The free fall in oil prices is roiling markets. There are near-term benefits of lower energy prices, but darker clouds are gathering for the global economy.

Leverage usually magnifies returns. Not so for commodity bears.

The cycle is all too familiar to financial advisors. First, the “talking head” on television recommends a stock. This is in turn seen by a client as they are having lunch at the local diner. That’s followed by the phone call to their advisor aski...

Growth in the euro area has slowed sharply, but that’s not true for all companies in the region. We think worries about Europe’s recovery may offer investors the chance to buy quality, small-cap stocks for less than they would pay for...

Market growth has gotten ahead of economic growth, and that will likely mean more episodic bouts of volatility in 2015, like we saw in October, said BlackRock’s Global Chief Investment Strategist Russ Koesterich. Higher valuations and...

Do those ‘in the know’ really know?

Bill Gross' behavior during his appearance at the Morningstar conference concerned PIMCO executives. Much has been written about Bill Gross and his departure from the firm he founded 40 years ago. Now, Bloomberg does a deep dive into the dra...

U.S. equities capped off the holiday-shortened trading week with a sixth consecutive week of gains. The S&P 500 Index advanced 0.2%, with the consumer discretionary sector leading the way and energy lagging.1 The main economic story last week was...