A blockbuster earnings report from retail bellwether Macy’s offset rising geopolitical risks today, pushing the main stock indices modestly higher.

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Higher bond yields, renewed trade conflict and geopolitical risk cursed the investment dice today, pushing the main indices into losing territory.

Growing oil production in the Permian Basin is threatened by looming pipeline capacity constraints. But certain energy players are poised to profit.

Muted rhetoric from the U.S. and China gave investors hope today that a trade war would be averted, driving the major market averages higher.

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Stocks rose today, posting consecutive gains as investors embraced risk and shrugged off global worries. But how long can the winning streak last?

No one wants to see their stock go down to zero. But there are scenarios where income investors hope a security they’re involved with ends up in the ash bin.

Reassuring data today on inflation fueled a rise in stocks, as investors shrugged off geopolitical risks and interest rate fears. But is inflation really dormant?

It appears that mega-cap stocks like Amazon and Apple have become their own form of currency. From that perspective, the stock market’s seeming indifference to rising inflation makes sense.

The U.S. withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal is raising expectations of tighter oil supplies. Crude prices jumped today, pushing the broader indices higher.

Mergers and acquisitions are at a record pace for 2018. Why are the goliaths looking for more targets and what does it mean for the market?

President Trump today announced that the U.S. would jettison the Iran nuclear deal, a move that rattled investors. The Dow and Nasdaq carved out slight gains in volatile trading. The S&P 500 closed lower.

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The main indices sharply rose today as new numbers dampened fears that economic growth would either get too hot or too cold.

Elon Musk has always been an eccentric visionary, but his behavior during the earnings conference call last week was unexpected, even for him. Will his antics bury Tesla stock?

The main indices rallied today on strong earnings and positive economic data. Technology shares lit the fuse.

Until the current correction is over, the biggest profits might be made in betting on nervous shareholders bailing out of companies that cannot live up to unrealistic expectations.

Stocks closed mostly lower today, in volatile trading. The S&P 500 briefly dipped below its 200-day moving average, signaling that more pain probably lies ahead.

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