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Rivian Shares Skid After EV Maker Recalls Nearly All Vehicles

Shares of Rivian Automotive Inc. closed 7.3 percent lower on Monday after the electric-vehicle maker recalled nearly all its vehicles, heightening investor concerns that the company may not be able to meet its 2023 production target. Rivian’s market capitalization dropped more than $2 billion to $31.1 billion in a single day, compared with automakers such…


Stocks Close Lower on Wall Street Ahead of Earnings Reports

Wall Street added to its recent string of losses Monday, as stocks fell ahead of a busy week of inflation updates and the start of corporate earnings reporting season. The S&P 500 fell 0.7 percent, extending its losing streak to a fourth day. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 0.3 percent after wavering between small gains…


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…


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…


PayPal Stock Plunges Despite Pulling Controversial Policy Fining users $2,500 for ‘Misinformation’

PayPal’s stock dropped more than 6 percentage points on Monday after reports emerged that the firm may attempt to fine people $2,500 for spreading “misinformation” via the platform. Over the weekend, the company told The Epoch Times that “PayPal is not fining people for misinformation and this language was never intended to be inserted in…


Wall Street Opens Higher After Three-Day Selloff

Wall Street’s main indexes opened higher on Monday, as investors picked up beaten-down stocks following a three-day selloff last week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 122.30 points, or 0.42 percent, at the open to 29,419.09. The S&P 500 opened higher by 7.85 points, or 0.22 percent, at 3,647.51, while the Nasdaq Composite gained 7.54…


Dollar Rises as Case for US Rate Hikes Firms

LONDON/SYDNEY—The dollar inched higher on Monday as investors set their sights on inflation data later in the week which is expected to show that price pressures remain strong. Meanwhile, sterling slipped for the fourth straight session even after the Bank of England (BoE) expanded its support for markets. U.S. data due on Thursday is forecast…


Oil Falls as China Demand Concerns Fuel Recession Fears

LONDON—Oil prices fell on Monday, ending five straight days of gains, as investors looked to slowing economic activity in China, the world’s biggest crude importer, which revived concerns about a global recession and falling global fuel demand. Brent crude futures for December settlement fell by as much as 1.1 percent, and was last down 77…


Stocks Fall After Ukraine Attacks and Rate Outlook Spark Flight to Safety

LONDON—Global shares fell on Monday after a series of explosions in the Ukrainian capital and renewed concern about the economic outlook sent investors into safe-haven assets such as the dollar and bonds. Any belief that the Federal Reserve will shift to a softer stance towards monetary policy was extinguished on Friday by data that showed…


The Savings Game: Don’t Give up on the Stock Market

By Elliot Raphaelson From Tribune Content Agency Investors in both the stock and the bond markets are understandably nervous. The Federal Reserve has indicated that until inflation is under control, it will continue to increase interest rates. As long as that happens, it is likely that both bond prices and stock prices will remain under…