How High (or Low) Could the Stock Market Go?

U.S. equities have piled on way-above-average returns in the last five months. But what can investors expect over the next few years? The charts show some patterns, and they hint that returns could revert to a longer-term, lowe…

Rising Rents Could Be the Spark That Reignites Inflation

Vacancy rates have been declining at apartment buildings across the U.S., sending rents soaring. And because housing makes up a big part of core inflation, those higher rents could translate into a doubling of the inflation rat…

Week in Preview: Coca-Cola, Disney, Hasbro Earnings

It should be pretty quiet on the economic calendar this week, with only a few national reports due out. But iconic companies Walt Disney, Coca-Cola and Hasbro, among others, are scheduled to report quarterly results.
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Why Global Food Price Inflation Really Matters

Ben Bernanke insists that inflation remains “quite low.” That’s true, unless you need to eat. Core inflation doesn’t include food prices, and they’re soaring around the globe. In fact, the U.N.’s Food and Agriculture Organizati…

Treasury TIPS: A Looming Disaster for Small Investors

Hoping to add some safety against inflation to their portfolios, many folks have been investing in Treasury inflation-protected securities — TIPS. So now that inflation is on the horizon, they should be sitting pretty, right? …