Jessica Menton

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  • Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, US, on Monday, Aug. 25, 2025. A rally that put stocks on the brink of all-time highs sputtered and bond yields rose as euphoria around Federal Reserve rate cuts eased ahead of a key inflation reading. Photographer: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesFinance

    Stock market’s fate comes down to the next 14 trading sessions

    By Jessica Menton and Bloomberg
  • A stock trader monitors the Jakarta Composite Index (JCI) in South Tangerang, Banten, on April 8, 2025. Indonesian stocks tanked more than nine percent at the open on April 8 and the rupiah slid after a long public holiday break, triggering a trading suspension as uncertainty over US President Donald Trump’s global tariff policies roil markets. (Photo by BAY ISMOYO / AFP) (Photo by BAY ISMOYO/AFP via Getty Images)Finance

    Computer-driven traders are bullish on stocks, humans are bears

    By Jessica Menton and Bloomberg
  • Data Analyst Woman Using Spreadsheet On ComputerFinance

    For exhausted stock market pros, the choice is buy or stay home

    By Jessica Menton and Bloomberg
  • Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on April 11, 2025, in New York City. Wall Street stocks largely retreated Friday as major indexes struggled to regain ground after a turbulent week buffeted by US President Donald Trump’s see-sawing on tariffs. Minutes into trading, the Dow Jones Industrial Average slumped 0.3 percent and the S&P 500 lost 0.2 percent. But the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite Index was up 0.2 percent in a volatile morning. (Photo by TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP) (Photo by TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP via Getty Images)Finance

    ‘So wrong’ stock forecasters struggle to see through trade chaos

    By Jessica Menton and Bloomberg
  • Traders at the New York Stock ExchangeFinance

    Wall Street’s eyes are on the election, its money not so much

    By Esha Dey, Jessica Menton, and others
  • stock traders talking to each otherFinance

    After last week’s violent selloff, one stock market rotation ended and another may have begun

    By Jessica Menton, Elena Popina, and others
  • Golden bull and bear on stock chartFinance

    Top Wall Street bear surrenders to bull market and flips forecast, now seeing the S&P 500 soaring to 6,000 by year-end

    By Jessica Menton, Natalia Kniazhevich, and others
  • Stock traders at the New York Stock ExchangeFinance

    Wall Street forecasters are struggling to keep up with the stock market’s relentless surge as the S&P 500 blows past year-end targets

    By Alexandra Semenova, Jessica Menton, and others
  • Signage outside the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York, US, on Thursday, March 23, 2023. Stocks struggled for direction as banks remained lower even after Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said in prepared remarks to lawmakers that the US is ready to take further measures to protect deposits, if needed. Photographer: Stephanie Keith/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesFinance

    Nasdaq soars to a record high and is on track for its biggest annual gain since 2009

    By Elena Popina, Jessica Menton, and others
  • NYSE tradersFinance

    Soft landing euphoria on Wall Street has analysts worried: ‘There is a ‘CPI-mission accomplished’ state of mind among many investors at this point, and it’s not the case’

    By Elena Popina, Jessica Menton, and others
  • WASHINGTON, DC – MARCH 17: (L-R) U.S. President Joe Biden and Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) attend the annual Friends of Ireland Luncheon on St. Patricks Day at the U.S. Capitol March 17, 2023 in Washington, DC. The Friends of Ireland caucus was founded in 1981 by the late Irish-American politicians Irish-American politicians Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-MA), Sen. Daniel Moynihan (D-NY) and former Speaker of the House Tip ONeill (D-MA). (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)Finance

    Debt-limit standoff? Stock traders don’t seem to care

    By Elena Popina, Jessica Menton, and others
  • A Pacific Western Bank sign is seen on May 4, 2023 in Los AngelesFinance

    Bank shares nearing crisis-era threshold sparks alarm: ‘You can’t have a bull market if bank stocks are falling’

    By Jessica Menton, Elena Popina, and others
  • NEW YORK, NEW YORK – APRIL 21: Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on April 21, 2023 in New York City. The Dow opened slightly up in morning trading after three consecutive days of losses as investors continue to have concerns about the global economy. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)Finance

    Wall Street is wondering if it’s been too pessimistic after better-than expected earnings reports

    By Alexandra Semenova, Jessica Menton, and others
  • NEW YORK, NEW YORK – FEBRUARY 10: Traders work the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) during morning trading on February 10, 2023 in New York City. The stock market opened low this morning continuing a week of losses by Dow Jones, Nasdaq and the S & P 500 which is heading to its worst week in almost two months. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)Finance

    Stock-market believers say ‘stage still set’ for U.S. economy to accelerate in second half of year

    By Jessica Menton and Bloomberg
  • NEW YORK, NEW YORK – FEBRUARY 10: Traders work the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) during morning trading on February 10, 2023 in New York City. The stock market opened low this morning continuing a week of losses by Dow Jones, Nasdaq and the S & P 500 which is heading to its worst week in almost two months. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)Finance

    Stock market selloff ‘likely’ if upcoming inflation reading disappoints Fed, strategists warn

    By Jessica Menton, Elena Popina, and others