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The Stock Market Is Selling Off. Here's What Investors Should Do

3 weeks ago | kiplinger.com | Karee Venema |Mark C. Hackett

Stocks are deep in the red today, April 3, after President Donald Trump announced sweeping tariffs on U.S. trading partners late Wednesday. At last check, futures on the three main indexes were down at least 3% across the board. "Both the magnitude of 'reciprocal' tariffs imposed per country and the set of countries they were imposed on were larger than many had reasonably anticipated," notes UBS Global Research strategist Bhanu Baweja.
Stock Market Today: Dow Leads as UnitedHealth Stock Pops

Jan 13, 2025 | kiplinger.com | Karee Venema |Mark C. Hackett

Stocks were mixed to start the first full trading week of 2025. While the Dow Jones Industrial Average outperformed on strength in UnitedHealth Group (UNH) shares, the Nasdaq Composite fell as tech stocks continued to decline. At the close, the Dow was up 0.9% to 42,297 as UnitedHealth surged 4.0% after a release from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) suggested Medicare Advantage payments could potentially increase by more than 4% next year.
Stock Market Today: Dow Leads as UnitedHealth Stock Pops

Jan 13, 2025 | inkl.com | Mark C. Hackett

Closeup of stock chart with red and green bars and blue moving average. Stocks were mixed to start the first full trading week of 2025. While the Dow Jones Industrial Average outperformed on strength in UnitedHealth Group (UNH) shares, the Nasdaq Composite fell as tech stocks continued to decline.
Mourning empire and energizing toward Christ

Nov 7, 2024 | medium.com | Mark C. Hackett

Asking not what we should do, but how to form ourselves into who we should become. Mark Hackett·FollowPublished inBackyard Church·13 min read·--Image made by author. Well, here we are. Donald Trump is the 47th President-elect. His supporters have long complained the country does not take their strongman and them seriously, despite ample evidence to the contrary and their pyrrhic victory at the ballot box. We know what comes next, or at least what Trump will try to do.
Ministers of Propaganda: A Review

Oct 23, 2024 | medium.com | Mark C. Hackett

Exposing the inner workings of the religious right’s propaganda — and how Christians can resist it. Mark Hackett·FollowPublished inBackyard Church·18 min read·--Book cover by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company. Image created by author. Ministers of Propaganda: Truth, Power, and the Ideology of the Religious RightBy Scott M. Coley, lecturer in philosophy at Mount St. Mary’s University. Grand Rapids, MI: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2024.
Q2 earnings: Continued strength supports the stock market bulls

Aug 28, 2024 | blog.nationwidefinancial.com | Mark C. Hackett

Amid the market volatility that dominated headlines in the financial press, many investors may have missed some good news for the ongoing bull market for stocks—the continued strength and resilience of company earnings. With some of the volatility calming down more recently, it’s a good time to review several key themes that emerged during the Q2 earnings season.
Uneven lies can wreck a round. Here’s how to master them

Aug 23, 2024 | newsbreak.com | Mark C. Hackett

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Will investors benefit if stocks and bonds go separate ways?

Aug 21, 2024 | blog.nationwidefinancial.com | Mark C. Hackett

If there’s a silver lining to the recent stock market volatility, it’s in the bond market’s performance over this time. Bond values rose during the latest spell of equity market turmoil as interest rates tumbled and recession fears increased. The lift in bond prices provided some ballast against declining stock values, showing the potential for negative correlation with bonds to act as a hedge against stock market risk.
How Orangeism Paved the Way for British Capital

Aug 19, 2024 | portside.org | Mark C. Hackett

How Orangeism Paved the Way for British Capital Published August 18, 2024 They built the world as we know it, all the systems you traverse. Thus sang The Fall’s Mark E. Smith on the Manchester band’s 1988 record, I Am Kurious Oranj, written for a ballet based on the 300th anniversary of William of Orange’s ascension to the English throne.
Understanding credit spreads—the canary in the financial coal mine - Nationwide Financial

Aug 14, 2024 | blog.nationwidefinancial.com | Mark C. Hackett

In recent weeks, investors have endured the kind of volatility not seen since the initial days of the pandemic. Whenever markets swing to and fro, it’s understandable that investors feel the pull of their emotions. A rebound after a down day for stocks, like we saw last Thursday (August 8), may give investors hope for a quick end to the volatility. It may also create fear of a “dead cat bounce,” where the rebound is a prelude to further declines.