Why did the Dow plunge? Banks and tech stocks drag down market

The Dow Jones industrial average closed down 460.19 points, or about 1.8 percent, at 25,502.32. Meanwhile, the "yield curve" inverted for the first time since 2007. That means a Treasury bill that matures in three months is yielding 2.45 percent -- slightly more than the yield of a Treasury note that matures in 10 years. While the yield curve is still often a predictor of recessions, it may well not be imminent.

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  Dow Jones, Stock Market Rally; Biotech Giant Plunges On Canceled Trial

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Top Ranked Growth Stocks to Buy for March 22nd

Spirit Aerosystems Holdings, Inc. price-consensus-chart | Spirit Aerosystems Holdings, Inc. Quote Spirit AeroSystems has a PEG ratio 1.56, compared with 2.37 for the industry.

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  Host Hotels (HST) Down 2.9% Since Last Earnings Report: Can It Rebound?

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  Top Ranked Momentum Stocks to Buy for March 21st

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Jacobs (JEC) Wins 1-Year ATOM Contract Extension from NASA

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. JEC has received a contract extension from NASA to provide aerospace testing, and facility operations and services at NASA's Research Center in Mountain View, CA. The Aerospace Testing and Facility Operation and Maintenance IV (“ATOM”) contract is now extended through February 2020.

Cramer's lightning round: I don't get why this stock is down so much

Jim Cramer runs through his thoughts about viewers' stock picks.

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  The market could get hammered later this year after these long-awaited IPOs, Jim Cramer says

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Even most Americans with $10,000 to invest couldn't answer these 3 money questions

There's a lot of confusion about how retirement savings accounts work, even among those who are more well-prepared for retirement. That's what TD Ameritrade concluded after a 2019 survey that The Harris Poll conducted for them asked U.S. adults with at least $10,000 in investable assets to answer questions about 401(k) plans and individual retirement accounts (IRAs). These three questions were particularly tricky and stumped at least half of all respondents: 1.

3 Cheap Stocks to Buy That Are Worth Every Penny

In an about-face on the trade dispute, President Trump conceded that tariffs on Chinese goods may remain for a “substantial period of time.” Simultaneously, this hurts the broader markets but it also raises prospects for cheap stocks. Most speculative miners have projects in extremely unstable countries just begging for nationalization.

MLP ETFs for Growth and Juicy Yields

Overview of Alerian MLP ETF & Energy Infrastructure ETF: AMLP & ENFR (14:10) - How Do MLPs Correlate With Crude Oil Prices? What To Expect From MLPs and Crude Oil Prices Going Forward (21:00) - How Do MLPs Correlate With Other Asset Classes? Podcast@Zacks.com In this episode of ETF Spotlight, I talk with Jeremy Held, director of research at ALPS Advisors.

Ford Stock Is a Screaming Buy At Current Prices

Shares have U.S. auto giant Ford (NYSE:F) have been in a secular decline for several years now. There are many reasons why Ford stock has underperformed the market by 100 points over the past five years. The sum of those headwinds has caused Ford's sales to fall flat, margins to compress, and profits to drop.

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Personal finance expert Suze Orman shares what you're doing wrong on your taxes and how to fix it.

Musk's lawyers call tweet in U.S. SEC's contempt bid 'not material'

In a Friday filing in Manhattan federal court, Musk's lawyers also said their client "respects his obligations" to the electric car company, its shareholders and the court. Musk is trying to avoid being held in contempt for violating his October 2018 fraud settlement with the SEC, for having tweeted at 7:15 p.m. EST on Feb. 19 to his over 24 million Twitter followers that Tesla could build around 500,000 vehicles in 2019. SEC spokesman Ryan White declined to comment.

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Here's how much money you should save in your 401(k), says author of 'I Will Teach You To Be Rich'

Your employer-sponsored 401(k) is one of the most powerful long-term investment tools you've got. "I get this question all the time: How much should I have in my 401(k)?" personal finance expert Ramit Sethi tells CNBC Make It . About 47 percent of millennials (defined here as those ages 25 to 34) have access to a workplace retirement plan like a 401(k), according to a recent academic report from Stanford University .

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  Even most Americans with $10,000 to invest couldn't answer these 3 money questions

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7 Hot Stocks Under $4

Watch for a breakout from its five-month trading range, setting up a run at the 200-day moving average that would be worth a gain of 132% from here. The move comes despite a downgrade from analysts at BMO Capital Markets in January. The company, based in Switzerland, is an oilfield service company that supports the drilling, evaluation, completion, and production of oil and gas wells.

