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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Kiplinger's Weekly Earnings Calendar
stocks Check out our earnings calendar for the upcoming week, as well as our previews of the more noteworthy reports.
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Stock Market Today: Disney Earnings Drag on Dow
An unexpected decline in subscribers weighed on Disney stock Thursday, while notable deposit outflows sent PacWest tumbling.
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Stock Market Today: Stocks Churn Ahead of April CPI Report
The major market indexes made modest moves Tuesday as investors awaited debt-ceiling updates and inflation data.
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Stock Market Today: Stocks Choppy With Inflation Data on Deck
The major indexes struggled for direction Monday amid more volatility in regional bank stocks and ahead of this week's key inflation updates.
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Stock Market Today: Apple Earnings, Bank Stocks Spark Relief Rally
The April jobs report creates uncertainty around the Fed's future policy plans, but it didn't stop the major indexes from soaring Friday.
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Stock Market Today: Stocks Slide as Regional Bank Rout Worsens
The major market indexes closed lower Thursday as chaos in the banking industry continued.
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Stock Market Today: Stocks Pop, Then Drop After Fed Rate Hike
The major indexes couldn't make heads or tails of the latest Fed statement, ultimately ending the session in the red.
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Advanced Micro Devices Stock Sinks as PC Chip Sales Slump
Advanced Micro Devices stock is trading lower Wednesday after the chipmaker's Q1 earnings, but most analysts are still bullish on the name.
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Stock Market Today: Stocks Slide Ahead of Fed Announcement
The major indexes tumbled Tuesday as anxiety ramped up ahead of tomorrow's policy announcement from the Federal Reserve.
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Stock Market Today: Stocks Struggle After JPMorgan Buys First Republic
It was a choppy day for stocks as investors considered another bank failure.
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Stock Market Today: Stocks Swing Higher After Amazon Earnings, Inflation Data
The major indexes finished the week higher despite Amazon's warning on cloud growth and mixed inflation data.
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Stock Market Today: Meta Earnings Spark Major Rally on Wall Street
The Facebook parent's quarterly results overshadowed a worse-than-expected reading on Q1 gross domestic product.
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Stock Market Today: Nasdaq Outperforms on Microsoft Earnings
The Nasdaq led in a mixed session for stocks Wednesday as Big Tech earnings impressed.
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Stock Market Today: UPS, First Republic Earnings Drag on Stocks
Dismal guidance from logistics giant UPS and dreary deposit data from regional lender First Republic kept a lid on the major indexes Tuesday.
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Stock Market Today: Stocks Wobble Ahead of Big Tech Earnings
The major indexes made modest moves ahead of earnings from Microsoft, Alphabet and Meta Platforms.
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Stock Market Today: P&G Earnings Headline Quiet Day for Stocks
While the major indexes failed to make big moves today, consumer staples giant Procter & Gamble popped after earnings.
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Stock Market Today: Stocks Struggle After Tesla Earnings, Economic Data
Signs that consumer demand is weakening and the economy is slowing weighed on the major indexes Thursday.
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Stock Market Today: Stocks Close Mixed After Sizzling U.K. Inflation Update
Investors also focused on today's onslaught of earnings reports, including mixed results for streaming giant Netflix.
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Stock Market Today: Stocks Waver Ahead of Busy Earnings Week
While the major market indexes made modest moves Monday, Prometheus Biosciences popped on M&A news.
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Stock Market Today: Big Bank Earnings Fail to Lift Stocks
The major indexes closed lower Friday on hawkish Fed speak and dismal retail sales data.
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Stock Market Today: Stocks Climb After Promising PPI, Jobless Claims
The major market indexes notched a win Thursday as wholesale prices unexpectedly fell and jobless claims hit their highest level in over a year.
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Stock Market Today: Stocks Struggle After CPI, Fed Minutes
The major indexes made modest moves after data showed a mixed picture on inflation and the Fed minutes hinted at another rate hike.
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Stock Market Today: Stocks Rise Ahead March Jobs Report
While the major indexes closed flat to slightly lower for the week, oil prices soared.
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Stock Market Today: Weak Economic Data Weighs on Stocks
Healthcare stocks were some of the biggest gainers on Wall Street Wednesday, while tech shares lagged.
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