Todd Shriber

Todd Shriber

InvestorPlace Contributor

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Dow Jones Today: A Tough but Calm End to a Turbulent Quarter

By Todd Shriber, InvestorPlace Contributor

Stocks retreated Tuesday, but losses, by the standard of a wild first quarter, were tolerable. With the first quarter of 2020 now in the books, it's clear that this was the worst quarterly performance for the S&P 500 since the global financial crisis. And that's despite a 17% rally by the benchmark equity gauge over the prior seven days.

Dow Jones Today: Healthcare Help, Hopes Worst May be Over Lift Stocks

By Todd Shriber, InvestorPlace Contributor

Friday was a down day, but four of the past five have been up days for the Dow and it's worth pointing out that after one of the most rapid corrections/bear markets on record, plenty of bad news is already being consumed, but plenty of uncertainty lingers, too.

GE Stock Has a Lot Working It Against It in This Environment

By Todd Shriber, InvestorPlace Contributor

GE is highly levered and that's exposing it at a time when investors are fretting about companies' ability to service debt and access capital. One of the best GE-related investments this year has been credit default swaps (CDS) traders use to hedge against debt defaults. Problem for equity investors is CDS are a lot like golf scores – you want them to be low. GE swaps have more than doubled year-to-date.

Dow Jones Today: Stimulus Falters Under Soaring Coronavirus Numbers

By Todd Shriber, InvestorPlace Contributor

Halting a three-day winning streak, stocks tumbled Friday as investors appeared to sell the news on the House of Representatives passing the $2 trillion stimulus and as coronavirus case data grew increasingly ominous.

Best ETFs for 2020: Communication Services SPDR Fund Is a Rebound Play

By Todd Shriber, InvestorPlace Contributor

The XLC ETF followed markets lower this month, but it still has exciting growth prospects that could make it one of the best ETFs this year.

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