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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

Best- and Worst-Performing Stocks of November 2023

Coinbase, Block, and Datadog post big rallies, while Agilon Health and Cigna slide.

Tom Lauricella Dec 1, 2023

7 Charts On the AI Stock Boom One Year After ChatGPT’s Launch

These stocks and the key trends behind them are critical for understanding the AI investment landscape.

Tom Lauricella Nov 29, 2023

8 Undervalued Stocks That Just Increased Their Dividends

McDonald’s, Sirius XM, and Microchip Technology are among the stocks with higher payouts.

Tom Lauricella Nov 9, 2023

How Have the Magnificent Seven’s Earnings Been Looking?

These mega-sized stocks (and their results) continue to play a big role in overall market returns.

Tom Lauricella Nov 3, 2023

Fed News Today: What Will Powell Signal on Interest Rates?

The rise in bond yields is only adding to the debate around the Fed’s next moves.

Tom Lauricella Oct 31, 2023

5 High-Quality Growth Stock Picks From Loomis Sayles Growth Fund

The manager of this top-performing fund highlights some of his favorite holdings.

Tom Lauricella Oct 25, 2023

Markets Brief: Why the Budget Deficit Suddenly Matters

A jump in Treasury debt issuance is playing a role in the rise in bond yields.

Tom Lauricella Oct 13, 2023

Markets Brief: Will Bond Yields Top 5%?

Even with a slowing economy next year, investors should expect higher rates.

Tom Lauricella Oct 6, 2023

The Worst-Performing Stocks of Q3 2023

Farfetch, Chewy, and utilities are among the quarter’s biggest losing stocks.

Tom Lauricella Oct 4, 2023

Q3 2023 In Review and Q4 Market Outlook

Our analysts put the trends in stock sectors, bonds, and funds during the third quarter into perspective, and look ahead with a fresh eye.

Tom Lauricella Oct 2, 2023

Top-Performing Stocks for Q3 2023

Groupon, Tilray, U.S. Cellular, and energy stocks are among the leaders.

Tom Lauricella Oct 2, 2023

Markets Brief: The Wile E. Coyote Stock Market

Stocks are on less stable ground as ‘normalizing’ rates alter the outlook.

Tom Lauricella Sep 29, 2023

Payment Pause Ends: Student Loan Expert Shares Repayment Tips

Plus, insights on new-home sales, FedEx earnings, and rising bond yields.

Ivanna Hampton Sep 29, 2023

What Rising Bond Yields Mean for Investors

Why interest rates might be higher for longer.

Tom Lauricella Sep 28, 2023

Why Do Bond Yields Keep Rising?

‘Higher for longer’ is Wall Street’s newest catchphrase.

Tom Lauricella Sep 22, 2023

Fed Meeting Preview: The End of Rate Hikes?

Powell will likely signal that future rate moves will be data-dependent.

Tom Lauricella Sep 18, 2023

4 Reasons Bond Yields Are Rising

Despite a better inflation outlook and a likely end to Fed rate hikes, yields have jumped in recent weeks.

Tom Lauricella Aug 21, 2023

Markets Brief: Is the Bond Market’s Recession Indicator Broken?

The yield curve has been inverted for over a year—a traditional omen of an economic downturn.

Tom Lauricella Aug 18, 2023

Markets Brief: Why Schwab’s Sonders Thinks Stocks Are ‘In a Trickier Phase’

After the big rally, consolidation is needed, but Sonders sees opportunities among quality stocks.

Tom Lauricella Aug 11, 2023

July Jobs Report Suggests Economy on Track for ‘Immaculate Disinflation’

Fed seen ending rate hikes, with solid but moderating job growth and easing price pressures.

Tom Lauricella Aug 4, 2023

5 Small-Growth Stock Picks From Neuberger Berman’s Genesis Fund

The managers of this top-performing fund highlight their favorite holdings.

Tom Lauricella Aug 3, 2023

Markets Brief: Is the Stock Rally Broadening?

The “Magnificent Seven” rally gives way to wider gains.

Tom Lauricella Jul 28, 2023

Markets Brief: Why You Should Expect Tough Talk Out of the Fed Meeting

Inflation may be turning, but Powell seen emphasizing that the fight isn’t over yet.

Tom Lauricella Jul 21, 2023

June CPI Report Forecast to Show Slowing Overall Inflation, but Not Slow Enough for the Fed

Core CPI still seen as sticky, elevated by the CPI’s reading on rental costs.

Tom Lauricella Jul 10, 2023

Markets Brief: There’s Good News for Investors in Rates Staying Higher for Longer

With the Fed believed to be readying another rate hike, bonds offer attractive yields even after inflation.

Tom Lauricella Jul 7, 2023

Q2 2023 in Review and Market Outlook

Our analysts and specialists put the performance trends of stock, sectors, bonds, and funds in the second quarter of 2023 into perspective, and look ahead with a fresh market outlook.

Tom Lauricella Jul 3, 2023

5 Growth Stock Picks From a Top Fidelity Manager

Fidelity Blue Chip Growth manager Sonu Kalra highlights some favorite names, including Nvidia, Snap, and Eli Lilly.

Tom Lauricella Jun 23, 2023

Fed Meeting Preview: Will Powell Unveil a Rate-Hike Pause or a ‘Skip’?

Another rate hike is believed possible in July, as expectations have faded that the Fed will lower rates in 2023.

Tom Lauricella Jun 9, 2023

5 Value Stocks With Oakmark’s Bill Nygren

A look at some of Nygren’s favorite stocks, including Alphabet, ConocoPhillips, and First Citizens BancShares.

Tom Lauricella May 31, 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.