Sectors
Read our take on the stock market through a sector lens.
Q1 Tech Earnings Preview: Tariffs Chip Confidence
As major tech firms like Apple and Microsoft report, they face questions about the impact of tariffs. Q1 results may be discounted, with strength seen as pre-tariff demand.
Q1 Bank Earnings Preview: Tough Road Seen Ahead
Though first-quarter results for the biggest U.S. banks are expected to be firm overall, the industry faces challenges amid recession worries and slow capital markets demand.
Optimism Improves Ahead of Q3 Retail Earnings
Recent data, early results, and a relatively firm economy point toward possible improvement in Q3 retail earnings as Walmart, Target, and other big-box stores prepare to report.
Before the Rate Cut, Our View of the Markets
Now that the yield curve has uninverted, what can we expect from the markets as we approach next week's Fed meeting?
What Past Fed Rate Cycles Can Tell Us
Looking back at the 14 Fed rate cycles since 1929, certain patterns emerge. Still, investors instead need to examine what factors are driving the Fed now.
Midyear Outlook: The Fed & the U.S. Economy
Kathy Jones and Liz Ann Sonders discuss the broader macroeconomic outlook and potential central bank policy for the second half of the year.
What's New in Stock Sectors & Corporate Bonds?
Kathy Jones and Collin Martin analyze the attractiveness of corporate bond yields, and Liz Ann Sonders interviews Kevin Gordon about sector performance.
Sector Views: Our Stock Sector Outlook
Kevin Gordon discusses Schwab's analysis of the 11 sectors that make up the S&P 500.
The Potential Winners and Losers of Higher Interest Rates
A look at who benefits and who suffers when the Federal Reserve raises interest rates.
How to Invest in Clean-Energy Trends
New approaches to climate change could create plenty of investment opportunities.