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The sharp and still-ongoing stock-market selloff is taking a toll on investor psyche. Sentiment took a sharp turn for the worse in the latest week, according to the American Association of Individual Investors, with bullishness tumbling by its highest amount in almost a year as Wall Street has sold off broadly. The Dow Jones Industrial…

The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, -1.87% S&P 500 index SPX, -1.86% and Nasdaq Composite Index COMP, -1.11%  have all been experiencing volatility in recent months, weighed by rising bond yields and a trade war with China. The Dow fell more than 800 points and the S&P 500 had its worst day since February. What…

Marijuana stocks were broadly lower Thursday, with a key sector tracker falling into correction territory, but MedMen Enterprises Inc. was a standout gainer after the company announced a $682 million acquisition of U.S.-based medical cannabis dispensary PharmaCann LLC. Shares of MedMen MMNFF, +5.12% the Culver City, Calif.-based cannabis company, rallied 4.9% in afternoon trade. The…

Here’s the reality behind inflation worries How can I protect my investments against inflation? Even as your investments increase in value, inflation can eat away at what they’re worth. There are things investors can do to hedge the immediate effects of inflation, or earn a return that outpaces inflation over time. But it can be…

Bloomberg News/Landov President Donald Trump walks on the South Lawn of the White House before boarding Marine One on Wednesday. President Donald Trump kept up his steady drumbeat of criticism over the Federal Reserve, pinning the steep stock-market sell-off on their interest-rate policy. Asked about the stock market rout in an interview on “Fox and…

Getty Images Some political groups are spending millions to promote President Donald Trump’s reelection. McClatchy reports some political groups are spending millions of dollars ahead of the midterm elections to support a candidate who is not on any ballot next month: President Donald Trump. Even as Republicans fight to keep control of Congress, at least…

Should I stay or should I run like crazy? Investors no doubt have plenty of questions after Wall Street’s Wednesday meltdown, which wiped more than 800 points off the Dow DJIA, -3.15% making for the worst day since February for it and the S&P SPX, -3.29% The Nasdaq COMP, -4.08%  saw its worst session since…

President Donald Trump is implementing policies aimed at either slowing or halting China’s drive to become a superpower. He wants to reduce America’s huge trade deficit with China by forcing U.S. and other manufacturers to move out of that country. In the process, the U.S. would no longer be financing China’s ascent with our trade…

Value and small-cap stock investing strategies will routinely lag the market in coming years. But that doesn’t make them any less compelling. It’s just that lagging the market over long periods has always been an inherent part of their strategies. This would be important to realize at any time, but especially now, coming off a…