David Dittman
David Dittman is the former managing editor and chief investment strategist of Utility Forecaster, which was named one of "10 investment newsletters to read besides Buffett's" in 2015.
He's also the former editorial director of Investing Daily, Charles Street Research, and Weiss Ratings.
David is a co-author of "The Rise of the State: Profitable Investing and Geopolitics in the 21st Century."
A graduate of the University of California, San Diego, and the Villanova University School of Law, and a former stockbroker, David has been working in financial media for more than 20 years.
Latest articles by David Dittman
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President Trump Makes Markets Move Again: Stock Market TodayThe White House is moving ahead with plans to reshape the Federal Reserve and to buy shares in more sectors and stocks.
By David Dittman
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Can President Trump Fire Fed Governor Lisa Cook?Markets hate uncertainty, especially when it comes to monetary policy and interest rates, and questions about the Fed are compounding.
By David Dittman
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Stocks Struggle to Start Nvidia Week: Stock Market TodayAnother important week for the stock market starts on a risk-off note.
By David Dittman
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Dow Rips 846 Points to New All-Time High: Stock Market TodayFed Chair Jerome Powell seems ready to cut interest rates in the fall but will still rely on incoming economic data about inflation and employment.
By David Dittman
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Tech Sells Off While Trump Stirs the Fed: Stock Market TodayWe've reached another important part of earnings season, though markets remain captivated by the president, the Fed, and interest rate policy.
By David Dittman
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Dow Retreats From a Record High: Stock Market TodayQuietly rising since April, Home Depot stock was conspicuously constructive Tuesday as high-profile tech names dragged equity indexes down.
By David Dittman
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Dow Hits New Intraday High: Stock Market TodayValue-hunters with big stakes in a particular component kept one of the main U.S. equity indexes in positive territory.
By David Dittman
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Markets Weigh Earnings and Inflation: Stock Market TodayThe major U.S. indexes struggled Thursday amid a hot inflation reading and seasonal headwinds.
By David Dittman
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July CPI Report Ignites a Risk-On Rally: Stock Market TodayMarket participants price out worst-case scenarios for tariffs and inflation and will now turn their attention to employment and growth.
By David Dittman
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What Tariffs Mean for Your Sector ExposureNew, higher and changing tariffs will ripple through the economy and into share prices for many quarters to come.
By David Dittman
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Rally Pauses for Hot Earnings, Cool Data: Stock Market TodayMarkets were mostly mixed Tuesday after decisive moves Friday and Monday.
By David Dittman
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Dow Rises 585 Points on Rate Cut Hope: Stock Market TodayStocks moved more than 1% again Monday, this time to the upside following the Jobs Friday sell-off.
By David Dittman
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Dow Dives 542 Points on Soft Jobs Data: Stock Market TodayThe last day of a busy week ends with the first greater-than-1% move in either direction in more than a month.
By David Dittman
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Stocks Slide on Fed Day: Stock Market TodayIn another sign of changing times, JPMorgan has partnered with Coinbase to enable cryptocurrency purchases with credit cards.
By David Dittman
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What CEOs Say About President Trump and Fed Chair PowellTop opinion-shapers and decision-makers are expressing mixed views on the evolving conflict between the White House and the central bank.
By David Dittman
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Stocks Rise After Trump-Powell Fed Tour: Stock Market TodayNvidia hit a new all-time high intraday, but another renowned semiconductor name and some less iconic stocks were bigger movers Friday.
By David Dittman
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Dow Bleeds Red Due to Big Blue: Stock Market TodaySix of the official GICS sectors were in the green, led by communications services, technology and energy stocks.
By David Dittman
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Dow Jones Industrial Average Nears New Highs: Stock Market TodayThe successor to the first stock market index is getting up there with the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite in all-time-high territory.
By David Dittman
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Trump 2.0's Performance So Far, According to the Stock MarketSix months after President Donald Trump's inauguration, take a look at how the stock market has performed.
By David Dittman
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Can Trump Fire Powell?"Can Trump fire Powell?" may not matter anymore as the White House uses its power to get what the president wants from the Fed: lower interest rates.
By David Dittman
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Stock Market Today: Stocks Step Back From New HighsInvestors, traders and speculators continue the low-volume summer grind against now-familiar uncertainties.
By David Dittman
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Stock Market Today: Markets Chop Up More Trump ThreatsStocks are grinding to new highs on light summer volume, and bitcoin is only getting bigger.
By David Dittman
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Stock Market Today: Stocks Slip Ahead of Big Earnings, Inflation WeekPerhaps uncertainty about tariffs, inflation, interest rates and economic growth can only be answered with earnings.
By David Dittman
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Stock Market Today: Solid Signals Lift Stocks Despite Tariff NoiseMarkets are whistling over the White House in an ongoing display of corporate America's enduring ability to survive and advance.
By David Dittman
