Karee Venema
With over a decade of experience writing about the stock market, Karee Venema is an investing editor and options expert at Kiplinger.com. She joined the publication in April 2021 after 10 years of working as an investing writer and columnist at Schaeffer's Investment Research. In her previous role, Karee focused primarily on options trading, as well as technical, fundamental and sentiment analysis.
At Kiplinger, Karee oversees a wide range of investing coverage, including content focused on equities, fixed income, mutual funds, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), commodities, currencies, macroeconomics and more. She also pens the daily Closing Bell newsletter and is a frequent contributor to the A Step Ahead newsletter. Karee's work has appeared in numerous media outlets, including InvestorPlace, TheStreet.com, Investopedia and USA Today.
Karee graduated from Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio, where she received her Bachelor of Arts in Communication. When she's not researching and writing investing stories for Kiplinger, Karee spends her time with her family and friends, as well as her three adorable animals – two loving cats and one chatty terrier. She is also an involved member of the community, volunteering for the Parent Teacher Association (PTA).
Latest articles by Karee Venema
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Stock Market Today: Stocks Fall as Bond Yields Climb
Not all stocks were lower, though. Netflix, Procter & Gamble and United Airlines were all up after earnings.
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Stock Market Today: Goldman Earnings Give Stocks a Boost
Meanwhile, the NAHB housing market index fell sharply in October.
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Stock Market Today: Stocks Sprint Higher as Bank Earnings Impress
Bank of America and Bank of New York Mellon both reported Q3 earnings beats.
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Stock Market Today: Stocks End Wild Week With a Loss
Big bank stocks, on the other hand, gained ground after reporting well-received Q3 earnings.
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Stock Market Today: Stocks Brush Off Hot CPI Update in Major Reversal
The major indexes were staring at steep losses to start the day, but finished the session with notable gains.
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Stock Market Today: Stocks Finish Lower After Inflation Data, Fed Minutes
Today's loss extended lengthy losing streaks for the Nasdaq and the S&P 500.
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Stock Market Today: Nasdaq, S&P 500 Fall Again as Treasury Yields Rise
Newly upgraded Amgen (AMGN) kept the Dow's head above water.
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Stock Market Today: Jobs Data Delivers Blow to Stocks
The September jobs report confirmed the economy has more slowing to do before the Fed can stop hiking rates.
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Stock Market Today: Stocks Slide Ahead of September Jobs Report
Higher-than-expected initial jobless claims gave stocks an early boost, but they ran out of steam as the day wore on.
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Stock Market Today: Stocks Close Lower After Roller-Coaster Session
The major market indexes were all trading sharply lower after this morning's economic data, but came off their session lows by the close.
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Stock Rally Continues; Twitter Soars on Musk U-Turn
The Tesla CEO said he now wants to buy Twitter at his original offer price.
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Dow Spikes 765 Points to Start Q4
Energy stocks outperformed as crude futures soared ahead of this week's OPEC+ meeting.
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Stock Market Today (09/30/22): Stocks Sell Off to Close a Disastrous September
The stock market's latest slide occurred as inflation data came in hotter than expected.
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Stock Market Today (09/29/22): Downgraded Apple Drags on Stocks
The iPhone maker was handed a rare downgrade on concerns over weakening consumer demand.
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Stock Market Today (09/28/22): Stocks Soar as Treasury Yields Retreat
The stock market rallied after the Bank of England took action to stabilize its financial markets.
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Stock Market Today (09/27/22): Relief Rally Fizzles for Dow, S&P 500
A pair of "good news is bad news" economic reports had the stock market turning lower in afternoon trading on Tuesday.
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Stock Market Today (9/26/22): Dow Officially Enters a Bear Market After Monday's Slide
Stock Market Today Casino stocks were a pocket of strength after Macau said it will ease COVID-related travel restrictions in November.
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Stock Market Today (9/23/22): Dow Plummets 486 Points, Nears Bear Market
Stock Market Today The selling wasn't confined to the equities market, with crude oil, gold and Bitcoin all suffering steep losses.
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Stock Market Today (9/22/22): Stocks Fall as Global Banks Follow in Fed's Footsteps
Stock Market Today Treasury yields on the two-year and 10-year notes spiked to their highest levels in over a decade as central banks around the world rush to tame inflation.
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Stock Market Today (9/21/22): Stocks Go on Wild Ride as Fed Targets More Rate Hikes
Stock Market Today Stock volatility accelerated after the Federal Reserve issued its third straight 75 basis point rate hike and said additional increases are on tap.
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Stock Market Today (9/20/22): Stocks Slide With Fed on Deck
Stock Market Today Selling ramped up in the bond market too, which sent the yield on the 10-year note to its highest level in years.
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Stock Market Today (9/19/22): Stocks Score a Hard-Fought Win to Start the Week
Stock Market Today Price action will likely stay choppy ahead of Wednesday's Fed decision.
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Stock Market Today (9/16/22): FedEx Warning Amplifies Wall Street Jitters
Stock Market Today The delivery giant said its fiscal Q1 results will come in lower than expected and withdrew its full-year guidance as demand slows.
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Stock Market Today (9/15/22): Stocks Resume Slide as Treasury Yields Rise
Stock Market Today Signs of strength in the U.S. economy did little to lift investor sentiment on Thursday.
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