• Apr 11, 2025

Kashkari: Fed should intervene only reluctantly, still needs to squash inflation - CNBC

The Federal Reserve should intervene in markets only reluctantly and in a true emergency, Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari said on Friday in the most explicit comments yet from a Fed official about responding to the volatility that has torn across markets in response to President Donald Trump's tariff barrage. "The Fed or Treasury stepping in should be done reluctantly, should be done when it is only truly needed," said Kashkari, who as a Treasury official during the 2007-09 financial crisis led the Troubled Asset Relief Program. "I think we should be very cautious about taking moves that could demonstrate a weakening, which I don't think is there, to the Fed's commitment to getting inflation down."

  • Apr 11, 2025

1 Healthcare Stock for Long-Term Investors and 2 to Keep Off Your Radar

Healthcare companies are pushing the status quo by innovating in areas like drug development and digital health. But financial performance has lagged recently as players offloaded surplus COVID inventories in 2023 and 2024, a headwind for overall demand. The result? Over the past six months, the industry has tumbled by 14.1%. This performance was worse than the S&P 500’s 9.3% decline.

  • Apr 11, 2025

3 of Wall Street’s Favorite Stocks That Concern Us

Wall Street has set ambitious price targets for the stocks in this article. While this suggests attractive upside potential, it’s important to remain skeptical because analysts face institutional pressures that can sometimes lead to overly optimistic forecasts.

  • Apr 11, 2025

3 of Wall Street’s Favorite Stocks in Hot Water

The stocks in this article have caught Wall Street’s attention in a big way, with price targets implying returns above 20%. But investors should take these forecasts with a grain of salt because analysts typically say nice things about companies so their firms can win business in other product lines like M&A advisory.

  • Apr 11, 2025

3 Value Stocks in the Doghouse

Value stocks typically trade at discounts to the broader market, offering patient investors the opportunity to buy businesses when they’re out of favor. The key risk, however, is that these stocks are usually cheap for a reason – five cents for a piece of fruit may seem like a great deal until you find out it’s rotten.