Latest articles by David Dittman
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Stock Market Today: Cautious Investors Let Stocks Drift Lower
Markets weigh encouraging trends for earnings and tariffs against concerning signals from U.S. consumers.
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Stock Market Today: Markets Discount Another U.S. Downgrade
After Friday's closing bell, Moody's followed Standard & Poor's and Fitch and cut its rating on U.S. government debt.
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Stock Market Today: Investors Look on the Bright Side
A generally good week closes on another positive note, as investors, traders and speculators look for fresh catalysts.
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Stock Market Today: Stocks Climb More Walls of Worry
Volatility is back in a normal range, and the trend for the main equity indexes remains positive despite specific and general headwinds.
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Stock Market Today: Investors Weigh Weekend Negotiations
Investors, traders and speculators will look to Switzerland for answers about the most compelling issue confronting global markets.
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Stock Market Today: Stocks Rise Despite Stagflation Risk
The business of business continues apace on continuing hope for reduced trade-related uncertainty.
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Stock Market Today: Stocks Slip for a Second Straight Day
Solid earnings but mixed guidance amid more tariff uncertainty have markets searching for direction.
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Warren Buffett to Step Down From Berkshire Hathaway
The greatest investor of all time will step down as CEO of Berkshire Hathaway at the end of the year, but will still chair the company's board.
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Stock Market Today: Stocks Extend a Quiet Winning Streak
The S&P 500 Index could actually close April with a monthly gain, which would be an extraordinary sign of market resilience.
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Stock Market Today: Have We Seen the Bottom for Stocks?
Solid first-quarter earnings suggest fundamentals remain solid, and recent price action is encouraging too.
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Stock Market Today: Great Power Affairs Mesmerize Markets
The U.S. and China are at least talking about talking about tariffs, and investors, traders and speculators are showing a little less fear.
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Stock Market Today: Stocks Rise on Good Volatility
Investors, traders and speculators continue to process the "known unknown" of global tariff-and-trade war negotiations.
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Stock Market Today: Trump Retreats, Markets Rejoice
Stocks rally, yields soften, the dollar rises, and even beaten-down names enjoy the wages of potential trade peace.
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Stock Market Today: No 'Powell Put'? No Problem
Investors, traders and speculators look beyond both another Trump post and more signs of slowing economic activity.
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Stock Market Today: Stocks Surge to Close a Volatile Week
It was another day with a week's worth of both news and price action, but it ended on a strongly positive note.
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Stock Market Today: Uncertainty Proliferates: Dow Loses 1,014 Points
Weaker-than-expected consumer inflation data wasn't enough to stabilize sentiment during another volatile day for financial markets.
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Stock Market Today: Tariff Pause Triggers 3,000-Point Dow Rally
The bond market is sending concerning signals as the Trump administration executes its rapid reordering of global trade relationships.
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Why the 10-Year U.S. Treasury Yield Is So Important Right Now
Multiple indicators will track performance and sentiment during the second Trump administration. Here's why the 10-year U.S. Treasury yield is one to watch.
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Stock Market Today: Tariff Talks Drive Another Up-and-Down Day
Trade war negotiations are happening, but the "fear gauge" is gyrating, and investors, traders and speculators are still searching for signs of a bottom.
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Stock Market Today: Trump Pushes Dow Into 2,600-Point Swing
Tariffs and trade war weigh on prices across global financial markets, with little light at the end of the tunnel.
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Stock Market Today: Stocks Are Mixed Before Liberation Day
Markets look forward to what comes with the reordering of 80-year-old global trade relationships.
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Stock Market Today: Stocks Are Mixed Before Liberation Day
Markets are getting into the freewheeling rhythm of a second Trump administration.
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How to Invest in Sports
If it's springtime, Forbes is out with its annual list of baseball franchise values. The billions involved might make you wonder how to invest in sports.
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Stock Market Today: Dow Rises 854 Points From Its Intraday Low
If there's one thing markets hate, it's uncertainty. But uncertainty is all they're getting these days.
