Thursday,
August 8, 2024
Market recap
Dow Jones
38,763.45
-234.21 (-0.60%)
S&P 500
5,199.50
-40.53 (-0.77%)
Nasdaq
16,195.81
-171.05 (-1.05%)
Top Story
Record heat waves are wreaking havoc in the agriculture sector, weighing on crop yields, and potentially pushing up food costs.
• Major stock indexes retraced some of the prior session’s rebound as the market remained volatile amid disappointing earnings from major companies like Airbnb, Disney, Ozempic-maker Novo Nordisk, and chipmaker Super Micro Computer.
• The U.S. 10-year Treasury yield returned to 3.94%, the level it sat at prior to Friday’s jobs data.
• The 30-year mortgage rate fell to 6.55% last week, the lowest level since May 2023.
• The weekly update to jobless claims, which has taken on renewed importance given concerns that the unemployment rate is rising too quickly.
• In earnings, Eli Lilly, Krispy Kreme, Paramount, Burger King-parent Restaurant Brands, Six Flags, and Under Armour will report.
The volatility that gripped the U.S. stock market over the past few days continued on Wednesday, when major indexes pared the prior day’s rebound gains. So what lesson should investors draw from the turbulence?
SoFi Head of Investment Strategy Liz Young Thomas is diving in. For example, does it mean the Federal Reserve is definitely behind the curve when it comes to policy? Should there be an emergency rate cut?
But not so fast. “Pullbacks are not emergencies,” says Young Thomas. “Volatility is not an emergency.”
Here’s how to read the market action of the past days that serves a reminder why portfolios should remain diversified.
In the latest junk fee crackdown, the Biden administration wants to save parents money when they travel with their kids.
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Read more >> Why is a diversified portfolio so important?It’s the idea of not putting all your eggs in one basket, just for your investments.
Read more >>Other news that caught our eye
Former Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin says the U.S. should stop selling 20-year Treasury bonds, which he revived in 2020, citing costs to taxpayers.
NASA is considering working with SpaceX to bring back the astronauts who have been stranded on the International Space Station for roughly two months.
Neither Boeing nor the National Transportation Safety Board know how a 737 Max aircraft with missing bolts was delivered to Alaska Airlines.
Thefts of some Hyundai and Kia cars dropped by more than half following anti-theft software updates, years after viral TikTok videos exposed vulnerabilities in certain models.
Financial planner tip of the day
"A well diversified portfolio helps maximize the expected return for a given level of risk. It also helps smooth returns over time compared to the drastic swings of investing in one or two riskier investments."
Brian Walsh, CFP® at SoFi