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Jason Hall

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Jason Hall has been a contributing writer, researcher, podcast guest, and livestream host for The Motley Fool since 2012.

Recent Articles by Jason Hall

Bull bear

Oct 14, 2020 by Jason Hall

S&P 500 Slumps: Oil Stocks Say We Got This! Big Banks, Coronavirus Drugmakers Say Not So Fast

Some good news on the M&A front has oil stocks rallying today, but uncertainty about the economy grows as Wells Fargo and Bank of America decline.

broken piggy bank

Oct 13, 2020 by Jason Hall

S&P 500 Falls as Cruise Stocks Sink, Delta Reports Jumbo Loss, JPMorgan Warns About Loan Losses

Stocks sink as earnings season gets underway.

Bull with horns

Oct 12, 2020 by Jason Hall

S&P 500 Gains 57 Points Ahead of Earnings, Huge Apple and Amazon Events, Ford Stock Gets an Upgrade

Apple, Amazon, Alphabet, and Facebook stocks had big gains today.

Man at fork in road

Oct 9, 2020 by Jason Hall

Here's Why Jumia Stock Surged 12% After Short Seller Tweet

Citron Research said it would not short the African e-commerce start-up earlier today.

oil pumpjack barrel and cash

Oct 8, 2020 by Jason Hall

S&P 500 Gains 27 Points as Occidental, ExxonMobil Lead Oil Stock Surge, IBM Shares Rise on Spinoff

Investors are coming back to the oil patch, along with utilities and real estate stocks.

Social media users

Oct 6, 2020 by Jason Hall

Trump's Tweet Tanks S&P 500: Stocks Fall Sharply as President Puts Stimulus Talks on Hold

After spending much of the day up modestly, stocks fell following news that the President was backing out of economic stimulus negotiations until after the upcoming election.

oil barrels

Oct 2, 2020 by Jason Hall

Trump's Coronavirus Diagnosis Has Oil Crashing, but Oil Stocks Are Surging: Here's Why

Oil traders have little interest in riding out another oil market crash, but stock investors are piling into the oil patch today.

Oil gas prices going down screen capture

Sep 29, 2020 by Jason Hall

Crude Oil Crash: S&P 500 Falls as Apache, Halliburton Lead Energy Stocks Lower, Airline Stocks Lose Altitude

Coronavirus worries and fears that the oil recovery is losing momentum have stocks lower today.

Roughneck setting drill pipe on oil rig

Sep 29, 2020 by Jason Hall

Coronavirus Concerns Send Crude Oil Crashing Again

COVID-19 has killed at least one million people globally, and an increase in cases could send oil demand falling again.

Line chart falls then goes back up

Sep 28, 2020 by Jason Hall

S&P 500 Surges 53 Points: These Struggling Sectors Are Driving Stocks Higher Today

Oil and financial sector stocks led today's rally, helped along with a late-day run higher by tech stocks.

burning money in hand

Sep 26, 2020 by Jason Hall

Forget Airline Stocks, This High-Growth Infrastructure Stock Is a Better Buy Right Now

Looking for a bargain? Skip the struggling airlines and look at this fast-growing engineering company that's down more than 30% from its high.

hands reaching for money

Sep 25, 2020 by Jason Hall

What Correction? S&P 500 Surges as Apple Leads Tech Stock Boom and Cruise Stocks Rise; Oil Stocks Fall

One analyst says it's time to buy cruise stocks, and a bunch of investors are already there on Big Tech.

Hands thumb up thumb down

Sep 24, 2020 by Jason Hall

S&P 500 Worries Its Way Higher on More Record Jobless Claims: Darden's New Dividend, Carmax Crash, United COVID Testing

Almost half of the index's stocks closed down on a day with more uncertainty than positive news.

Market crash dollar bill falling market

Sep 23, 2020 by Jason Hall

September Sell-Off: S&P 500 Craters 78 Points, Approaching Correction Levels as Apple, Oxy, Lead Tech Stocks, Energy Stocks Down

Almost 480 of the S&P's component stocks lost value today, and every sector finished the day lower as the index closed on the cusp of a correction.

Man with rockets

Sep 23, 2020 by Jason Hall

What Happened When I Bought Snowflake on IPO Day

Buying shares of a hot IPO the day it goes public can feel exciting, but it can also result in paying a much higher price than expected.

Hammer nail

Sep 22, 2020 by Jason Hall

S&P 500 Bounces Back as Twitter, Amazon, Homebuilder Stocks Move Higher

A tech stock surge, an upgrade for Amazon, and good news for home sales boosted stocks today.

Oil gas prices going down screen capture

Sep 21, 2020 by Jason Hall

Crude Oil Just Crashed Back Below $40 as Oil Market Faces More Threats

Crude prices have tumbled back below an important psychological benchmark, as the global balance of supply and demand remains messy.

Bull bear

Sep 18, 2020 by Jason Hall

S&P 500 Drops 33 Points as Mega-Tech Stocks Slide, Cruise Stocks Sink, and Investors Sell "Safe" Stocks Too

Analyst warnings about dot-com bubble valuations have investors selling big tech stocks, while investors continue offloading real estate and utility stocks, usually considered safer investments in uncertainty.

line of people

Sep 17, 2020 by Jason Hall

S&P 500 Falls as Fed Fears, Unemployment Rattle Investors, Sending Amazon, Retail, Real Estate Stocks Down

Retail and real estate stocks are having a bad day.

Computer screen graphs trading

Sep 16, 2020 by Jason Hall

S&P 500 Takes a Tech Tumble as GE and Oil Stocks Surge, but Apple, Facebook Overwhelm Winners

Crude prices moved up big today, pulling the energy sector higher. But tech stocks fell sharply, leading the market lower.

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