Jan 31, 6:54 AM EST Newsletter Signup BusinessTechnologyWorldNationalMedia & CultureOpinionSportsLuxury Opinion By Matthew DiLallo 12/16/18 AT 11:26 PM Oil prices have plummeted 30% since early October. The global oil benchmark, Brent, which topped $86 a barrel at the start of the fourth quarter, tumbled back down to $58 a barrel in just 37 days. Fears that there wouldn't be enough oil to meet growing demand evaporated overnight after the U.S. allowed Iran to continue exporting oil to several of its key buyers even after imposing new sanctions, and oil traders started worrying that there would be too much crude sloshing around the global market.This article originally appeared in the Motley FoolThe bear-market mauling of oil prices, however, could be over. At least, that's the view of the International Energy Agency (IEA) in its latest oil market report, in which it noted that actions from several major oil-producing nations could have put a floor under oil prices in the … [Read more...] about Oil Prices: Is the Bear-Market Mauling Finally Over?
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Strategies on making most of bear market
Stock charts make it easy to see how the market’s doing at any given time — green means up, red means down — and during a bear market, it’s generally red as far as the eye can see. For many people, the color red means one thing: stop. But to stop investing generally is a bad idea when the market gets scary. Worse yet? Selling stocks out of fear. Given that bear markets, defined as declines of at least 20 percent in asset prices from a recent high, are somewhat inevitable, here are some tips for how to make the most of investing during these times. Make dollar-cost averaging your friend Say the price of a stock in your portfolio slumps 25 percent, from $100 a share to $75 a share. If you have money to invest — and want to buy more of this stock — it can be tempting to try to buy when you think the stock’s price has cratered. Problem is, you will likely be wrong. A more prudent approach is to regularly add money to the market with a strategy … [Read more...] about Strategies on making most of bear market
2019 Altima: Nissan has upped its game in a bull and bear market
By Sue Mead, MOTOR MATTERS Published 12:00 am CST, Saturday, January 26, 2019 In response to the desires of buyers, Intelligent All-Wheel Drive is offered for the first time ever on the Altima. (Motor Matters photo) In response to the desires of buyers, Intelligent All-Wheel Drive is offered for the first time ever on the Altima. (Motor Matters photo) Image 1 of / 3 Caption Close Image 1 of 3 In response to the desires of buyers, Intelligent All-Wheel Drive is offered for the first time ever on the Altima. (Motor Matters photo) In response to the desires of buyers, Intelligent All-Wheel Drive is offered for the first time ever on the Altima. (Motor Matters photo) 2019 Altima: Nissan has upped its game in a bull and bear market 1 / 3 Back to Gallery Nissan is absolutely bullish about sedans; in fact, at a time when many other automakers are retreating like bears … [Read more...] about 2019 Altima: Nissan has upped its game in a bull and bear market
How to Invest During a Bear Market
Anna-Louise Jackson, NerdWallet Published 3:11 pm CST, Friday, January 18, 2019 This article was first published on NerdWallet.com. Stock charts make it easy to see how the market’s doing at any given time — green means up, red means down — and during a bear market, it’s generally red as far as the eye can see. For many people, the color red means one thing: stop. But to stop investing generally is a bad idea when the market gets scary. Worse yet? Selling stocks out of fear. It takes resolve to keep investing during a bear market. These market events, defined as declines of at least 20% in asset prices from a recent high, likely will happen a handful of times during your investing lifetime. In the past 50 years, the S&P 500 has experienced six bear markets, according to data from Yardeni Research. (Confused? Get some background on bear markets.) Given that bear markets are somewhat inevitable, here are some tips for how to make the most of … [Read more...] about How to Invest During a Bear Market
‘Bear Market’ Is an Arbitrary Label, but Using It Can Hurt
Sections SEARCH Skip to content Skip to site index Business Subscribe Log In Log In Today’s Paper Business | ‘Bear Market’ Is an Arbitrary Label, but Using It Can Hurt Supported by ByRobert J. Shiller Jan. 17, 2019 Stocks came very close to entering a bear market on Christmas Eve, which was a very bad thing. Just about everybody said so. Yet the bear-market label is based on a dangerously unscientific understanding of stock markets. It is dangerous because the designation itself can set off a negative popular narrative that may, in itself, help to fuel a bigger market decline. What happened in December? By Dec. 24, the S&P 500 had fallen 19.8 percent from its peak of September 2018. That was just short of the “traditional” 20 percent slide that many say defines a bear market. It has been strongly up since then, but still remains down substantially from that peak. This … [Read more...] about ‘Bear Market’ Is an Arbitrary Label, but Using It Can Hurt