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Google, Facebook, Apple, Starbucks and Exxon Mobil Reveal Earnings

The stock market has begun swinging wildly as companies like Google, Facebook, Apple, Starbucks and Exxon Mobil reveal their earnings and hint at divergent prospects...

How to Prepare as the Fed Moves to Rein In Inflation

People all over the country — indeed, much of the planet — are depending on the central bank to stave off runaway inflation and keep...

How to Survive When Stocks Behave Badly

The stock market’s swings have been startling. Unfortunately, it’s wise to prepare for much worse.

Stock Markets Off to Worst Start Since 2016 as Fed Fights Inflation

Stocks are off to their worst start of a year since 2016 as the central bank pulls back the enormous stimulus programs it began in...

Stock Investing in Retirement for Those Able to Bear the Risk

Stocks and bonds are core investments. Now, Vanguard is suggesting that retirees willing and able to bear the risk may want a stock target of...

Why Stock Investors Need to Look a Decade Ahead, at Lea

In this season for forecasts and resolutions, investors will be better off they are able to think 10 or more years ahead, our columnist says.

Emerging Markets Pose Long-Term Benefits Despite Short-Term Risk

The Omicron outbreak, inflation and monetary tightening are shaking emerging markets. Yet our columnist says it’s risky for long-term investors to shun them.

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The emergence of the Omicron variant underlines the difficulty of planning even a few weeks ahead. Wall Street is forecasting next year’s precise market returns,...

Buy Stocks to Prosper. Buy Bonds to Sleep at Night.

Do what it takes to stay invested in the stock market, our columnist says. Government bonds may help, even if they look unappealing now.

When Bad News About the Climate Is Good for Green Stocks

Markets respond when coverage of global warming spikes, new research suggests. But investors could become inured to the bleak state of climate change.