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: Huge Crypto Deal Shakes Up Nasdaq
News that crypto exchange Binance will buy its rival sent Bitcoin and several tech stocks into a tailspin.
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Stock Market Today: Stocks Rise Ahead of Midterms
The Dow outperformed thanks to a major M&A-related boost for drugstore chain Walgreens Boots Alliance.
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Stock Market Today: Stocks Swing Wildly After October Jobs Data
The major indexes ended with their first win of the week thanks to the latest jobs report.
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Stock Market Today: Stocks Fall Again as Fed Hangover Persists
The major market indexes notched a fourth straight loss as Powell's rate-hike warning kept investor sentiment in check.
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Stock Market Today: Stocks Post-Fed Pop Reverses After Powell Takes the Mic
It was a volatile session on Wall Street as investors parsed over the Fed's latest policy statement and Powell's presser.
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Stock Market Today: Stocks Retreat After Strong Job Openings Data
The latest jobs data comes as the Fed kicked off its two-day meeting, with another jumbo-sized rate hike expected to be announced tomorrow.
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Stock Market Today: Stocks Sizzle With Big Tech Earnings on Tap
The major indexes notched a win ahead of the busiest week of Q3 earnings so far, with Alphabet and Apple among those reporting.
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Stock Market Today: Stocks End Higher But Snap Spirals
The stock market finished the week strong on hopes the streak of aggressive Fed rate hikes will end sooner rather than later.
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Stock Market Today: Stocks End Choppy Session With a Loss
A burst of buying power sent stocks higher mid-morning, but the markets couldn't maintain the momentum.
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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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