Up & Down Wall St.

Randall W. Forsyth

The unexpected plays out in politics, economics, and the stock and bond markets

Streetwise

Ben Levisohn

Britain hasn’t invoked the article that would start its departure from the EU, and some investors don’t think it will.

Small Caps

David Englander

Colfax, Patterson-UTI, and Energizer were some of our best small- and mid-cap picks in the past 12 months.

Profile

Crystal Kim

Chasing yield will hurt investors as much as chasing performance will, says manager Scott Davis.

Feature

Jonathan Buck

Plenty of European stocks were unfairly marked down in the post-Brexit selloff. Time to start shopping.

Feature

Jonathan Buck

The French aerospace concern could see cash flow surge after launching the LEAP engine.

Editorial Commentary

Thomas G. Donlan

Trade enriches both parties if governments and candidates stay out of the way.

The Trader

Vito J. Racanelli

After a 6% decline following Britain’s vote to leave the EU, U.S. stocks rebounded sharply. But financials, which fell 8%, are still 2.6% below their pre-Brexit level.

Trader Extra

Vito J. Racanelli

Volatility has pressured mergers and acquisitions. Yield seekers should consider reaping returns through arbitrage on soon-to-close deals.

Trader Extra

Vito J. Racanelli

Biotech firm United Therapeutics is down 40% over the past year but has a strong balance sheet. Now could be a good entry point for some investors.

International Trader - Asia

Shuli Ren

The initial panic set off by Brexit died down last week as investors more calmly assessed the damage and looked for opportunities.

International Trader - Europe

Digby Larner

Post-Brexit, stick with multinational mega-caps in the U.K., advises the head of a U.S-based financial manager.

Emerging Markets

Dimitra DeFotis

Led by Peru, Brazil, and Colombia, developing markets gained. Losers included Greece, Poland, China, and Egypt.

Current Yield

Amey Stone

The hybrid securities—which offer benefits of both stocks and bonds—offer investors a good way to diversify their income portfolios. Now is an especially good time to buy them.

The Striking Price

Steven M. Sears

The markets remain nervous, uncertain, and volatile after the Brexit vote. Investors can exploit that nervousness with downside puts.

Commodities Corner

Simon Constable

Investors who play the options market can reap big rewards, but it requires taking on significant risk by selling rather than buying options .

Technology Trader

Tiernan Ray

Investors betting on deals for small-cap techs should remember that most potential internet takeouts never happen.

Digital Investor

Theresa W. Carey

Invstr creates an app that combines trading games and social media; LendingRobot; Scottrade’s price cut; and Fidelity’s online safe deposit box.

Fund of Information

Crystal Kim

There’s good reason for funds to have extra cash—as a cushion—but not two-thirds of their assets or more.

ETF Focus

Chris Dieterich

ETFs that promise safety because they move out of stocks when the market is tanking can seem appealing. But they tend to stay in cash too long, and investors could miss a rebound.

Barron's Penta

Sonia Talati

CIO Rebecca Patterson says a recession is not imminent in the U.S.; nor is Brexit likely to trigger one.

Economic Beat

Gene Epstein

With May consumption numbers adding to a surge seen in April, GDP could be up by annualized 3.5% in second quarter.

Speaking of Dividends

Lawrence C. Strauss

Consumer-discretionary stocks have traditionally not offered big payouts. But some have decent dividends that cushion sometimes-mixed results.

Review

Millennial-friendly money-transfer apps like PayPal’s Venmo allow users to send cash to each other without whipping out their wallets.

Preview

Iceland’s parliament passes a bill to punish offshore holders of assets denominated in the country’s currency.

Follow Up

Volkswagen settles part of the legal mess arising from its emissions-test-rigging scandal. The lifting of uncertainty could help its stock.

Follow Up

The $2.7 deal for the ConAgra unit makes the U.S.’s leading private-label food company even more dominant. Shares could rise another 17%.