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 Land a Win on Turnaround Tuesday
Stocks shook off a surprise move by the Bank of Japan to end higher today.
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Are Banks Open on Christmas Eve 2022?
Christmas Eve is almost here, which has many wondering if banks are open on Dec. 24.
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Is the Stock Market Open on Christmas 2022?
Market participants get to enjoy a long Christmas weekend with family and friends this year.
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Stock Market Today: Stocks Turn Lower After Disappointing Housing Data
Markets finished lower yet again after data showed a notable decline in homebuilder sentiment.
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Stock Market Today: Economic Data, Hawkish Fed Drag Stocks Lower Again
The major market indexes finished off their session lows, but still notched back-to-back weekly losses.
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Stock Market Today: Dow Dives 764 as Recession Fears Ramp Up
The major market indexes suffered their biggest one-day drop since September following the latest economic data.
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Stock Market Today: Stocks Swing Wildly After Latest Fed Rate Hike
Stocks erased an early morning lead after the central bank indicated it will not begin to cut rates until 2024.
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Stock Market Today: Inflation Enthusiasm Fades, But Stocks Still End Higher
Stocks surged after this morning's reading on U.S. consumer prices for November came in lower than expected, but finished well off their highs.
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Stock Market Today: Hotter-Than-Expected Inflation Data Keeps Lid on Stocks
This morning's reading on U.S. supplier prices for November came in higher than expected.
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Stock Market Today: Stocks Rally on Encouraging Jobs Data
Weekly jobless claims edged up last week, while continuing claims hit their highest level since February.
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Stock Market Today: S&P 500 Extends Losing Streak
The broad market index has now closed lower for five straight sessions.
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Stock Market Today: Stocks Stay Shaky Amid Fed Uncertainty
The energy sector was a notable decliner as U.S. crude futures slumped to their lowest close of the year.
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Stock Market Today: Stocks Spiral After Strong Data Sparks Fed Fears
Data on the services sector and factory activity came in stronger than expected, pointing to a resilient U.S. economy.
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Stock Market Today: Stocks Stabilize After Jobs Report Jolt
The November jobs report blew past expectations, sending the markets sharply lower at the open.
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Stock Market Today: Powell Speech Sparks Massive Stock Rally
The Fed chair suggested smaller rate hikes are likely going forward, but cautioned that inflation is still too high.
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Stock Market Today: Stocks Close Lower for a Second Straight Day
Today's economic data included updates on home prices and consumer confidence.
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Are Banks Open on Black Friday 2022?
Black Friday is nearly here, which has many wondering if banks are open on the biggest shopping day of the year?
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Is the Stock Market Open on Black Friday 2022
The stock market will be open on Black Friday this year, but be sure to watch the clock because it closes early.
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Is the Stock Market Open on Thanksgiving 2022?
Investors can sit back and enjoy a full day of turkey and football on Thursday, with the stock market closed on Thanksgiving.
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Stock Market Today: Stocks Rise on Optimistic Inflation Data, Retail Earnings
Walmart (WMT) and Home Depot (HD) gained ground after reporting Q3 earnings beats.
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Stock Market Today: Stocks Slip to Start the Week
Conflicting messages from Fed officials sparked choppy trading today.
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Stock Market Today: Stocks Keep Climbing on Interest-Rate Optimism
Investors continued to cheer Thursday's inflation update, with the Nasdaq and S&P 500 scoring their best week in months.
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Stock Market Today: Stocks Lift Off After Encouraging Inflation Report
The major market indexes rallied to their best day in two years after data showed inflation slowed in October.
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Stock Market Today: Stocks Snap Win Streak as Midterm Results Roll In
A continued selloff in cryptocurrencies and crypto-related stocks put pressure on the broader market today, too.
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