Emerging markets can be a great way to add diversification to your investment portfolio, but what is an emerging market, and ...

The prospect of a bear market, and the pessimistic investment environment that it entails, carry disconcerting near-term implications. In the 26 bear markets since 1929, the S &P 500 — the index ...

Monday's market meltdown coincided with a major shift in how Wall Street is thinking about the health of the US economy and the current bull market run. "You're seeing a complete upending in ...

Stock declines can be a signal of future trouble in the economy, though not always a reliable one. Sometimes the market swoons and a recession ensues, as after the 2000 dot-com crash.

The Russell 2000 index, made up of small-cap companies, is close to entering a bear market. Here's what that means.

The current bull market started nearly a decade ago on March 9, 2009, near the end of the Great Recession, which wreaked havoc on the American economy from December 2007 to June 2009.

That’s usually true. But, in this economic cycle, stock market gains have become an increasingly important driver of consumer spending, helping to fuel growth as other areas of the economy cool.