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Stocks Stumble as Ukraine Tensions Worsen, Investors Seek Safety in Gold

LONDON—Stock markets fell on Thursday after Russian-backed separatists and Ukrainian government forces accused each other of firing shells, sending traders to seek safety in government bonds, and pushing gold prices to a new eight-month high. The two sides traded accusations each had fired across the ceasefire line in eastern Ukraine, raising alarm at a time…


What a Russian Invasion of Ukraine Would Mean for Investors

The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust traded lower by 1.3 percent on Tuesday and is down 5.2 percent overall in the past five trading sessions. One of the catalysts driving the market sell-off is a potential Russian invasion of Ukraine. On Tuesday, LPL Financial Chief Market Strategist Ryan Detrick discussed the impact a Russian invasion…


Global Shares Mostly Fall as Investors Mull Likely Rate Hike

TOKYO—Global shares were mostly lower Tuesday following a national holiday in the U.S, while oil prices surged following an attack on an oil facility in the capital of the United Arab Emirates that killed at least three people. Benchmark U.S. crude rose $1.44, or 1.7 percent, to $85.26 a barrel in electronic trading on the…


Stocks Lose Momentum in Afternoon Trading; S&P Down 0.1 Percent

Stock indexes are mostly lower on Wall Street in afternoon trading Tuesday, pulling the market slightly below its record high as investors close out their positions for 2021. The S&P 500 was down 0.1 percent as of 2:20 p.m. Eastern. The benchmark index is coming off an all-time high on Monday, when it posted its…


Nikola Corp. Agrees to Pay $125 Million to Settle SEC Charges of Defrauding Investors

WASHINGTON—Nikola Corp. has agreed to pay $125 million to settle civil charges that it defrauded investors by misleading them about its products, technical advancements, and commercial prospects, the U.S. securities regulator said on Tuesday. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) accused the electric vehicle maker of violating securities laws with numerous misleading statements made from…


Wood’s Flagship ARK Fund Deep in the Red, yet Investors Stay Loyal

NEW YORK—One year after her Ark Innovation ETF than doubled and made her a household name, star stock picker Cathie Wood is poised to join a small club that no one aspires to be a part of: portfolio managers who have seen their funds go from first to worst in the span of 12 months….


Wall Street Set for Mixed Open as Investors Weigh Up Omicron Impact

LONDON—European shares edged higher on Wednesday and U.S. stock futures pointed to a mixed open for Wall Street, as more countries announced restrictions to reduce the spread of the Omicron variant but investors bet that the impact would be limited. Europe’s STOXX 600 was up 0.1 percent on the day 1232 GMT and the MSCI…


Hedge Funds Sell, Retail Investors Buy, Investment Data Show

Since the Federal Reserve revealed its intentions to taper monetary policy, hedge funds have been diminishing their exposure to risk, new data show. But retail traders are piling into stocks, offering support to the leading benchmark indexes. New data, compiled by experts at Goldman Sachs’ brokerage firm and reported by Bloomberg, revealed that hedge funds…


Investors Raise Cash on Hawkish Central Banks Worries

Investors raised cash allocations to 5.1 percent on growing concerns over central bank hawkishness, BofA Securities’ monthly fund manager survey showed before key policy decisions this week by the U.S. Federal Reserve and other big central banks. The U.S. investment bank said “hawkish central banks” was the biggest tail risk and that has sparked a…


Are Companies, Investors Aware of Their China Risk?

Commentary The earnings of companies within the S&P 500 Index are 90 percent correlated with China’s gross domestic product growth today, according to Bank of America analysts. In 2010, the correlation was zero. That’s an astounding statistic. It’s not unfathomable once you dive into what it means. The S&P 500 consists of the 500 largest…