Stock Market

It is time to think twice before taking on more riskgetty Now is a challenging time for consumers, economists, businesses and investors (including professionals). Multiple, diverse concerns are heightening uncertainties dramatically, putting the U.S. stock market at risk. There are three risk areas to examine: Normal, Federal Reserve, U.S. Government. First, the increasing "normal" risks Here are my two previous articles that address these growing “normal” risks. Dec. 28 - "Eight Issues Could Undermine The 2025 U.S. Stock Market" "As the 2025 New Year’s excitement ends, look for the U.S....

NEW YORK — When it comes to stock markets around the world, this year has clearly not been “America First.”The U.S. stock market has risen in 2025 and isn’t far from its recent all-time high. But it’s climbed less than stock indexes in Mexico City, Paris, and Hong Kong.The difference in performance has been so stark than an index of stocks from 22 of 23 developed economies around the world, excluding the United States, has trounced the S&P 500: a 7.5% rise through last Monday vs. 1.7% for Wall Street’s...

Shares of Amazon (AMZN 1.30%) were up 44% in 2024, handily outpacing the 23% return for the S&P 500. And as far as I'm concerned, this outperformance was easy to anticipate for investors who knew what to look for. Over the last 20 years, Amazon stock has dropped 25% or more many times. But it has never posted a year-over-year drop in quarterly revenue. Therefore, Amazon's stock price isn't strongly correlated with its sales, which have always gone up, whereas the stock price has its ups and downs. For Amazon,...

Budget 2025: The Indian stock market experienced high volatility on Saturday, February 1, following the FY26 Union Budget announcement by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. While the budget introduced major changes in income tax slabs, shifting more money into the hands of middle-class consumers, market sentiment remained mixed due to concerns over government capital expenditure (capex) allocation.A key takeaway from the budget was the increase in the income tax exemption limit to ₹12 lakh, a significant move aimed at boosting household consumption, savings, and investment. There had been widespread expectations that...