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These 4 Charts Show Plunging Expectations for Fed Rate Cuts

Tom Lauricella Apr 10, 2024

4 Undervalued Stocks That Just Raised Dividends

Tom Lauricella Apr 10, 2024

March US CPI Report Shows Inflation at a 3.5% Annual Rate, Higher Than Expected

Tom Lauricella Apr 10, 2024

Despite Strong Jobs Report, Fed Still Seen on Track to Cut Rates

Tom Lauricella Apr 5, 2024

March US Jobs Report: 303,000 Rise In Payrolls, Stronger Than Expected

Tom Lauricella Apr 5, 2024

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Q1 2024 In Review and Q2 Market Outlook

Our analysts put the first-quarter performance trends for stock sectors, bonds, and funds into perspective—and look ahead with a fresh market outlook for the second quarter.

Tom Lauricella Apr 2, 2024

Best-Performing Stocks for the Quarter

Q1′s winning stocks are a surprising list of more than just Nvidia and AI names.

Tom Lauricella Apr 1, 2024

Markets Brief: Why You Should Watch the Dot Plots at the Fed’s March Meeting

Will the Fed signal an interest-rate cut in June, but with fewer to follow?

Tom Lauricella Mar 15, 2024

Dell Stock Has Tripled on AI Hopes. Is It a Buy or a Sell?

Dell’s stock price is up 213% as the PC maker sees growing AI-related demand for servers.

Tom Lauricella Mar 13, 2024

February CPI Report: What Higher-Than-Expected Inflation Means for Fed Rate Cuts

This month’s report looks more concerning for inflation optimists than January’s report.

Tom Lauricella Mar 12, 2024

February US CPI Report Shows Inflation at a 3.2% Annual Rate, Higher Than Expected

Core CPI at an above-forecast 3.8% annual rate.

Tom Lauricella Mar 12, 2024

Why the February Jobs Report Shows Solid—But Not ‘Hot’—Hiring Gains

Fed interest rate cuts still expected for June.

Tom Lauricella Mar 8, 2024

February U.S. Jobs Report: 275,000 Rise in Payrolls, Above Expectations

January’s big job gain revised down as unemployment rate increases to 3.9%.

Tom Lauricella Mar 8, 2024

Albemarle Stock Plunges on Big Share Issuance. Is It a Buy?

The lithium producer surprised investors by announcing a $2.3 billion offering.

Tom Lauricella Mar 7, 2024

Best- and Worst-Performing Stocks for February 2024

Coinbase and Palantir rank among the best stocks for the month, while the worst include Snap and Charter.

Tom Lauricella Mar 1, 2024

January U.S. CPI Report Shows Inflation at a 3.1% Annual Rate, Hotter Than Expected

Core CPI also shows higher inflation rate than predicted.

Tom Lauricella Feb 13, 2024

Markets Brief: Beyond the ‘Magnificent Seven,’ These Wide-Moat Stocks Soar

High-quality stocks are leading the charge.

Tom Lauricella Feb 9, 2024

6 Undervalued Stocks That Just Raised Dividends

Yum Brands and Comcast are among the stocks with higher payouts.

Tom Lauricella Feb 7, 2024

5 High-Yielding U.S. Treasury ETFs

ETFs from Vanguard, Schwab, SPDR, and iShares make the list.

Jülide Sengil Feb 5, 2024

Which Funds Are the Biggest Holders of Meta Stock?

Fidelity, Davis, and a Capital Group ETF have large stakes as Meta stock surges.

Tom Lauricella Feb 2, 2024

Strong January Jobs Report Takes March Fed Rate Cut Off the Table

A May rate cut is still seen in the cards, even with a robust economy to start the year.

Tom Lauricella Feb 2, 2024

January U.S. Jobs Report: 353,000 Rise in Payrolls, Well Above Expectations

Unemployment rate held steady at 3.7%.

Tom Lauricella Feb 2, 2024

Best- and Worst-Performing Stocks of January 2024

Nvidia and Juniper are among the top performers, while Coinbase and Tesla suffered big losses.

Tom Lauricella Feb 1, 2024

Markets Brief: Why Have Bonds Been So Volatile? And Will That Continue?

Uncertainty over inflation, a recession, and the Fed could mean continued wide swings in the bond market.

Tom Lauricella Jan 12, 2024

15 Charts On the Surprise ‘Everything Rally’ for 2023

The stock and bond markets turned in an unexpected banner year.

Tom Lauricella Jan 2, 2024

Best- and Worst-Performing Stocks of December 2023

Coinbase, DocuSign, and Zillow finish the year with big gains, while Palantir and Aon slide.

Tom Lauricella Jan 2, 2024

2023 In Review and 2024 Market Outlook

Our analysts put stock market performance trends, along with bonds and funds, into perspective—and look ahead with a fresh market outlook for 2024.

Tom Lauricella Dec 29, 2023

5 Pieces of Good News for Investors as 2023 Wraps Up

Plus, trends that could affect markets in 2024.

Tom Lauricella Dec 22, 2023

4 Undervalued Stocks That Just Raised Their Dividends

Evergy and Huntington Ingalls are are among the stocks with higher payouts.

Tom Lauricella Dec 13, 2023

Fed Meeting Preview: Will Powell Disappoint the Markets?

Expectations for Fed rate cuts could ride on the ‘dot plot’ and Powell’s outlook.

Tom Lauricella Dec 11, 2023

More About Tom Lauricella

Tom Lauricella is chief markets editor for Morningstar.

Lauricella joined Morningstar in 2015 after a long career at The Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones. During his time as a reporter and editor, he covered a wide array of investing topics, including mutual funds, retirement planning, and global financial markets. While at the Journal, he won the prestigious Gerald Loeb award for his role in covering the May 2010 stock market “Flash Crash.”

Lauricella holds a bachelor’s degree from New York University, where he majored in journalism.

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