those Labels Mean?

Using index funds to make bets on these key categories is hazardous, our columnist says.

The Perils of the Fed’s Vast Bond Holdings

The Federal Reserve is shedding assets at a glacial pace, exposing the financial system to continuing risks, our columnist says.

With Inflation This High, Nobody Knows What a Dollar Is Worth

Strong reactions to rising prices and misunderstandings about the value of money are rampant, our columnist says.

Inflation, Interest Rates and Oil Prices Have Jolted the Markets

Euphoria has been replaced by a much more somber mood, changing the value calculations in a host of markets, our columnist says.

Trump or Biden? The Stock Market Doesn’t Care.

Prediction markets say former President Donald J. Trump has a good chance of winning. So far, the stock market is fine with that.

Counting Inflation, the Stock Market May Have Hit a Peak

But Robert Shiller, the Nobel laureate, says valuations adjusted for high inflation suggest stock returns for the next decade are likely to be modest.

Those Billion-Dollar Lottery ‘Jackpots’ Aren’t Even Half That Big

The latest enticing lottery prizes are the product of misleading advertising and high interest rates, our columnist says.

Nvidia Stock Market Value Would Be Bigger Than the World Economy

A.I. fervor has rocketed the chip company’s share price upward. Our columnist asked A.I. chatbots how big Nvidia would become if it kept growing as...

What History and Economics Suggest About Biden-Trump, Round 2

Underlying economic and market factors mattered in previous presidential rematches. They may help President Biden, even if polls aren’t showing that so far.

A Tax Sunset Will Change What You Owe the I.R.S.

Important regulations expire at the end of next year, thwarting tax planning and creating a monumental fiscal challenge for Congress.