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Bill Gross says the surging 10-year Treasury yield could test 5% in the short term

Widely followed investor Bill Gross believes Treasury yields have the potential to shoot even higher in the short run. “I…

Bond yields could race through 5% in next couple of weeks, market forecaster Jim Bianco warns

Wall Street forecaster Jim Bianco expects Treasury yields to go a lot higher — and possibly overshoot through 5% in…

Corporate pensions are at their healthiest in more than a decade

Pension plans for the largest U.S. companies are at their healthiest in more than a decade — and that’s largely…

Treasury yield jump is not ‘death to equities,’ BofA’s Savita Subramanian says

The latest jump in Treasury yields is not “death to equities,” BofA Securities’ Savita Subramanian told CNBC’s “Fast Money” on…

Powell’s pivotal speech Friday could see a marked shift from what he’s done in the past

Since he took over the chair’s position at the Federal Reserve in 2018, Jerome Powell has used his annual addresses…

Higher interest rates, inflation push Gen Z investors to trade stocks on emotion. That may be bad, experts say

Almost 9 in 10 young investors have actively traded stocks this year due to higher interest rates and inflation, according…

‘Dangerous point for investors’: Strategist warns of overconfidence about A.I.

Market participants are “overconfident” about their ability to predict the long-term effects of artificial intelligence, according to Mike Coop, chief…

U.S. debt downgrade sinks global markets — but economists are not concerned

Global stock markets tumbled on Wednesday after ratings agency Fitch downgraded the United States’ long-term credit rating — but top…

The Bank of Japan just shocked markets with a policy tweak — here’s why it matters

The Bank of Japan announced Friday “greater flexibility” in its monetary policy — surprising global financial markets. The central bank…

What ‘Shark Week’ can teach investors about a money ‘survival instinct’

It’s “Shark Week,” the annual television-programming event on Discovery that stars the ocean’s apex predators. And perhaps the most famous…