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Posted on 03/26/2026 7:22:34 AM PDT by johniegrad
I have had Marketwatch on my list of favorites as my “go to” website for financial news for quite some time. I’m becoming increasingly weary of their negative spin on virtually everything related to this administration. I understand that this bias is probably due to Marketwatch being a product of the Wall Street Journal. I’m not avoidant of negativity in reporting but sometimes the bias seems over the top. Any suggestions on where to obtain online reporting on the economy and finances that may be more objective?
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Zero Hedge
Good question. Almost every source seems to be cheering for the market to implode. They seem almost giddy that maybe, just maybe, Iran is going to break the economy and - finally - get Trump.
You should avoid financial news and stick to your long term plan. Personally I only check facts and ignore the narrative. In addition to political bias the advertisers objective is to scare you into buying their products so financial news is biased behind political.
Jim Cramer. Apparently he’s never wrong.
If you must , then Nancy Pelosi.
But I don't know any market news that doesn't try to teach you to hate America or hate Trump or hate white skin, etc.
Elevator in Goldman saks
Yeah, whatever Cramer says... do the exact opposite. Works with near 100% certainty. I am astonished he is still referenced in so many financial articles like he is some wizard or guru. He’s a TV carnival barker. And even crazier is that people heed him.
You’re gonna fuss at me, but I often go to Bloomberg. Amongst all the anti-Trump and anti-conservative reporting they quite often have real news, and also sometimes breaking news.
I’ve been a news junkie for 60 years, so I’m able to filter out a lot of the noise and glean real news from the legacy media. But I don’t rely on any one source - I surf all of them.
And you’re correct about the WSJ - it has become a joke, and it’s a shame that such a respected brand has ruined itself.
Avoid daily market updates and like news as it creates emotions and those emotions often lead to poor choices.
In my early retirement planning I was the emotional one and severely regret it, as our retirement could likely be twice what it is.
Once we retired I went to a financial planning place and just let them put everything in a long term plan. The only time I see my financial planner is once a year when I get the required withdrawal. I’m happier for it.
Don’t worry over something you have no control over.
And all this negative BS about Trump’s economy is just that, it’s BS.
EDGAR.gov for SEC Filings, commerce and BLS for aggregate data, fed for projections based on the data.
Sorry, but anyone worried ‘media bias’ in financial reporting really ought to just pick a small handful of index-based ETFs and bond funds - maybe a REIT or 2 - and then just set it and forget it.
Complaining about political bias in financial reporting is a recipe for losing your butt. The herd mentality dominates opinionated ‘reporting’ more than anything else and it is actually universal — the herd says chop ahead, the herd says smooth sailing upwards. Been true for my entire 30 years of investing, hasn’t changed.
Through 6 administrations now - I don’t give a damn what party controls what and I just read all the standard sources with a jaundiced eye; then follow-up, read the data, and make my decisions appropriately.
I keep my politics and my money in two separate rooms. Hasn’t failed me yet.
I am a financial news junkie, but I am not committed to one site. I do follow, Zero Hedge, FOX Business,, CNBC, Bloomberg and Marketwatch.I guess if I had to pick the top two, it is CNBC and Fox Business.
Read Trump between the lines........................
Fox Business, Charles Paine.
One,,,,,,,,,never be so arrogant that you are sure what a stock or the market will do.
Two,,,,,, Reference number one above, when you want to buy a stock (or the market), only buy half of what you originally wanted to buy, and assume it might go lower. If it does, you can buy the other half. If it doesn’t go lower, just be glad you bought the half you bought!
The same logic should be used the other way,,,,,,if you think you should sell a stock,,,,,sell half.
It depends on your trading style. For short-term traders (not investors), a Truth Social account is mandatory, the favorite vehicle for Trump’s market-moving announcements.
Like income averaging, eh?
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