Getty Images Key takeaways Overall inflation for December dropped to 6.5% from 7.1% in November on an annual basis. While this information isn’t exactly worthy of a celebration, it’s a sign that things are moving in the right direction since it shows that the rate hikes are slowing down the economy. Investors look at the […]

Topline As earnings season kicks off, Morgan Stanley’s investment chief is warning clients that incoming reports will likely disappoint investors, pushing major stock indexes to two-year lows even if the economy ultimately avoids a recession—but on the bright side, the analyst foresees the bear market’s end could be in sight and may arrive as early […]

Photographer: Joe Buglewicz/Bloomberg © 2020 Bloomberg Finance LP The market is likely to rally into the spring. The NASDAQ NDAQ was the hardest hit index in 2022, so a search has been run for rebounding stocks. The relative strength/seasonality screen shows that Booking Holdings is ranked number one in the NASDAQ 100. In fact, airline, […]

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