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Markets Brief: Chip Stocks Sell Off, Investors Rotate Into Value, and What to Watch in Big Tech Earnings

Smart Investor: Top Stock Picks by Sector, Durable Dividend Payers, and What’s Behind the Bond Selloff

Weekly Market Update: Stocks Down as Consumer Defensives Climb and Technology Tumbles

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Iran War

  • Energy: Flows Leaving Hormuz Accelerate, but That’ll Change as War Resumes

  • Houthi Control of Critical Chokepoint Means Oil Supply Disruptions Into 2027

  • Global Bond Selloff Extends as Rate Hike Expectations Grow

  • Global Energy Crunch Entering a ‘More Dangerous’ Phase

  • Why Are Markets Shrugging Off the Latest Jump in Oil Prices?

  • It Could Be Time to Hedge Against Inflation

  • How Much Lower Can Oil Prices Go on the Iran Peace Deal?

  • With Commodity Prices Booming, Few Mining Stocks Look Cheap

  • Morningstar DBRS: High Oil Prices to Persist Into Summer, but Ample US Gas Storage Provides Buffer

Stock Market Trends

  • Markets Brief: Chip Stocks Sell Off, Investors Rotate Into Value, and What to Watch in Big Tech Earnings

  • Smart Investor: Top Stock Picks by Sector, Durable Dividend Payers, and What’s Behind the Bond Selloff

  • Weekly Market Update: Stocks Down as Consumer Defensives Climb and Technology Tumbles

  • Chip Stock Selloff Deepens in Asia, Extends to Europe and US

  • What’s Ahead for Stocks This Quarter—and Where to Invest

  • The Bond Selloff Story Has Shifted. Here’s How That Changes the Stakes for Investors

  • Samsung and SK Hynix Lead Chip Selloff as China Competition Fears Grow

  • 5 Stocks to Sell for Tax-Loss Harvesting

  • Markets Brief: Is the US Stock Market Starting to Broaden, or Will Big Tech Stay on Top?

Company Earnings

  • Meta Stock Is Up 9% This Year. Is It Still a Buy Ahead of Earnings?

  • What’s Happening in the Markets This Week

  • Bank Earnings Roundup: Pockets of Opportunity in a Fairly Valued Sector

  • Netflix Stock Is Down 22% This Year. Is it a Buy Ahead of Earnings?

  • TSMC Earnings: Tesla Talks and Texas Expansion Could Boost Stock

  • PNC Earnings: Sequential Contraction in Net Interest Margin Not the Whole Story

  • Charles Schwab Earnings: Higher Interest Rates Slightly Overshadow Otherwise Stellar Quarter

  • Chip Stock Selloff Deepens in Asia, Extends to Europe and US

  • Ahead of GE Aerospace Earnings, Is the Stock a Buy, a Sell, or Fairly Valued?

Interest Rates

  • Why Credit Risk Has Paid Off for Bond Investors

  • Why Cash Is Still King for Short-Term Goals

  • The US Debt Crisis May Have Already Begun. It Could Unfold in Slow Motion

  • What’s Happening in the Markets This Week

  • Soft September Jobs Report Has Market Dialing Back Calls for Fed Rate Hike

  • 7 Charts on Q3 Market Highlights: Stocks Tread Water While the Bond Market Shudders

  • Why the Bond Market Sold Off in Q3—Will the Losses Continue in Q4?

  • 4 Key Questions for Investors to Ask at the Start of Q4

  • Actually, AI Is Boosting Interest Rates, Not Inflation

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Debunking 8 Myths About Private Credit and Semiliquid Funds

These risks in semiliquid private credit funds are rarely part of the conversation.

What’s Ahead for Stocks This Quarter—and Where to Invest

Morningstar’s chief market strategist and economist share their outlooks for the fourth quarter of 2026.

The Bond Selloff Story Has Shifted. Here’s How That Changes the Stakes for Investors

Government debt worries are rising, but it’s still not time to panic. Here’s what to keep in mind if you’re worried about a debt crisis.

Where to Find Durable Dividends in Today’s Stock Market

In tough times for equity income, investors must beware of yield traps.

5 Stocks to Sell for Tax-Loss Harvesting

Plus, earnings season kicks off with big banks.

Do AI Labs Like Anthropic and OpenAI Have Economic Moats?

Leading AI labs are building economic moats to stave off commodification threats.

Markets Brief: Is the US Stock Market Starting to Broaden, or Will Big Tech Stay on Top?

Analysts say it depends on third-quarter earnings.

Smart Investor: A Risky Outlook for Stocks in Q4, Midterm Elections, and the Smartest Moves in Bonds

We wrap up our coverage of the markets and the week.

Weekly Market Update: Stocks Gain 1.03% as Utilities Rise, Industrials Fall

Zscaler and Moderna are among the week’s top-performing stocks.

What’s Happening in the Markets This Week

The CPI and PPI inflation reports are coming. The bond market is closed on Monday.

Q4 2026 Stock Market Outlook: Individual Stock Selection Looks Increasingly Important

How investors can navigate a narrowing opportunity set in a risky environment through the remainder of the year.

Private Credit: The Software Space Is Becoming a Tougher Sell for Lenders

PE-backed software direct lending deals are declining, with a few key exceptions.

What the Midterm Elections Will Mean for Markets

As voters focus on AI data centers and affordability, the market impact will depend on the results.

The Surprising Advantage of Private Investments: You Can’t Panic-Sell

Fidelity Contrafund’s Will Danoff explains why his team looks beyond public stocks and tells the story behind its investment in a drone-delivery company.

The 10 Best and 10 Worst Months of All Time for the US Stock Market

Do common investor sayings about particular months being stronger or weaker for stocks have empirical backing, or is it all market mythology? Dan Lefkovitz uncovered some surprising truths about stock market performance by examining over 100 years of data.

Why Cash Is Still King for Short-Term Goals

Longer-term bonds are more attractive than they’ve been in a long time, but they still carry a fair amount of risk.

3 Stocks to Sell and 3 Stocks to Buy for October

Plus, lessons from September’s stock market activity.

Markets Brief: Utility Stock Dividends vs. Bond Yields, Citadel Securities’ Bullish Turn, and a Cooling IPO Market

The AI-driven rally in utility stocks drove dividend yields down. Now the sector is in the shadow of higher bond yields.

Weekly Market Update: Stocks Little Changed; Tech Sector Gains While Healthcare Falls

Carnival and Synopsys among the top performers last week.

The Shifting Trends That Drove Stock Funds in Q3 2026

Several 2026 trends flipped in the third quarter: Software rebounded, small caps slumped, and technology alone didn’t drive results.