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Oil slipped on Thursday on worries about rising US crude inventories and concerns about more rate hikes in Europe potentially hitting growth, paring this week's gains on signs of a strong economic rebound in China. Brent crude futures fell 13 cents, or 0.15%, to $84.18 a barrel at 0715 GMT,…

Asian stock markets are mixed after signs of enduring upward pressure on American prices added to expectations of higher interest rates for longer

The Australian share market falls, after a mixed performance on Wall Street as investors bet on interest rates having to rise by more than they initially expected, while the ABS releases a significant update about Australia's solid —but slowing — economic growth.

Australia's share market makes a gain on Tuesday but ends lower for the month of February, and retail sales rise more than expected in January. Here's how the trading day unfolded.

It has certainly been a rough week for bulls in the S&P 500 (SPY). Over the past 10 days, we've now had three big reports all showing hotter-than-expected inflation. And while it looked like the bulls were going to be able to shake off the first two, the evidence is…

The battle lines are set between bulls and the bears over the 200 day moving average for the S&P 500 (SPY). A break below 3,940 will likely ignite a serious FOMO rally to the downside. Why is that likely going to happen? And how to best position your portfolio to…

Shares in Asia are mixed after Wall Street broke its longest losing streak since December with a modest rally led by tech stocks

Hot economic data and rekindled price pressures are expected to keep the stock market highly volatile, with the Fed minutes signaling continued rate hikes in upcoming meetings. Amid this backdrop, investing $1,000 in fundamentally sound and dividend-paying stocks Walmart (WMT), Novartis (NVS), and Albertsons (ACI) could make you richer this…

Amid the diminishing likelihood of a Fed pivot and recession odds soaring, a bear market could be expected anytime soon. Therefore, investors can scoop up quality stocks Walmart (WMT), AbbVie (ABBV), and CVS Health (CVS) now. Read on….