Jeff Sommer

Risk is rising as big tech companies like Oracle — the ultimate financial source of the Ellison media empire — need to turn to the bond market for staggering sums to finance data centers.

WEALTH from Oracle, the giant tech company founded by Larry Ellison, is enabling him and his son, David, to become media moguls.

Despite the blurring of lines between big business and the Trump administration, investing in broad index funds instead of stocks with political ties looks like a better bet.

The market is saying risks are rising. That means hardship for home buyers and higher hurdles for A.I. data centers and the stock market. But it’s also a boon for retirees.

(Strategies) The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady in its latest meeting. But another important power in the financial world raised them.

The Federal Reserve held interest rates steady in its latest meeting. But another important power in the financial world raised them. That’s the bond market, where thousands of traders make moment-by-moment decisions that can add up collectively to crucial policy shifts for the world economy. Read Full Article »

The S&P 500 is in position for a rare fourth year of consecutive annual gains. Risks are rising, our columnist says, yet Wall Street is doubling down.

The S&P 500 is in position for a rare fourth year of consecutive annual gains. Risks are rising, yet Wall Street is doubling down.

Best days for returns from stocks are often clustered near the worst ones; you can't skip the nightmares without passing up some landmark returns