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REUTERS: Investors piled into volatility bets before market tumble
Investors piled into volatility bets before market tumbleFears of a coronavirus-fueled slowdown have injected volatility back into markets, but some investors may be less exposed this time around.Read in Reuters: https://apple.news/AQfL4wqzwSWS4pYINshBLAgShared from...
MarketWatch: Man who predicted the 2008 financial crisis says coronavirus may mean his bets of stock-market carnage are finally beginning to crystallize
Man who predicted the 2008 financial crisis says coronavirus may mean his bets of stock-market carnage are finally beginning to crystallizeIt’s times like these that get Peter Schiff’s blood running hot. The polarizing Wall Street prognosticator says that the Federal...
BARRON’S: The Fed Just Cut Interest Rates. Why the Stock Market Is Tumbling.
The Fed Just Cut Interest Rates. Why the Stock Market Is Tumbling.The Federal Reserve cut interest rates by half a percentage point, sending stocks shooting higher, only for the market to turn lower, and then rebound.Read in Barron's:...
MARKETWATCH: Long-term stock investors still shouldn’t buy the dip, says El-Erian, but it’s an opportunity-filled environment for pro traders
Long-term stock investors still shouldn’t buy the dip, says El-Erian, but it’s an opportunity-filled environment for pro tradersEconomist and investor Mohamed El-Erian says last week’s stock-market plunge offers lots of trading opportunities for market pros, but...
BARRON’S: The Stock Market Dropped More Than 10% Last Week. Here’s What History Says Happens Next.
The Stock Market Dropped More Than 10% Last Week. Here’s What History Says Happens Next.Drops of 10% in one week are very rare. History suggests that stocks are due for a bounce.Read in Barron's: https://apple.news/Ak1Q71WtKTs2B1Iv1Fq8tlAShared from Apple News
BLOOMBERG: Virus could cause global economy to contract this quarter, OECD warns
Virus could cause global economy to contract this quarter, OECD warnsGlobal economic growth will sink to levels not seen in over a decade as the coronavirus outbreak hammers demand and supply, challenging central banks and governments to respond to a fast-changing...
BUSINESS INSIDER: 3 charts: Why the stock market sell-off won’t impact Americans right away
3 charts: Why the stock market sell-off won't impact Americans right awayStocks plunged last week over escalating fears of the coronavirus' spread and the damage it could inflict on global economies. The market sell-off erased $6 trillion of market value, according to...
MARKETWATCH: Here are 5 reasons the stock market is having its worst decline since 2008, and only one of them is the coronavirus
Here are 5 reasons the stock market is having its worst decline since 2008, and only one of them is the coronavirusThe virus has virtually crippled swaths of manufacturing in China, the second-largest economy in the world, and the country is a big buyer of products...
CNN BUSINESS: Coronavirus could cost Trump the election, Goldman Sachs warns
Coronavirus could cost Trump the election, Goldman Sachs warnsA market meltdown. Surging recession fears. And a sudden spotlight on America's health care system. Goldman Sachs is warning Wall Street that the coronavirus could cost President Donald Trump the...
MARKETWATCH: U.S. economy grew a mild 2.1% in 4th quarter, but coronavirus threatens to reduce GDP even further
U.S. economy grew a mild 2.1% in 4th quarter, but coronavirus threatens to reduce GDP even furtherThe economy expanded at a 2.1% pace at the end of 2019, but the U.S. might struggle to achieve even that modest rate of growth in the months ahead if a new strain of...
LOS ANGELES TIMES: Economists see growing recession risk as coronavirus spreads in U.S. and elsewhere
Economists see growing recession risk as coronavirus spreads in U.S. and elsewhereEconomists are nervously watching how the spread of the coronavirus affects corporate earnings, consumer spending and interest rates.Read in Los Angeles Times:...
BARRON’S: The Stock Market Is Trying to Bounce Back From the Coronavirus Selloff. Good Luck With That.
The Stock Market Is Trying to Bounce Back From the Coronavirus Selloff. Good Luck With That.Stocks are trying to bounce back after two days of extreme selling. The rise appears to be more a response to the nearly 2,000-point selloff in the Dow over the past two days...