Israel Iran war redhot Nancy you saw the president is on social media today he was demanding Iran's surrender you know there's the risk when you when you ask this question Nancy that you can come off sounding kind of cold but I'm just wondering if you think as a longtime market watcher does the market ultimately Nancy kind of look through all that and as long as oil behaves itself here and I'm looking at WTI still under 75 the market do you think Nancy is ultimately going to just concentrate on the economy ...

Joining me now is Matt Stucky. He's the chief portfolio manager for equities at Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management. And Matt, you know, markets seem to be taking a breather today after yesterday's bounceback.How do you think investors are processing the latest risks here. Not just tariffs and inflation, but now that escalating geopolitical headwinds are on the table, that's another risk that we're going to have to deal with. Well, good morning, Ally.Thanks for having me back. Um yeah, there is no shortag ...

Think you're too late to start investing? Think again. In this episode of Trader Talk, Kenny Polcari sits down with Steve Sosnick, chief strategist at Interactive Brokers, to discuss strategies for investors who are getting a late start. Sosnick emphasizes the importance of risk management, advocating for a disciplined approach focused on capital preservation and high-quality dividend stocks rather than speculative, high-risk trades. They also explore the responsible use of options to enhance income, how AI ...

It could be a pressure cooker of a summer for the US economy, and not because of the warmer weather. Tariffs from the Trump administration don’t appear to be going anywhere anytime soon, forcing businesses to raise prices on consumers and delay key projects. At the same time, the Federal Reserve is in no hurry to cut interest rates amid stagflation fears. Economic data has also begun to weaken, with the latest evidence being the employment readings from the last three months. Yahoo Finance executive editor ...

Planning for what happens to your finances when you're gone can be a tough but necessary conversation. On this episode of Decoding Retirement, Robert "Bob" Powell speaks with Jeffrey Levine, chief planning officer of Focus Partners Wealth, about balancing a happy retirement with a sizable nest egg for your family to inherit. Jeffrey discusses how to maximize tax efficiency, how aggressive your portfolio should be, and how to ensure your expenses don't exceed your income. Yahoo Finance's Decoding Retirement ...

Catalyst anchor Brad Smith breaks down the day's market movers for June 17, 2025. Investors eye trade, geopolitics, and the Fed. Brad speaks with several experts about what these issues mean for markets and investors. Senate Republicans have unveiled big changes to President Trump's tax bill with key issues being the SALT tax and medicare. Yahoo Finance's Ben Werschkul breaks down the details. For more Catalysts videos, please visit: About Yahoo Finance: Yahoo Finance provides free stock ticker data, up-to- ...

Confidence among US homebuilders in June hit its lowest level since December 2022 as high mortgage rates and policy uncertainty hit wouldbe buyers. With more on the landscape for homebuilders, we have Katie Hubard, Walton Global's executive vice president of capital markets joining us now. So Katie, there was actually an expectation we would see sentiment rebound here.Clearly not the case. What does this tell us about where home builders and really the overall housing market stand right now. Yes.Hi Ally, th ...

[Music] US retail sales fell nearly a full percentage point in May, more than the 610 of a percent that was expected. Does that suggest US consumers are tapped out or an expected outcome after tariff fears drove panic spending. Joining me now, we've got Deborah Wineswig, who is the Corsite Research founder and CEO.Still with me here as well, we've got Peter Chair of Academy Securities. Deborah, good to see you back here with us this morning. First, just want to get your read in on the retail sales data that ...

It's time now for today's strategy session. Riskoff sentiment gripping today's trading action as stocks open in the red, but market momentum holding up some stocks trading near record highs. Can the market continue its rally despite a growing wall of worry for investors.Joining us now, we've got Kenny Pulkari, who is the Slate Stone Wealth chief market strategist. Kenny, one of the things that you and I were talking about in the break and and perhaps is within that wall of worry to a certain extent is the r ...

90% of the rivers in in in the world that are used are processed in China. If you look at where critical minerals are used, the question is where aren't they used. Right.Everything we touched almost every day has a critical mineral whether it's something in a vehicle, could be something in our our homes in terms of our kitchen, but also, you know, a lot of our defense systems and and defense industry relies on rare earth and critical minerals. So, when you think about that at a broader picture, that has a m ...