Stocks fell in regular trading Friday, as all major American indices fell in the wake of a broadly negative jobs report. With more than 700,000 jobs lost in the March data, unemployment in the United States rose from 3.5% to 4.4%. The markets have been bracing for widespread job losses due to the continued fallout…
The first quarter of 2020 ended with a whimper — with the Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500 and Nasdaq posting their worst quarter in decades — as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to cause uncertainty and volatility across all major stock market indices. At the beginning of the quarter, we were still basking in a…
Volatility in the stock markets is finally easing. Stock prices are low, providing a good entry point. It’s best to invest small amounts regularly than trying to time a market bottom. Last Wednesday, stocks posted their first consecutive gains since mid-February, suggesting that a month of dead cat bounces and significant declines could soon change…
Stock market volatility is high due to uncertainties regarding Covid-19 and how it will impact the economy. Dividend stocks usually withstand economic shocks better than growth stocks. High and sustainable dividends provide some buffer to your portfolio as you keep getting them during market downturns. Stock markets have been very volatile lately as a coronavirus-induced…
Dividend stocks are a good way to play market uncertainty. Companies with strong cash flow and low payout ratios make for the best picks. Investors should also be considering life after coronavirus when choosing dividend stocks. Security at a time like this is hard to find, but dividend stocks may offer a layer of protection.…
Today was an awful day for the stock market, with global and domestic equities falling sharply as the world digested a collapse in oil prices, and yet another weekend of the spread of COVID-19. All major U.S. indices were down, with the tech-heavy Nasdaq falling the least of the three, slipping a comparatively modest 7.29%,…
Airline stock performance has been a reliable indicator of recession, and they are down 30% in the last ten days alone. The last time airlines dropped this fast was 9/11. They posted similar declines amid the 2007 financial crisis. The World Bank estimates that a global pandemic could shave $3 trillion off global GDP –…
Is it good news to say that stocks fell less sharply than they had on previous days? That’s the bright side of another turbulent trading day across the Nasdaq and New York Stock Exchange. The major indices were down again — although their declines were less severe than they had been during the week. Investors…
Are you tired of TechCrunch reporting on the daily stock market gyrations? Well, we’re tired of writing about them. And yet here we are, because stonks yet again did wild things that we have to talk about. Markets are still skittish about the effect the rapidly spreading novel coronavirus, COVID-19, will have on the economy.…
Joe Biden’s Super Tuesday surprise helped healthcare stocks lead the market recovery on Wednesday. Biden crushed Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren, the leading proponents of “Medicare For All.” Dow stock UnitedHealth Group headlined the surge. Healthcare stocks are heaving a sigh of relief on Wednesday after Joe Biden pulled off a massive upset on Super…
