Akin Oyedele
Deputy Editor at Business Insider
Deputy Editor, Investing @BusinessInsider | @ColumbiaJourn & @WitsUniversity alum.
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19 hours ago |
businessinsider.com | Akin Oyedele |Christine Ji |Henry Blodget
As the stock market claws back its losses from the Liberation Day tariff surprise, the S&P 500 just flashed an optimistic technical signal. After 32 days of jittery price action driven by trade headlines and policy uncertainty, the index broke back above its 200-day moving average on Monday. This should give investors yet another reason to be hopeful that the market recovery will continue and extend into a rally, according to Adam Turnquist, the chief technical strategist for LPL Financial.
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1 day ago |
businessinsider.com | Akin Oyedele |Kathleen Elkins |Henry Blodget
As an options trader, Erik Smolinski thrives in chaotic markets. "In the options-trading world, what you need is not necessarily persistent, directional moves like most standard buy-and-hold portfolios might," he told Business Insider in May 2025. "What you need is volatility, which is what we've got in spades."Smolinski has been trading since 2007, when he was still in high school. He's only posted two negative years — his first two years — and has consistently beaten the S&P 500 ever since.
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2 days ago |
businessinsider.com | Akin Oyedele |William Edwards |Henry Blodget
Investors have started to figure it's better not to believe President Donald Trump's trade war bluster. But one way it sometimes pays to take Trump at his word? Buying when he tells you to. On two occasions in his second term, Trump has gotten in front of major trade announcements and urged investors to buy stocks.
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2 days ago |
businessinsider.com | Akin Oyedele |Christine Ji |Henry Blodget
2025-05-12T14:29:44Z Share Facebook Email X LinkedIn Copy link lighning bolt icon An icon in the shape of a lightning bolt. Impact Link Save Saved Read in app This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? Log in. Trump on Sunday announced an executive order to bring down prescription drug prices.
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3 days ago |
businessinsider.com | Akin Oyedele |William Edwards |Henry Blodget
Ask any financial advisor if now is a good time to buy stocks, and you'll likely get the same two words for an answer: It depends. You'll then get a couple of questions: What's your risk tolerance? What's your timeline? If you have either a low risk threshold or need the money in a few years' time, it's probably not a good time to buy.
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