Barron's Take

The Fed hasn’t been able to achieve its 2% inflation target in more than five years. 

The springtime fate of shares could be determined over the next few days.

Stocks are powering higher on hopes the war will end soon. Keep an eye on oil prices.

Foreign owners of U.S. securities may eventually need to cash them in to pay for soaring oil costs.

When Richard the Lionheart led crusades to the Middle East they were funded by crippling taxes at home. President Donald Trump’s war in Iran could well hit regular Americans’ pockets and draw the same ire from markets.

Trump’s remarks could escalate the legal feud that is threatening to derail the confirmation of his chosen successor for Fed chair.

The Iran war isn’t something to be ignored. It is big enough that it could actually stop the rally in its tracks, experts say.

The buy now, pay later lender has seen its stock plummet on worries about credit losses.

Cheaper valuations for the sector’s shares look like an opportunity.

Despite the gloomy headlines, market breadth is increasing. More stocks are moving higher. Diversified ETFs are benefiting.

Bitcoin’s monthly chart shows encouraging signs.

Looking at the daily chart of Nvidia, the stock has underperformed its semiconductor peers since last August.

If the State Street SPDR Blackstone Senior Loan ETF drops much further, the broader market could take a hard tumble, too.

Yields on 10-year Treasury notes fell below 4% for the first time since November this week.

The market’s biggest AI risk might be the one that is the hardest to track.

Lower tariffs and higher prices are helping boost the company’s margins.

Sometimes the best new ideas are simply old winners ready for another run.

The company is showing the technical signs of a comeback, setting up a compelling opportunity for patient buyers.

Coke’s fourth-quarter earnings per share did edge past consensus by two cents, but its revenue fell short of expectations.

The results, and how the stock responds, are a test case for whether Friday’s turnaround in software shares can continue.

Big Tech needs to raise billions. Century bonds might do the trick.

The Super Bowl indicator is a decades-old piece of Wall Street folklore.

Technical signals suggest a longer-term upwards trend.