>"After tumbling early in the day, stocks in Europe reversed course. In the United States, futures for the S&P 500 fluctuated and the Nasdaq pointed to a decline when trading beings."

>"The Federal Reserve is still buying bonds as prices surge. Some praise the central bank’s continuing policy pivot; others ask if it was fast enough."

>"Companies are left on their own to set policy on vaccines for their employees. Oil production is only slowly ramping up. And this will be a messy tax season."

>"The S&P fell in early trading amid grim forecasts about the Omicron variant and a setback in efforts to pass a comprehensive domestic policy bill."

As fears of the fallout from the Chinese property developer’s potential collapse fade, some investors see an opportunity.

"Flush with capital, the funds have gone bargain hunting in Britain, snapping up everything from supermarkets to defense companies."

Stocks have soared under the new president, and the Dow has generally preferred Democrats since 1901. But don’t count on that for the future.

"To understand where the stock market may be heading, a Nobel laureate examines the pop culture of one of the greatest bull markets in history."

>"There is broad agreement that the capital markets have been distorted but less consensus on what, if anything, the S.E.C. should do about it."

"The bull market has withstood pandemic, recession, political crisis and a mob attack on Congress. But it’s not immortal."

Owning actively traded shares can create conflicts of interest. Georgia’s Senate candidates agree. Will others? Mutual funds could be good for them.