https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/ATHWwVBwrEU/ben-carlson RSS for Node Fri, 08 May 2026 17:41:44 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2018-04-18/lump-sum-investing-is-the-best-strategy-except-in-this-market https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2018-04-18/lump-sum-investing-is-the-best-strategy-except-in-this-market Wed, 18 Apr 2018 18:56:30 GMT Berlin, Germany - August 03: In this Photo Illustration a person hand over dollar bills to another person on August 03, 2016 in Berlin, Germany. (Photo Illustration by Thomas Trutschel/Photothek via Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2018-04-10/the-200-day-moving-average-isn-t-surefire-signal-to-sell-stocks https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2018-04-10/the-200-day-moving-average-isn-t-surefire-signal-to-sell-stocks Tue, 10 Apr 2018 17:00:16 GMT SYDNEY, NSW - NOVEMBER 15: A man with a placard takes part in a demonstration opposing the Australian Federal Government's planned new industrial relations laws November 15, 2005 in Sydney, Australia. An estimated 250,000 people took part in demonstrations across Australia against the governments proposed workplace relations changes. (Photo by Ian Waldie/Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2018-03-27/congress-would-make-a-mistake-by-banning-share-buybacks https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2018-03-27/congress-would-make-a-mistake-by-banning-share-buybacks Tue, 27 Mar 2018 17:00:12 GMT Two people help themselves to slices from a pie decorated with a dollar sign, 1979. (Photo by Alfred Gescheidt/Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2018-03-20/larry-kudlow-s-strong-dollar-is-easier-said-than-done https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2018-03-20/larry-kudlow-s-strong-dollar-is-easier-said-than-done Tue, 20 Mar 2018 16:03:33 GMT US conservative commentator and economic analyst Larry Kudlow speaks on the set of CNBC at the closing bell of the Dow Industrial Average at the New York Stock Exchange on March 8, 2018 in New York. / AFP PHOTO / Bryan R. Smith (Photo credit should read BRYAN R. SMITH/AFP/Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2018-03-16/rising-treasury-yields-are-a-good-problem-to-have https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2018-03-16/rising-treasury-yields-are-a-good-problem-to-have Fri, 16 Mar 2018 10:00:12 GMT BERLIN - SEPTEMBER 10: Two elderly women push shopping carts down a street on September 10, 2010 in Berlin, Germany. Germany's elderly population is growing and its overall population is shrinking. Demographers and economists argue that the German government must improve policies designed to encourage immigration of skilled labour from abroad if German economic growth is to be maintained. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2018-03-07/be-wary-of-the-gap-between-stock-and-bond-yields https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2018-03-07/be-wary-of-the-gap-between-stock-and-bond-yields Wed, 07 Mar 2018 17:47:32 GMT NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 16: A Wall St. sign next to the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) September 16, 2008 in New York City. U.S. stocks continued to drop Tuesday morning for the second consecutive day, following yesterday's Dow Jones Industrial Average plunge of 4.4% or 504 points, being the worst single day loss since the terrorist attacks of September 2001. Today the Federal Reserve is scheduled to announce the target interest rates for the federal funds. It's not clear how the central bank will respond to recent turmoil in the world's financial markets. This comes after news of Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc selling itself to Bank of America Corp, the financial firm Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, and insurance giant American International Group Inc. (AIG) attempting to raise capital to stay afloat. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2018-03-01/inflation-can-hit-stocks-and-bonds-at-the-same-time https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2018-03-01/inflation-can-hit-stocks-and-bonds-at-the-same-time Thu, 01 Mar 2018 14:00:12 GMT WASHINGTON - MARCH 13: Warren Buffett, chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway Inc., participates in a panel discussion, "Framing the Issues: Markets Perspectives," at Georgetown University March 13, 2007 in Washington, DC. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson hosted the "Treasury Conference on U.S. Capital Markets Competativeness," a day-long program to focus on capital market issues like regulation, competition and other related topics. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2018-02-22/inflation-is-a-bigger-danger-to-stocks-than-interest-rates https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2018-02-22/inflation-is-a-bigger-danger-to-stocks-than-interest-rates Thu, 22 Feb 2018 10:00:26 GMT South African rand banknotes and coins sit in the till of a retail store in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Thursday, June 22, 2017. South Africas inflation rate rose for the first time this year in May after food-price growth quickened from the slowest pace since December 2015. 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Warm and sunny weather lured hundreds of people to the shores and parks. (Photo by Michael Nagle/Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2018-01-23/u-s-investors-need-to-shed-their-home-country-bias https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2018-01-23/u-s-investors-need-to-shed-their-home-country-bias Tue, 23 Jan 2018 17:54:12 GMT NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 23: A man walks down Wall Street outside the New York Stock Exchange February 23, 2009 in New York City. Stocks tumbled to their lowest close in 12 years with the Dow Jones closing down 3.41 percent to 7114.78 (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2018-01-18/low-economic-volatility-won-t-keep-markets-calm-forever https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2018-01-18/low-economic-volatility-won-t-keep-markets-calm-forever Thu, 18 Jan 2018 13:00:23 GMT TOPSHOT - Brazilian surfer Lucas Chumbo rides a wave during the first surf session of 2018 at Praia do Norte in Nazare on January 1, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA (Photo credit should read PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA/AFP/Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2018-01-10/prepare-for-the-next-bear-market-in-stocks https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2018-01-10/prepare-for-the-next-bear-market-in-stocks Wed, 10 Jan 2018 17:23:51 GMT A brown bear rests on a rock at its enclosure at the Zoological Park in the eastern French city of Amneville on October 12, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / PATRICK HERTZOG (Photo credit should read PATRICK HERTZOG/AFP/Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2018-01-05/stock-investors-will-benefit-most-from-corporate-tax-overhaul https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2018-01-05/stock-investors-will-benefit-most-from-corporate-tax-overhaul Fri, 05 Jan 2018 11:00:23 GMT Pedestrians walk past the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) during a snow storm in New York, U.S., on Thursday, Jan. 4, 2018. A fast-moving winter storm, growing stronger by the hour, has grounded 3,000 flights, delayed rail travelers in the busy Northeast Corridor and closed schools in New York and Boston. Photographer: Mark Kauzlarich/Bloomberg via Getty Images https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2017-12-27/hunt-for-next-bitcoin-will-spark-wilder-crypto-swings https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2017-12-27/hunt-for-next-bitcoin-will-spark-wilder-crypto-swings Wed, 27 Dec 2017 11:00:09 GMT CHICAGO, IL - DECEMBER 19: A computer screen at the Cboe Global Markets exchange (previously referred to as CBOE Holdings, Inc.) shows Bitcoin cash and futures prices on December 19, 2017 in Chicago, Illinois. Last week the exchange became the first in the Unites States to begin trading Bitcoin futures. Bitcoin prices have surged in the past year, going from $1,000 a coin at the beginning of the year to a recent high of around $20,000. 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The landslide, which struck on August 22, sent mud, rocks and dirt flooding down the Piz Cengalo mountain into the outskirts of the village of Bondo, near the Italian border. / AFP PHOTO / MIGUEL MEDINA (Photo credit should read MIGUEL MEDINA/AFP/Getty Images) https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2017-12-01/sell-or-hold-what-to-do-when-your-stocks-are-soaring https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2017-12-01/sell-or-hold-what-to-do-when-your-stocks-are-soaring Fri, 01 Dec 2017 15:30:10 GMT GOOD MORNING AMERICA - Amy Robach finds a pot of gold on St. Patrick's Day at GOOD MORNING AMERICA, 3/17/15, airing on the ABC Television Network. 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