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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Peloton Interactive Stock Volatile Ahead of Earnings
stocks Our preview of the upcoming week's earnings reports includes Peloton Interactive (PTON), Salesforce (CRM) and Snowflake (SNOW).
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Stock Market Today (8/19/22): Nasdaq, S&P Snap Weekly Win Streaks as Tech Slumps
Stock Market Today The 10-year Treasury yield hit its highest level since late July after Fed officials chimed in on rate hikes.
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Stock Market Today (8/18/22): Stocks Struggle for Direction After Mixed Data
Stock Market Today Existing home sales fell for a sixth straight month in July, while the latest jobs data pointed to a stable labor market.
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Stock Market Today (8/17/22): Stocks Drop After Target Earnings, Fed Minutes
Stock Market Today The major indexes fell after Target (TGT) reported plunging profits in Q2, and failed to recover after the release of the Fed's July meeting minutes.
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What Retail Earnings Say About the Consumer
stocks The latest batch of retail earnings point to a resilient consumer in these high-inflation times, analysts say.
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Stock Market Today (8/16/22): Dow Reclaims 34K as Walmart, Home Depot Stocks Soar
Stock Market Today Both retailers reported higher-than-expected earnings and revenue in Q2 and reiterated their full-year forecasts.
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Stock Market Today (8/15/22): Stocks Brush Off China Growth Concerns
Stock Market Today A number of economic reports released overnight pointed to a slowdown in China's economy in July.
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Walmart Headlines Busy Week of Retail Earnings
stocks Our preview of the upcoming week's earnings reports includes Walmart (WMT), Lowe's Companies (LOW) and BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings (BJ).
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Stock Market Today (8/12/22): S&P, Nasdaq Rack Up Longest Weekly Win Streak of 2022
Stock Market Today Preliminary data from the University of Michigan indicated consumer sentiment is improving in August.
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Stock Market Today (8/11/22): Disney Earnings Keep Dow Above Water
Stock Market Today Thursday delivered another upbeat reading on inflation, which helped boost investor sentiment early on.
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Stock Market Today (8/10/22): Encouraging Inflation Data Sparks Stunning Stock Rally
Stock Market Today Signs that inflation might have peaked sparked a broad-based rally in stocks on Wednesday.
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How to Beef Up Your Portfolio Against Inflation
investing These sectors are better positioned to benefit from rising prices.
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Stock Market Today (8/9/22): S&P, Nasdaq Extend Losing Streaks on Micron Demand Woes
Stock Market Today Micron Technology (MU) became the latest chipmaker to warn of a challenging market environment.
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Stock Market Today (8/8/22): Nvidia Revenue Warning Weighs on Stocks
Stock Market Today Chipmaker Nvidia (NVDA) said second-quarter revenue will fall short of its previous guidance, due to weakness in its gaming segment.
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Walt Disney Earnings Expected to Show Monster Growth
stocks Our preview of the upcoming week's earnings reports include Walt Disney (DIS), Coinbase Global (COIN) and Bumble (BMBL).
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Stock Market Today (8/5/22): S&P, Nasdaq Retreat After Sizzling Jobs Report
Stock Market Today The U.S. economy has now recouped all of the jobs it lost at the onset of the pandemic, with the unemployment rate falling to its lowest level since early 2020.
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Stock Market Today (8/4/22): Stocks End Mixed Ahead of Jobs Day
Stock Market Today A solid earnings report for MercadoLibre (MELI) kept the Nasdaq above water on Thursday.
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Stock Market Today (8/3/22): Stocks Resume Rally on Strong Earnings, Economic Data
Stock Market Today The ISM services index and the latest reading on factory orders both came in higher than expected.
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Stock Market Today (8/2/22): Caterpillar's Revenue Miss Sends Dow Down 402 Points
Stock Market Today House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan also kept investors on edge for most of the day.
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Stock Market Today (8/1/22): Energy Sector Drags on Stocks
Stock Market Today The latest economic data showed slowdowns in both factory activity and construction spending.
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Advanced Micro Devices Q2 Earnings Expected to Soar
stocks Our preview of the upcoming week's earnings reports includes Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Block (SQ) and DraftKings (DKNG).
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Stock Market Today (7/29/22): Big Tech Boosts Stocks to Best Month Since 2020
Stock Market Today Positive earnings reactions for Amazon.com (AMZN) and Apple (AAPL) lifted the broader market today.
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Stock Market Today (7/28/22): Stocks Wave Off Recession Worries
Stock Market Today The latest gross domestic product data showed the U.S. economy contracted for a second straight quarter in Q2.
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Stock Market Today (7/27/22): Tech Earnings, Fed Hike Light Fire Under Stocks
Stock Market Today Despite posting lower-than-expected quarterly results, Alphabet (GOOGL) and Microsoft (MSFT) stocks soared.
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