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The Fed’s Next Test Is Breaking the Ice Over Policy Shift
WASHINGTON—As the economic recovery evolves from forecast to reality, the Federal Reserve will face a question that has vexed it in the past: how to signal its eventual tightening of the money spigot. The process of ending the Fed’s giant bond-buying program, and subsequently raising interest rates, will take years unless inflation unexpectedly surges. Its …
Breaking Judicial Norms: A History
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer is widely reported to have told his Democratic colleagues on Saturday that “nothing is off the table for next year” if Republicans confirm a Supreme Court nominee in this Congress. He means this as a threat that Democrats will break the filibuster and pack the Court with more Justices in …
20 technology stocks with low debt to consider owning in a down market
Mark Grant, the chief global strategist for fixed income at B. Riley FBR, is usually focused on the bond market, but he had an interesting suggestion for long-term investors that he shared with Stuart Varney on Fox Business: After quoting the adage, “You buy when there’s blood on the streets,” Grant suggested that for “appreciation …
Pick up these ‘next generation’ technology stocks while they’re on sale
While insiders appear to be telling us it’s time to start buying the pullback in stocks, not everyone is convinced. “There is room for a little more freaking out,” says Kevin Landis, who manages the Firsthand Technology Opportunities Fund TEFQX, -2.99%. It’s all about the fear of the unknown. “When a panic really gets going, …
Republicans Could Lead on Mental Health Treatment
A homeless man holds a sign asking for money by an entrance to a subway station in New York, Oct. 9, 2015. Photo: Mark Lennihan/Associated Press Tucked away in the gun law President Biden just signed is a provision increasing funding for preventive outpatient treatment for mental illness. This is an important step toward solving …