Wayne Duggan

4 weeks ago | money.usnews.com | Wayne Duggan |Jordan Schultz

Wall Street analysts make new stock picks on a daily basis. Unfortunately, not all analysts and the stocks they pick are winners. Analyst opinions and ratings can vary significantly for a particular stock, making it difficult for investors to know which analysts to trust. Fortunately, WallStreetZen has implemented a system to track analyst stock picks based on average return, win rate and number of ratings.

1 month ago | money.usnews.com | Wayne Duggan |Jordan Schultz

SOPA Images|LightRocket via GettInvestors looking for tariff-resistant stocks should consider factors like global sales, strong supply chains and pricing power. The biggest market-moving news story of 2025 has been President Donald Trump's trade war and his unpredictable and dynamic tariff policies. Certain companies and their investors have a lot to lose if the trade war doesn't go their way, but other stocks may be relatively insulated from tariffs.

Mar 21, 2025 | money.usnews.com | Wayne Duggan |Brady Porche

From Feb. 19, 2020, to March 23, 2020, the S&P 500 dropped from 3,386.10 to 2,237.40, losing 33.9% of its value. The global outbreak of COVID-19 understandably rattled financial markets, triggering economic shutdowns and widespread fears about the virus's impact. Related: Sign up for stock news with our Invested newsletter. Fortunately, the S&P 500 recovered to new all-time highs by August 2020 and is now up about 150% from its COVID lows.

Mar 14, 2025 | money.usnews.com | Wayne Duggan |Jordan Schultz

After a strong fourth quarter, unpredictable U.S. policy decisions, a growing trade war and a softening macroeconomic environment have weighed on the U.S. dollar so far in 2025, sending the U.S. Dollar Index down 4.4% through March 14. Related: Sign up for stock news with our Invested newsletter. The dollar tends to outperform when the economy is booming and the Federal Reserve is raising interest rates. However, the bond market is pricing in three more Federal Reserve interest rate cuts in 2025.

Mar 14, 2025 | money.usnews.com | Wayne Duggan |Aaron Davis

The U.S. economy was on relatively solid footing heading into 2025, but a growing trade war and aggressive government layoffs have shaken up the economic outlook. The Federal Open Market Committee's (FOMC) latest long-term economic projections from December 2024 still suggest a soft landing for the U.S. economy that includes slowing gross domestic product growth but no recession.