A
"stock selloff" refers to a period when many investors are selling their stocks or shares of a company all at once. This can lead to a decrease in the value of those stocks and can potentially cause a decline in the overall stock market.
Full definition
April 23 - U.S. stocks index futures treaded water on Monday, ahead of a bevy of earnings from the world's biggest companies and as wary investors watched U.S. bond yields approach peaks that have
sparked stock selloffs in the past.
Trouble is, while short - term credit bonds might maximize returns once rates rise, they won't provide the same uncorrelated protection
against stock selloffs that long Treasuries do.
In recent weeks, the social - media giant has been enduring a firestorm and
stock selloff after data - mining company Cambridge Analytica reportedly used the personal details of up to 87 million Facebook users without authorization.
NEW YORK (TheStreet)-- The
global stock selloff isn't over yet, but U.S. stock futures were bouncing back anyway after China's central bank trimmed interest rates for the fifth time in nine months.
It's not clear how long
the stock selloff will last, what might turn things around, or how low it will go.
In the event of
a stock selloff, it can serve as «portfolio insurance.»
Wells Fargo Investment Institute strategists provide perspective on
the stock selloff and rise in Treasury yields plus potential opportunities for investors.
A great jobs reports can be met by
a stock selloff one month, while a dismal number might be followed by a rally the next.