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Morningstar stamps what it thinks about a fund’s future with this Medalist Rating. You’ve probably seen a star with the word Gold, Silver, or Bronze next to a fund you were researching on Morningstar.com. This represents the fund’s Morningstar Medalist Rating. The manager researc ...  Show more

Macroeconomic conditions are squeezing US airlines and travelers just in time for the summer travel season. Higher fuel costs due to the conflict in the Middle East are pushing up ticket prices. The latest Consumer Price Index report showed fares rose by about 3% in April. Meanwh ...  Show more

Watch Carol and Tim LIVE every day on YouTube: http://bit.ly/3vTiACF. US stocks have been on a tear, setting more than 20 all-time highs this year, but the Federal Reserve’s next move threatens to curb investors’ zeal, JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s trading desk warns. “This current bull ...  Show more

On today's episode, we dissect the forces driving volatility in Chinese tech stocks. Despite the recent pullback in Chinese equities, some Wall Street investors remain bullish. Morgan Stanley strategists raised their 2025 year-end index targets for Chinese stock indexes, after se ...  Show more

The major U.S. equity indexes were all up more than 1% late in Monday’s regular trading session, with the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite leading the way with a 1.85% gain. Stocks today seem to reflect a strong start to earnings reporting season. According to Bloomberg, 38 of the 48 ...  Show more

All was not hunky-dory in the recent Fed meeting, as the FOMC Meeting minutes reveal a split-decision on lowering rates by 50-bps vs 25-bps. Meanwhile, in the markets, the S&P is having its Best Year Ever since the "turn of the century." The current, rising wedge is both a bullis ...  Show more