by David Zeiler
Apple stock formed a bearish "death cross" pattern in its chart yesterday (Wednesday), giving Wall Street one more thing to worry about.
Technical analysts see a death cross as a signal that a short-term drop is about to become a long-term slump. And in the case of AAPL stock, the death cross is especially worrying.
This is what happened the last two times we saw an Apple death cross...
by Diane Alter
China's stock market rebounded 5.3% today (Thursday) following a Wall Street rally on Wednesday.
The Shanghai Composite Index soared 156.30 points today to finish the session at 3,083.59. It was the index's biggest one-day gain since June 30. The smaller Shenzhen Index added 59.14, or 3.33%, to close at 1,832.58.
Here's why more volatility is expected...
Find out what's ahead for the stock market today.
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The People's Bank of China uses its massive reserves to buy or sell the yuan to maintain a desired exchange rate. It's been pegged to the U.S. dollar in some way for decades.
So, a strong dollar has often meant a strong yuan.
That hurts Chinese exports, and it's been a sticking point in China's ongoing negotiations to secure the yuan's "reserve currency status" at the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
So, when China devalued the yuan by 2% on August 11 – the biggest one-day fall since 1994 – it roiled the global markets.
Why did the Dow Jones Industrial Average soar 619 points today?
Here's how the stock market did today, earnings reports, the top stock market news, and stocks to watch based on today's market moves…
Donald Trump took to social media on "Black Monday," weighing in on Aug. 24's gigantic market sell-off.
The current GOP presidential frontrunner wanted to remind the public of a warning he'd previously addressed. And to issue this plead with the public: "Get smart, America."
Here's more on what the real estate mogul had to say...
by Alex McGuire
New IPOs have not been shielded from the recent stock market sell-off.
Many of the largest IPOs in the last few years, such as Twitter and Alibaba, have been crushed by the market turmoil.
Here's what could happen to the IPO market if the Dow and S&P 500 keep falling...
by David Zeiler
Even companies that have not yet gone public are suffering from the prospect of a full-blown stock market crash.
In particular the so-called "unicorns" – startups with valuations of $1 billion or more – face a major shake-up. Venture capitalists have already started to warn that they won't be as loose with their money as they have been.
Here's how this will affect the biggest startups, and what it means for IPOs in 2015...
by Diane Alter
Gold prices today (Wednesday) fell as U.S. equities climbed following a two-day rout. In mid-morning trading today, the gold price dipped $16, or 1.4%, to 1,125.40.
A stronger dollar and a positive U.S. durable goods order report also drew investors away from gold and into stocks today.
Even dovish comments from Fed President William Dudley failed to raise the gold price...
Slowing economic growth has caused a stock market crash in China this year, as the Shanghai Composite has now fallen more than 43% in just two months.
And the ramifications stretch far beyond just China. According to CIA Asymmetric Threat Advisor Jim Rickards, China's slowing economy will help usher in the next 25-year Great Depression in the United States.
Here are the startling statistics...
