Aug 04 Watch 5:52 After years of slow recovery, U.S. economy boasts solid gains By PBS News Hour July was the second straight month of solid gains for U.S. employers, who added 209,000 jobs, according to the Labor Department. Mark Vitner of Wells Fargo joins Judy Woodruff to discuss what it means for the job market, the stock… Continue watching
Jan 31 Column: The stock market hates Trump’s economic policies By Terry Burnham Don't let Dow 20,000 fool you. Stock market behavior indicates for every $3 the Trump plans give to companies in taxes, $1 is being destroyed by other actions, Terry Burnham writes. Continue reading
Jan 25 Column: How Chicken Little got Dow 20,000 so terribly wrong By Terry Burnham Economist Terry Burnham predicted that the Dow Jones Industrial Average would hit 5,000 before it hit 20,000. With the Dow hitting 20,000 today, Burnham discusses how he got it so wrong. Continue reading
Dec 05 Column: Markets were wary of a Trump presidency. What changed? By Eric Zitzewitz Were the pre-election and election night markets wrong to be so pessimistic about Trump?… Continue reading
Nov 07 Column: The stock market doesn’t like the idea of a Trump presidency By Eric Zitzewitz A surprise Trump win would have the about the same effect on global markets that Brexit had on UK markets. Continue reading
Aug 01 Why do so many investors believe trouble lies ahead? By Making Sen$e Editor Researchers find that media coverage of adverse market outcomes is correlated with investor crash beliefs. Continue reading
May 19 Column: How gold and art auctions can gauge stock market confidence By Vikram Mansharamani Just as a fall in Sotheby’s shares signals confidence is receding, a spike in gold prices points to a rise in fear. Continue reading
Apr 26 What Oprah and Warren Buffett can teach us about risk By Denise Cummins What do Oprah Winfrey and Warren Buffett have in common? They are both calculated risk takers. Continue reading
Apr 15 You aren’t Warren Buffett. Stop trying to invest like him. By Kristen Doerer Personal finance doesn’t have to be complicated, say journalist Helaine Olen and University of Chicago professor Harold Pollack. Their new book, “The Index Card,” asserts that all the financial information you need could fit on one 3-by-5-inch index card. Continue reading
Feb 18 A political horse race where you can actually bet on the future president By Paul Solman Whether you call it betting or investing, one thing is clear: political prediction markets are surprisingly accurate predictors of presidential races. Continue reading