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It might seem at times that investors care more about Jensen Huang than Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.Huang is the longtime CEO of chip maker Nvidia Corp. NVDA , which stole the show last…

It’s time to say hail to the chief. Presidents Day honors those who have held the office of U.S. president, although it originally marked the birthday of our first president, George Washington (and is still …

U.S. stock futures dropped Monday and a selloff in U.S. government bonds extended into its sixth week after progress toward a new fiscal stimulus bill brightened economic prospects and sapped demand for technology stocks. Futures linked…

Stock futures and government bonds climbed Monday as investors awaited a slate of Federal Reserve speakers and data on the manufacturing sector.Futures tied to the S&P 500 rose about 1% and contracts for the Nasdaq-100 advanced 1.1%…

The TINA mantra — there is no alternative — isn’t correct anymore. The swift and violent rise in bond yields has meant that equities are no longer the obvious choice to make on a relative valuation basis. The chart here…

International stocks dropped Friday, tracking declines in U.S. indexes, as a selloff in bonds helped dent investor appetite for richly valued shares. U.S. stock futures declined, suggesting markets in…

The resurgence of M&A activity is a bad omen for the stock market. I’m referring to the blistering-hot pace of M&A deals in recent weeks. After M&A activity ground to a virtual halt in the second quarter, it came…