Joe Correnti

The stock brokerage house Scottrade pointed out in a blog post one of the golden rules of risk management: "What the markets don't know about tomorrow can lead to big swings in stock prices." Perhaps the largest unknown facing not only investors but the entire planet is the U.S. 2016 presidential...

Weekly jobless claims rose less than analysts expected last week. According to Labor Department data, for the week ended September 10, the number of Americans filing for first-time unemployment benefits rose by 1,000 to a seasonally adjusted 260,000. While the increase isn't negligible, it...