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Read More »Why Wall Street’s growth-heavy Nasdaq Composite is still rallying as Treasury yields rise
Stock-market investors should not blindly follow the established narratives suggesting rising Treasury yields usually spook technology and growth stocks but focus on underlying economic trends which are the real driver, market analysts say. The Nasdaq Composite index COMP, -0.58%, home to many of the tech and growth stocks that were …
Read More »Strong Economic Data Weaken the Case for Continued Stock Rally
Text size Lael Brainard is leaving the Fed to head the White House’s National Economic Council. Jim Vondruska/Bloomberg The dash for trash has hit a speed bump. Stocks faltered again this past week as the early-year rally, led by rebounds in 2022’s speculative-grade losers, ran into resistance from higher expected …
Read More »Coke and 5 Other Consumer Stocks to Buy Now
Text size Citigroup analyst Filippo Falorni’s favorite consumer-staples stocks are Colgate-Palmolive and Procter & Gamble. He also likes Coca-Cola and three others. Luis Antonio Rojas/Bloomberg Consumer staples have slipped from their highs, but some have been unfairly swept under the rug. In 2022, staples weren’t immune to market turmoil, but …
Read More »Ghosting your job candidates? You better watch out — it might come back to bite you later.
If you’re in the process of hiring new workers, be wary of ghosting your candidates. The Conference Board surveyed more than 1,100 workers to weigh in on their job hunting preferences, hiring practices, and interview processes. According to the survey, 18% of candidates who did not hear back from a …
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