Category: investing

Closing Prices for Crude Oil, Gold and Other Commodities (Oct. 13)

Benchmark U.S. crude oil for November delivery rose $1.84 to $89.11 a barrel Thursday. Brent crude for December delivery rose $2.12 to $94.57 a barrel. Wholesale gasoline for November delivery rose 7 cents to $2.70 a gallon. November heating oil rose 16 cents to $4.09 a gallon. November natural gas rose 30 cents to $6.74…


How Major US Stock Indexes Fared Thursday Oct. 13, 2022

Wall Street staged its biggest comeback in years as stocks roared back from steep morning losses caused by a worse-than-expected report on inflation. The S&P 500 jumped 2.6 percent Thursday, a stunning reversal after earlier being down as much as 2.4 percent and touching its lowest level in nearly two years. The Dow and Nasdaq…


5 Investments Likely to Thrive in a Downturn

Whether you’re a business owner or concerned about your personal finances, you’ve likely been tuned in to current news about the economic status of the country. There’s been a lot of talk about recessions and at-risk investments in the past few months. Whether we’re in one, about to enter one, or far away from one,…


How Major US Stock Indexes Fared Wednesday Oct. 12, 2022

Stocks ended a wobbly day lower on Wall Street after a late-afternoon drop erased the tentative gains major indexes had been clinging to for much of the day. The S&P 500 gave back 0.3 percent Wednesday, its sixth consecutive loss. The Dow and Nasdaq ended with smaller losses. Yields on the 2-year and 10-year Treasury…


Closing Prices for Crude Oil, Gold and Other Commodities (Oct. 12)

Benchmark U.S. crude oil for November delivery fell $2.08 to $87.27 a barrel Wednesday. Brent crude for December delivery fell $1.84 to $92.45 a barrel. Wholesale gasoline for November delivery was unchanged at $2.63 a gallon. November heating oil was unchanged at $3.93 a gallon. November natural gas fell 16 cents to $6.44 per 1,000…


Closing Prices for Crude Oil, Gold and Other Commodities (Oct. 11)

Benchmark U.S. crude oil for November delivery fell $1.78 to $89.35 a barrel Tuesday. Brent crude for December delivery fell $1.90 to $94.29 a barrel. Wholesale gasoline for November delivery rose 1 cent to $2.63 a gallon. November heating oil rose 2 cents to $3.93 a gallon. November natural gas rose 16 cents to $6.60…


How Major US Stock Indexes Fared Tuesday Oct. 11, 2022

Stocks ended mostly lower after an afternoon hiccup on Wall Street as trading remains unsettled ahead of key reports on inflation and corporate earnings. The S&P 500 fell 0.7 percent after wavering down, up, then back down again. The Nasdaq fell 1.1 percent and the Dow ended just barely in the green. The S&P 500…


How Major US Stock Indexes Fared Monday Oct. 10, 2022

Stocks closed lower on Wall Street ahead of the beginning of the corporate earnings reporting season, which will provide insight into how high inflation and rising interest rates have been affecting U.S. companies. The S&P 500 fell 0.7 percent Monday. The Nasdaq fell 1 percent, while the Dow fell 0.3 percent U.S. bond trading was…


Closing Prices for Crude Oil, Gold and Other Commodities (Oct. 10)

Benchmark U.S. crude oil for November delivery fell $1.51 to $91.13 a barrel Monday. Brent crude for December delivery fell $1.73 to $96.19 a barrel. Wholesale gasoline for November delivery fell 11 cents to $2.62 a gallon. November heating oil fell 11 cents to $3.91 a gallon. November natural gas fell 31 cents to $6.44…


Investing: Ranking the Small Online Brokers

By Nellie S. Huang From Kiplinger’s Personal Finance Brokerage start-ups such as Robinhood, M1 Finance, and SoFi are tiny compared with the trillions of dollars in brokerage assets at the likes of Schwab and Fidelity. But they’ve already made a big dent in the way things work. These newcomers pioneered commission-free stock trading and fractional-share…