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While the current low yields may not be sustainable, stocks are inexpensive relative to bonds.

The S&P 500 Index has defied gravity for over 2 years. Now, we are presented with a historically-vicious selloff. Do you "buy the dip," as the expression goes? Or, do you act as if we have seen the top of the long bull m...

After trading in the low $50s for most of February, oil's per barrel price plunged to $27 and change at one point this week, the lowest level since early 2016.

Berkshire Hathaway is betting that U.S. airlines will overcome the coronavirus outbreak, but some in the industry fear it could permanently reduce demand for corporate travel.

These 5 stocks dropped during the sell-off and then came back strong.

The Dow has now fallen over 20% from last month's record high.

The craziness persists and isn't necessarily going anywhere for a while. The $DJI entered bear market territory today and the SPX isn't far above that. Investors might want to take a deep breath and prepare for more vola...

U.S. government bond yields rose, whipsawed by an auction of 10-year notes, concerns about liquidity and fears about economic damage from the spread of the coronavirus

I don't know why you'd try to cobble together an income stream with miserly ETFs .

In a bear market, traditionally investors have flocked to US Treasuries which historically have been inversely correlated to equities - when stocks fall, bonds appreciate. However, in the 2020 bear market, bonds are no l...

Black swan events are challenging, because they seem to come out of nowhere. But even in a volatile climate like now, correctly diagnosing where the overall trend is going is paramount.

Britain's Brexit stockpiles are finally finding a purpose: filling supply-chain holes caused by the coronavirus.

Spanish flu? Merkel fears for the worst as WHO finally calls COVID-19 a global pandemic.

The government plans to sell more bonds in 2020 than it has since 2012 as it seeks to boost its economy amid the coronavirus epidemic.

How a health crisis created financial chaos.

The 172-year old British insurer has cautiously opted for a partial IPO of U.S. annuity business Jackson National rather than the spinoff favored by activist fund Third Point.

Saudi Arabia's oil-market war with Russia prompted investors to demand higher yields on the kingdom's bonds this week, pointing to a possible financial stressor as tensions between the two energy exporters escalate.

Under half a percent of China caught the coronavirus COVID-19. Even less than that have it today as China slowly recovers.

"They say you can't spot a bubble coming in markets. But that's not true. Everyone can see a bubble--they just don't know when it's going to pop."

The slide in oil prices and the spread of the coronavirus are causing collateral damage in the sugar market.

U.S. government bonds opened to relative calm Wednesday, then rallied as a decline in stock indexes at the open augured another whipsaw day in equities over fears about economic damage from the spread of the coronavirus.

By now, it's not so much the virus itself hurting the market, but the ancillary impact of all the virus-related cancellations on businesses and cities.