3 Surprising Ways the Market Reacts to Elections

3 Surprising Ways the Market Reacts to Elections

3 Surprising Ways the Market Reacts to Elections

For better or worse, 2024 has been an especially exciting year for investors. As recently as June, the experts thought inflation would persist for months (if not years) to come… But after a sharp and unexpected decline in CPI, the Fed decided to cut rates. For over a year and a half, the “Magnificent Seven” … Read more

What DirecTV, Dish Network merger means for current customers

What DirecTV, Dish Network merger means for current customers

Transcript:  Conway Gittens: I’m Conway Gittens reporting from the New York Stock Exchange. Here’s what we’re watching on TheStreet today. It was a skittish stock market Monday but for the Dow and the S&P 500, September marked the 10th monthly gain out of the last 11. Looking ahead to Tuesday: Wall Street will get the Institute … Read more

There is a new airport lounge open to economy travelers

There is a new airport lounge open to economy travelers

While airport lounges will vary in quality dramatically based on everything from airport to the airline or credit card company operating them, the undisputable rule of lounge access is that it is a luxury perk available only to those in higher fare classes or who have earned it through another means — status with the … Read more

Stellantis has too many cars sitting unsold, and it's a huge problem

Stellantis has too many cars sitting unsold, and it's a huge problem

It is no secret that Stellantis  (STLA)  has been in deep trouble lately.  Last week, the multinational automaker and parent company of some of Detroit’s biggest names confirmed it is looking for a new CEO. Though the automaker said that such procedures are entirely routine, the move comes amidst an unfortunate pattern of events that … Read more

How To Live Off Dividends In Retirement

How To Live Off Dividends In Retirement

Updated on September 30th, 2024 by Bob Ciura Income investors have faced a significant challenge in recent years. Rising stock prices caused the average dividend yield of the S&P 500 Index to sink to multi-decade lows. Interest rates are falling again, while the average dividend yield of the S&P 500 Index is just ~1.3% right … Read more

Midday stock movers: Nvidia, CVS Health, Carnival

Midday stock movers: Nvidia, CVS Health, Carnival

The stock market was little changed midday. The S&P 500 lost 0.05% and the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite added 0.03%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 0.3%, while the Russell 2000 Index rose 0.27%.   The Shanghai Composite Index climbed 8.06% on September 30, marking the best daily performance since 2008. Related: Stock Market Today: Middle Kingdom mania, … Read more