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Panic selling not only locks in losses but also puts investors at risk for missing the market’s best days. Looking at data going back to 1930, Bank of America found that if an investor missed the S&P 500’s 10 best days in each  decade, total returns would be just 91%, significantly below the 14,962% return

Investors who have long time horizons should continue to take advantage of the stock market’s pullback due to coronavirus fears, National Economic Council Director Larry Kudlow told CNBC on Friday.  “Long-term investors should think seriously about buying these dips,” Kudlow, President Donald Trump’s top economic advisor, said on “Squawk on the Street.“ Kudlow, formerly a longtime CNBC commentator, said

Virtu Financial founder Vincent Viola said Friday that the strength of the U.S. economy is a signal that now is a good time to buy stocks despite the recent sell-off.  Viola told CNBC’s Scott Wapner on “Halftime Report” that the labor market showed that the U.S. economy was still strong. “I am of the opinion

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on February 27, 2020. Scott Heins | Getty Images Fears that the fast-spreading coronavirus will disrupt global supply chains and tip the economy into a recession are gripping investors on Wall Street. In a tumultuous week for equities, the 30-stock Dow swung 1,000 points

Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange, March 2, 2020. Brendan McDermid | Reuters The world economy will bounce back quickly from the coronavirus outbreak, and investors should buy into cyclical stocks to catch the comeback, a top JPMorgan strategist said. The hit to the global economy during the first quarter

Greycroft chairman Alan Patricof said Thursday the recent market pullback was a “blip” and that investors should remain calm. “This is a blip, and we’ve seen a lot of blips in the last 20 years,” Patricof said on CNBC’s “Closing Bell.” Stocks sold off dramatically again on Thursday, continuing a volatile period of trading that

Sam Zell, who made his fortune scooping up distressed assets, told CNBC on Thursday that he’s been taking advantage of the stock market’s volatility. The billionaire founder of Equity Group Investments said in a “Squawk Box” interview, “We’ve been buying some stuff that we thought was ridiculously low” in the recent coronavirus-driven sell-offs on Wall

A worker stands on the roof of a home under construction at a new housing development in San Rafael, California. Getty Images Stocks of the nation’s biggest homebuilders jumped Tuesday after the surprise 50 basis point rate cut by the Federal Reserve. The homebuilders’ ETF (ITB) hit session highs in the morning, up nearly 2.3%,

As the sustainable investing movement gains traction investors have increasingly shied away from traditional energy stocks. But ValueAct Capital’s Jeffrey Ubben believes that oil and gas companies that are working to clean up their operations can belong in portfolios focused on sustainable companies. The activist investor, who is the co-portfolio manager of the ValueAct Spring Fund,

Trader on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Lucas Jackson | Reuters The market’s swift decline from record highs sparked by the coronavirus outbreak has left investors wondering when the bleeding will stop. On Feb. 19, the S&P 500 hit an all-time high. Just a week later, the broad market average traded in

People inside the offices of JP Morgan Chase in New York City. Getty Images Bank stocks sold off in unison on Tuesday following the Federal Reserve’s emergency rate cut to combat an economic slowdown triggered by the fast-spreading coronavirus. The weakness by the group kept the overall markets’ gains in check. Shares of JPMorgan and

Robinhood reported technical issues for a second day following an outage that kept clients from trading on a historic market rally. As U.S. stocks traded actively again Tuesday in wake of a surprise Fed rate cut, Robinhood reported a “major outage” for trading across its platform. Earlier updates on the site said that all trading

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell speaks during a news conference in Washington, Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2019. Susan Walsh | AP The market’s disregard for the Federal Reserve’s emergency interest rate cut doesn’t surprise Josh Brown, who called the decision “ill thought out.”  “This is to make people feel better. OK, fine. So then do it the

As the coronavirus outbreak continues to pressure global markets, Goldman Sachs said there’s one asset class that’s safe: gold. “While so much about the current environment remains unclear, there’s one thing that isn’t: gold, which—unlike people and our economies—is immune to the virus,” Goldman Sachs head of global commodities research Jeff Currie said in a

As fears from Ebola and a global slowdown spread, stocks plunged on October 15, with the Dow falling more than 400 points during the afternoon before recovering slightly. Getty Images The market could see a pop this week after last week’s steep sell-off, based on simple historical analysis. Though the coronavirus remains a developing health

The cure to the stock market’s coronavirus-driven volatility is not lower interest rates from the Federal Reserve, CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Monday. “Unless the Fed can create a vaccine or beat the virus, then it really doesn’t matter,” Cramer said on “Squawk on the Street.”  The “Mad Money” host was speaking as U.S. stock futures, which

Ed Hyman, a widely followed economist on Wall Street, said the coronavirus outbreak could end up causing a recession in the U.S. and slashed his U.S. GDP forecast to zero growth in the second and third quarters of this year “More cases are showing up in the U.S. and seem likely to be just the

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Jeenah Moon | Reuters It’s too soon to rush back into stocks after the market suffered its worst week since the financial crisis amid coronavirus concerns, strategists at major U.S. banks warned. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite all fell

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, January 27, 2020. Spencer Platt Barclays slashed its S&P 500 target for 2020 as the coronavirus throws the global supply chains into chaos. The bank also expects U.S. companies to see an earnings decline this year. The bank now sees the S&P 500 to

CNBC’s Jim Cramer said on Friday investors with long-term horizons to retirement should now put money to work in this week’s steep stock market correction. “If you’re in a 401(k), I know no one wants to hear this, but I think you have to buy. Buy some,” Cramer said on “Squawk Box.” ”What are we waiting