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: S&P 500 Snaps Weekly Losing Streak
AI stocks were big winners on Friday after C3.ai posted solid earnings and guidance.
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Stock Market Today: Stocks Brush Off Disappointing Tesla Investor Day
The major benchmarks were mixed for most of Wednesday until comments from Atlanta Fed President Raphael Bostic sparked tailwinds for stocks.
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Stock Market Today: Stocks Struggle to Start March
The major benchmarks finished mostly lower Wednesday after another disappointing inflation reading.
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Stock Market Today: Stocks Wobble as February Draws to a Close
The major benchmarks struggled for direction on the final session of a tough month.
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Stock Market Today: Stocks Bounce Back; UNP Rallies After CEO Splits
The major benchmarks closed higher Monday after notching their worst week of the year on Friday.
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Stock Market Today: Hot Inflation Data Sinks Stocks
Friday's selloff sent the major benchmarks to their worst week of the year so far.
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Stock Market Today: Nasdaq Outperforms as Nvidia Outlook Impresses
The major benchmarks finished higher in another choppy day for stocks thanks to a positive earnings reaction for Nvidia.
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Stock Market Today: Stocks End Mixed After Fed Minutes
Most central bankers supported a quarter-point rate hike at the most recent Fed meeting, but a few backed a half-point one.
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Stock Market Today: Dow Dives 697 Points After Home Depot Revenue Miss
While Home Depot earnings disappointed, fellow blue-chip retailer Walmart climbed after its quarterly results.
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Stock Market Today: Stocks Close Mostly Lower Amid Rate-Hike Worries
The Dow closed higher on the day thanks to strength in healthcare stocks, but notched its longest weekly losing streak since September.
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Stock Market Today: Hot Inflation Data Sends Stocks Lower
While Roku and Cisco Systems got a lift after earnings, Paramount Global didn't fare so well.
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Stock Market Today: Stocks Close Up After Strong Retail Sales Data
A round of well-received earnings helped the Nasdaq outperform Wednesday.
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Stock Market Today: Stocks Struggle for Direction After Inflation Data
The January CPI report showed inflation remained stubbornly high last month, all but ensuring more Fed rate hikes.
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Is the Stock Market Open on Presidents' Day?
Both the stock and bond markets will be closed this Monday to honor all those who have served as president of the United States.
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Are Banks Closed on Presidents' Day?
Presidents' Day is almost here, which has many folks wondering if banks are open on Monday, Feb. 20.
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Stock Market Today: Stocks Close Higher Ahead of CPI
Technology and communication services stocks outperformed in a strong session for the major benchmarks.
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Stock Market Today: Nasdaq Drops as Lyft Stock Slides
While the Nasdaq closed lower for a third straight day, strength in the energy sector lifted the S&P 500 and Dow.
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Stock Market Today: Stocks Fall After Fed Speeches
The major indexes finished lower Wednesday amid hawkish commentary from several Federal Reserve officials.
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Stock Market Today: Volatility Picks Up After Powell Comments
Bed Bath & Beyond was one of the biggest movers today as bankruptcy buzz swirled.
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Stock Market Today: Stocks End Lower Ahead of Powell Speech
Investors continued to grapple with Friday's strong jobs report and how it might impact the Fed's decision-making.
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Stock Market Today: Stocks Drop After Bleak Big Tech Earnings, Jobs Shocker
Apple (AAPL), Amazon.com (AMZN) and Alphabet (GOOGL) all reported quarterly profit that fell short of estimates.
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Stock Market Today: Nasdaq Skyrockets After Meta Earnings, Buyback News
The Dow, on the other hand, closed lower on disappointing guidance from Merck (MRK).
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Stock Market Today: Stocks Swing Higher After Powell Presser
The Fed raised rates by 0.25%, as expected, and Powell promised to "stay the course until the job is done."
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Stock Market Today: Stocks Gain Ahead of Fed Meeting
Exxon Mobil (XOM) and General Motors (GM) both popped after reporting solid earnings.
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