David Dittman
David Dittman is the former managing editor and chief investment strategist of Utility Forecaster, which was named one of "10 investment newsletters to read besides Buffett's" in 2015.
He's also the former editorial director of Investing Daily, Charles Street Research, and Weiss Ratings.
David is a co-author of "The Rise of the State: Profitable Investing and Geopolitics in the 21st Century."
A graduate of the University of California, San Diego, and the Villanova University School of Law, and a former stockbroker, David has been working in financial media for more than 20 years.
Latest articles by David Dittman
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Dow Falls 628 Points as Rate Pressures Rise: Stock Market TodayDisparate but related tensions among the U.S., Canada and Iran continue to roil financial markets.
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Dow Falls 419 Points as Bond Yields Rise: Stock Market TodayThe energy shock is not going away, and it's only making things worse for the bond market, as well as the stock market, over the long term.
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Stocks Lose Again as US-Iran War Heats Up: Stock Market TodayThe last trading week of the summer is off to a tough start, with geopolitical tensions ratcheting and interest rates rising.
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Are You Really on Your Best Investing Behavior? Take Our QuizQuiz You're only human. And your biggest error as an investor might be simply failing to recognize a basic evolutionary fact. Our quiz can help you do that.
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Stocks Turn Down as Warsh Talks Up Rates: Stock Market TodayMarkets are pricing in higher interest rates after Fed Chair Kevin Warsh doubled down on his commitment to price stability.
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Stocks Rise as Nvidia Ends Losing Streak: Stock Market TodayWhat happens if Nvidia and Jensen Huang report the greatest quarter in the history of the semiconductor industry on Wednesday?
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Stocks Pause for Nvidia Earnings, Warsh Remarks: Stock Market TodayInvestors, traders and speculators expect direction from the leaders of the AI revolution and the world's most important central bank.
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Dow Adds 550 Points Ahead of Nvidia Earnings Week: Stock Market TodayThe stock market still looks basically healthy, but the bond market is starting to show signs of stress.
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Stocks Struggle as Long-Term Yields Rise: Stock Market TodayFear of a Fed move to tighten monetary policy has receded, but market-based interest rates are still trending higher.
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Stocks Still Await Signs of Price Stability: Stock Market TodayCurrent questions about consumer prices will be answered tomorrow, and then we'll talk about producer prices.
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Markets Pull Back for Incoming Inflation Data: Stock Market TodayUnease about negotiations to reopen the Strait of Hormuz boosted oil and yields but pressured stocks at the start of a big week for inflation data.
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Stocks Hit New Highs as Jobs Data Mutes Rate Hike Talk: Stock Market TodayThe Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 posted new all-time highs after odds of a rate hike fell with a soft July jobs report.
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Stocks Slip on Soft Guidance, High Expectations: Stock Market TodayExpectations for earnings and hopes for peace continue to be the stock market's major big-picture forces.
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Dow Makes More New Highs Despite AI Drag: Stock Market TodayStocks were mostly higher again as Iran and Oman negotiated a shipping agreement for the Strait of Hormuz, but AI capex is still a big issue for investors.
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Dow Drops 1,153 Points as Oil Pops on Fed Day: Stock Market TodayFed Chair Kevin Warsh reassured markets about a resilient economy, but geopolitical uncertainty remains the major factor for most interested parties right now.
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Markets Weigh Peace Hope Against AI Fear: Stock Market TodayWill there ever be peace in the Middle East? Will the Magnificent 7 ever make money from AI? Investors, traders and speculators want to know right now.
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Inflation Made I-Bonds Popular. What Now?savings bonds Inflation has made Series I savings bonds, known as I-bonds, enormously popular with risk-averse investors. How do they work?
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Stocks Slip as Alphabet Gets Ready to Report: Stock Market TodayThe stock market still seems to be pretty resilient in the short term, but the bond market is starting to show some signs of long-term stress.
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Nasdaq Rallies Ahead of Magnificent 7 Earnings: Stock Market TodayEarnings are the most important thing, and expectations are high. But interest rates are rising, and energy tensions aren't easing.
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Dow Drops 305 Points as Apple Falls From Highs: Stock Market TodayAll three main equity indexes were in the green to start the trading week, but questions about war overtook optimism about earnings.
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Stocks Rise on Hot Earnings, Cool Inflation: Stock Market TodaySecond-quarter earnings and June consumer inflation data offset continuing uncertainty about the Strait of Hormuz.
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Navigating the New Fed: 5 Conflicts Kevin Warsh Has to Tackle NowFed Chair Kevin Warsh, the new leader of the most important central bank in the world, faces multiple challenges to his still-emerging authority.
By David Dittman
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Stocks Down, US-Iran War Action Up: Stock Market TodayA big week for incoming earnings, inflation and interest rate data and commentary begins with another sell-off in South Korea and a refreshed energy shock.
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Meta Leads Again as Markets Look Forward to Earnings: Stock Market TodayEvery sector but healthcare was up on Friday, as investors, traders and speculators priced in broad optimism about the future.
By David Dittman
