More than half of U.S. investors feel pessimistic about the market’s future, according to the most recent weekly survey from the American Association of Individual Investors, published on March 18, 2026. That figure is an increase from 46% last week and just 35% two weeks ago. With Americans feeling increasingly concerned about potential volatility, it’s

COSCO Shipping Energy (01138) surged over 5% again, with VLCC freight rates remaining at extremely high levels. Analysts suggest monitoring the traffic conditions of the strait. According to Zhitong Finance, the Hang Seng Index fell by 0.17%, or 43 points, to 25,824 points, while the Hang Seng Tech Index dropped by 0.81%. The morning trading

One of the most important lessons of investing is to spread the wealth around. While it’s fun to choose individual winners like Nvidia or Palantir Technologies and see your nest egg climb, it’s even more important to create a diversified portfolio so you can spread your investments across sectors and geographies, helping you reduce your

We’re now three weeks into the war in Iran, and the signs for the global economy continue to look worse. In the last few days, Israel and Iran have traded on key energy infrastructure, causing another spike in oil and natural gas prices. As of March 20, Brent crude oil, the global benchmark, was trading

With the market off its highs, some nice stocks in the tech sector currently look mispriced. Let’s look at three attractively valued artificial intelligence (AI) stocks to buy right now. Trading at a forward price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of just 22 times this year’s fiscal year’s analyst estimates, and 17 times next year’s consensus, Nvidia (NASDAQ:

The stock market just closed out a rough week — and according to CNBC’s Jim Cramer, the pain is unlikely to end anytime soon. With little on the calendar in terms of major corporate earnings or economic data next week, the inverse relationship between oil and stocks will take on even more importance. It’s been

Image source: Getty Images Passive income can look especially appealing when a stock market correction puts investors on edge. After all, watching the value of a share portfolio fall is never easy. But for long-term investors, weaker markets can create a rare chance to pick up solid businesses at lower valuations, and potentially lock in

Image source: Getty Images With the war in Iran ongoing, previous fears of a potential stock market crash have been sent into overdrive. And now the list of potential crash-triggering catalysts is becoming quite long. Some of the biggest concerns include: Further escalation of military conflict around the globe. Global energy market shock due to

Never miss an important update on your stock portfolio and cut through the noise. Over 7 million investors trust Simply Wall St to stay informed where it matters for FREE. Before looking at detailed models, it helps to ask a simple question: at around US$75 per share, is Omnicom Group giving you enough value for

Following a long run of disappointment, emerging markets equities finally got their acts in gear last year, as the MSCI Emerging Markets index nearly doubled the S&P 500‘s performance. That momentum carried into 2026. The developing economies gauge is up 7.4% year to date, while the S&P 500 is off 1.64%. But there’s a rub.

To put it mildly, 2026 has not been a good year for Big Software so far. Even the giants in the industry have taken serious hits to their stock prices. One stark example of this is Oracle‘s (ORCL 3.75%) near-21% year-to-date decline. The rout is due largely to investor fears that tech companies identified with

From the peak of the dot-com bubble in March 2000 through March 2010, the S&P 500 was down 24% — a crippling stretch of returns that money managers cite as a prime example of a “lost decade” for markets. Loading audio narration… Some on Wall Street seem to think another decadelong drought could be coming.

Statistics don’t lie: the stock market has excelled with Donald Trump in the White House. Although the benchmark S&P 500 (^GSPC 1.51%) or iconic Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI 0.96%) have risen in 26 of the last 33 presidential terms, dating back to the late 1890s, the gains observed during President Trump’s first term were

Image source: Getty Images The stock market looks volatile right now. But a big decline in share prices could be a huge opportunity for long-term investors. Quality shares often trade at high multiples, which makes them risky. A stock market crash, though, could change all of that. A lot of the time in life, you

One of the more surprising victims of the recent tariffs is Costco (NASDAQ: COST). The company said it fought them as much as it could and did not pass on their full cost to consumers, and even sued the Trump administration to have them refunded. However, since the Supreme Court struck down the tariffs, at

Shares of Super Micro Computer (NASDAQ: SMCI) plunged this week after the company found itself in the midst of yet another scandal. The company has been a magnet for controversy over the years and has come under scrutiny from both short-sellers and government regulatory agencies alike. The latest blow to the company comes after the

It has been a turbulent start to 2026 for many investors. As of this writing, the S&P 500 is down about 5% year to date. But amid this broader market weakness, shares of Waste Management (WM 1.11%) have been a bright spot. The environmental services giant’s stock is up more than 5% so far this

Bloomberg (Bloomberg) — The eye-popping market debut of a tiny drone software company this week reveals a newfound investor appetite for stocks that fall at the intersection of geopolitics, defense technology and artificial intelligence. Shares of Austin, Texas-based Swarmer Inc., whose AI platform is used to deploy and coordinate drone swarms, soared nearly 1,000% in

It has been just under four years since SoundHound AI (NASDAQ: SOUN) went public in April 2022 after merging with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), and the stock has experienced significant volatility since then. SoundHound AI’s stock performance has been flat since its stock market debut. The voice artificial intelligence (AI) specialist has seen

These are trying times for growth investors, so maybe it’s a good time to be trying something different. You know those all-weather defensive stocks that many have been rotating into these days? Shouldn’t you consider at least some exposure to businesses that can hold up better than most when the next market crash comes around?