THE UTILITIES SELECT SECTOR SPDR FUND ETF News

Investors should stash their cash in some conventionally secure and recession-proof corners of the broad market.

The Santa Claus Rally refers to the jump in stock prices in the week between Christmas and New Year's Day.

This week has been crucial for U.S. stocks, given the double dose of market-moving events like the inflation report and Fed meeting that will set the tone for the rest of 2022 and beyond.

Wall Street again started wavering in December, probably due to the relentless market forecasts about a looming recession and an uncertain Fed rate outlook.

Expectations of a less aggressive pace of U.S. monetary tightening from as soon as next month supported the stock markets, especially the ones, which were under pressure due to higher rates.

Sector ETF report for XLU

The utilities sector has come up with mostly decent results this earnings season.

The utilities sector is often thought of as a bond proxy, meaning it's vulnerable to rising interest rates. Those vulnerabilities are on display this year, but investors should be careful about ignori

This is an updated coverage of Duke Energy following an article published about 6 months ago. The updates are motivated by several changes in the macroeconomic parameters and also the utility sector r

Big utilities companies will start releasing their quarterly numbers in the coming days. The outlook is mixed this time.

Energy, the best-performing sector, and tech will be watched as 3Q numbers arrive.

Recession-proof stocks must offer something that makes investors want to buy them even when the economy is tanking.

This year, the utility sector has outperformed the S&P 500 by a wide margin as the economy enters a recessionary dynamic. While the utility sector is traditionally best during bear markets, secular fo

A recession is looking very likely

The annual U.S. inflation rate eased for three months in a row to 8.2% in September. But the data came in at higher than market expectations.