What to Expect for the Markets Next Week

U.S. markets had their worse daily decline so far in 2019 as investors ditched stocks on concerns about the economy and warning signals from the bond market sent buyers into Spring hiding. This was Friday's damage; S&P 500: DOWN 1.9% DJIA: DOWN 1.7% Nasdaq: DOWN 2.5% In fact, investors have been pulling money out of stocks all week. According to Bank of America, $12.1 billion went into bonds, while $20.7 billion came out of equities.

Activision Announces Public Beta for Call of Duty: Mobile

The game amasses maps, weapons and characters across its Call of Duty franchise, including Black Ops and the Modern Warfare series. To lure users, the different competitive modes include Team Deathmatch, Search and Destroy and Free-For-All, among others. The game aims to boosts user engagement by unlocking Call of Duty characters, weapons and score streaks, as the players continue playing and defeating their opponents.

Boeing Charted Own Safety Course for Years With FAA as Co-Pilot

In a conference call, he hurled expletives at Boeing Chief Executive Officer Dennis Muilenburg, according to a person who heard the exchange and asked for anonymity to describe the private conversation. Boeing's narrative largely held – until Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 crashed minutes after takeoff this month. Now scrutiny is landing on the iconic American planemaker, facing Congressional hearings and law enforcement investigations into how it handled its own responsibilities to guarantee the safety of the 737 Max planes.

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  U.S. lawmaker urges FAA, Boeing employees to disclose details on 737 MAX approval

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9 Super-Safe-Growth Stocks for Long-Lasting Dividends

The company serves a wide spectrum of “do-it-yourself” and “do-it-for-me” customers, including homeowners, renters and professional contractors from different construction trades. A large footprint of conveniently located stores across the U.S., an extensive range of products, a well-known brand and a diversified customer base are Lowe's key competitive advantages. This should lead to better growth prospects for the company and its dividend.

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  Why Associated Banc-Corp (ASB) is a Top Dividend Stock for Your Portfolio

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Black farmers association asks Fed to reject SunTrust/BB&T merger

An organization that represents tens of thousands of black farmers is urging the Federal Reserve Board of Governors to reject the proposed merger of SunTrust Banks Inc. and BB&T Corporation. The National Black Farmers Association says it is against the $66 billion merger, which would create the nation's sixth-largest bank. “That the proposed merger is moving forward without a lending program to offer full banking services to black and other small scale farmers is unacceptable,” said John Boyd, founder and president of the National Black Farmers Association.

U.S. Banks Keep Tumbling as Bad News Piles Up, Curve Inverts

Big banks extended losses into a fourth day Friday, as 10-year Treasury yields tumbled, the 3-month/10-year yield curve inverted for the first time since 2007, U.S. manufacturing data missed expectations and Europe's economic outlook darkened. The KBW Bank Index slid 4.5 percent, the most since Dec. 4, to a session low after President Trump said he will nominate long-time supporter and Jerome Powell critic Stephen Moore to the Federal Reserve Board. The index hit its lowest intraday since Jan. 15, with top decliners once again including regional banks Regions Financial Corp.

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  Treasuries Buying Wave Triggers First Curve Inversion Since 2007

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  Treasury Market Calls Time on Fed Hikes as Curve Finally Inverts

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New Residential Investment (NRZ) Stock Moves -1.83%: What You Should Know

In that same time, the Finance sector lost 0.18%, while the S&P 500 gained 3.04%. Wall Street will be looking for positivity from NRZ as it approaches its next earnings report date. On that day, NRZ is projected to report earnings of $0.56 per share, which would represent a year-over-year decline of 3.45%.

This is Why AbbVie (ABBV) is a Great Dividend Stock

While cash flow can come from bond interest or interest from other types of investments, income investors hone in on dividends. A dividend is that coveted distribution of a company's earnings paid out to shareholders, and investors often view it by its dividend yield, a metric that measures the dividend as a percent of the current stock price. Many academic studies show that dividends account for significant portions of long-term returns, with dividend contributions exceeding one-third of total returns in many cases.

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  Why Associated Banc-Corp (ASB) is a Top Dividend Stock for Your Portfolio

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  Are You Looking for a High-Growth Dividend Stock? American Assets Trust (AAT) Could Be a Great Choice

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Why the Federal Reserve may have just killed the stock market rally

A very dovish Federal Reserve The setup into Fed Day was this: A patient Fed on the interest rate hiking front would lead to a growth acceleration in the second half of this year. After all, how could the U.S. economy not catch fire with rate hikes all but off the table in 2019, the job market still solid and corporations benefiting from the Trump tax cuts. Unfortunately for the bulls, Powell stuck a dagger in their hearts by perhaps being too dovish.

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  Invest Carefully Despite a Dovish Fed: 5 Safe Picks

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  Powell Sees Strong Economic Fundamentals but Yield Curve Leaning Toward Recession

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