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Because now is the time to buy stocks

Text size September lived up to its reputation as the toughest time of year for stock investors. Michael Nagle/Bloomberg The outlook for the market is hazy at best and there are no meatballs involved. Questions about the strength of the economy, what the Federal Reserve plans to do and even the path of corporate earnings… Read More »

September is over. It’s time to buy stocks.

Text size September lived up to its reputation as the toughest time of year for stock investors. Michael Nagle/Bloomberg The outlook for the market is hazy at best and there are no meatballs involved. Questions about the strength of the economy, what the Federal Reserve plans to do and even the path of corporate earnings… Read More »

Higher rates could last for a while. That doesn’t mean stocks and bonds don’t have a price to buy.

Not long ago, the Naked Cowboy was tasked with promoting an NFT. Remember those? Spencer Platt/Getty Images Text size Where have all these weirdos gone? Not even two years ago, in a cover story on the state of finance, I opened with a cowboy in his underwear serenading a Times Square duo in matching onesies… Read More »

Treasury bond yields are set to rise. The stock market won’t like it.

Text size Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said the central bank would proceed cautiously in raising rates. Chen Mengtong/China News Service/VCG/Getty Images) We go back to the future for interest rates. The benchmark 10-year Treasury yield briefly topped the 4.5% level last week, which was widely seen as the highest level since 2007. That makes… Read More »

Tesla’s delivery estimates are decreasing. There’s good and bad news about it.

Text size Tesla will report third-quarter delivery data on October 2 Liesa Johannssen/Bloomberg The third quarter is almost over and Tesla There are about two weeks left until the quarterly delivery report. That means it’s time for Wall Street analysts to sharpen their pencils and fix the numbers. The direction of their delivery estimates will… Read More »

Tesla is the most shorted auto stock. Rivian and Ford are numbers two and three.

Text size Among the top 20 most heavily shorted transportation stocks, Tesla represents nearly 60% of the capital committed by short sellers. Brent Lewin/Bloomberg The UAW is asking for it Ford engine and the other two automakers with roots in Detroit for big pay raises and a four-day work week. The demands threaten to upend… Read More »