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Spencer Jakab

ARTICLES BY SPENCER JAKAB

A Wall Street plate is seen on a street vendor stall outside the New York Stock Exchange in New York City, U.S. (REUTERS)

How the bond market inflated powerball

5 min read . 13 Aug 2026

The Wall Street entrance to the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is seen in New York City, U.S. (REUTERS)

These bonds offer a rare buying opportunity

5 min read . 11 Aug 2026

U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh (REUTERS)

Kevin Warsh’s ‘bear steepener’ is no goldilocks moment for stocks

5 min read . 31 Jul 2026

This handout photograph taken and released by the Damietta Port Authority shows ships docked on the wharf of the Mediterranean sea port of Damietta (AFP)

These companies are cooking with gas

5 min read . 30 Jul 2026

A visitor walks past a Starbucks store (AFP)

Growth is off the menu at Starbucks

5 min read . 28 Jul 2026

People wave flags of Iraq, Iran, and Lebanon in Baghdad (AFP)

The Iran war’s odd investing lessons

5 min read . 16 Jun 2026

S&P 500 Index signage at the Nasdaq MarketSite in New York, US, on Friday, Jan. 2, 2026. Weakness in tech stocks weighed down broader US indexes on Friday, as investors started 2026 on cautious footing. (Photo: Bloomberg)

Will stocks crash in 2026?

2 min read . 07 Jan 2026

A crude oil tanker. Crude prices have just fallen for an unprecedented third year in a row, and the market remains seriously oversupplied as OPEC unwinds voluntary supply cuts. (File Photo: Reuters)

Not your father’s oil market: Geopolitical shocks lack impact

2 min read . 05 Jan 2026

Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes walks on the grounds of the Federal Prison Camp in Bryan, Texas, U.S. (Photo: Reuters)

Great cons are part of the American story. And that might not be so bad.

4 min read . 02 Oct 2025

Economists warn US debt is reaching a critical point, with rising interest and reckless spending.

Wall Street is sounding the alarm on US debt. This time, it’s worth listening.

3 min read . 04 Jun 2025

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has said the US “is never going to default” as the deadline for increasing the federal debt ceiling gets closer. (Image: Pixabay)

Wall Street is sounding the alarm on US debt. This time, it’s worth listening.

3 min read . 03 Jun 2025

An attendee at the Berkshire Hathaway annual meeting Saturday. Photo: Brendan McDermid/Reuters

You’re more like Warren Buffett than you think

2 min read . 05 May 2025

Warren Buffett, chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway. (File Photo: AP)

Warren Buffett timed his Apple stock sale to perfection. What’s next?

3 min read . 22 Apr 2025

Traders working on the New York Stock Exchange floor on Friday. Photo: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg News

The stock market’s fear gauges point to a bounce, not a bottom

2 min read . 07 Apr 2025

Warren Buffett, Chairman and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway. (AP)

The Magnificent Seven are so last year. Cash cows are the new kings.

3 min read . 11 Feb 2025

Columbia University is one of the Ivy League schools that has seen falling alumni donations. Photo: adam gray/Reuters

Elite colleges have a looming money problem

4 min read . 25 Dec 2024

Warren Buffett’s company has even stopped buying the stock it knows best—Berkshire Hathaway. Photo: Houston Cofield/Bloomberg

Does Warren Buffett know something that we don’t?

4 min read . 11 Nov 2024

The Oct. 5 edition of The Wall Street Journal. Photo: Joe Fornabaio/WSJ

Would a time machine make you a great investor?

4 min read . 14 Oct 2024

Camden Riviere at the British Open Doubles 2017, Queens Club in London.

He’s the real tennis champion of the world. Why won’t anyone believe him?

4 min read . 30 Sept 2024

The chairman of the Fed doesn’t have a magic wand to levitate an economy that is already stumbling or a stock market about to do the same. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago / GETTY IMAGES) (Getty Images via AFP)

Sorry, the Fed can’t save us from a bear market

4 min read . 21 Sept 2024