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 Close Higher in Volatile Session
The major indexes spent most of Thursday in rally mode, but selling pressure emerged in afternoon trading.
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Stock Market Today: Stocks Sink After Latest Fed Rate Hike
The major indexes sold off sharply Wednesday even amid signs the Fed's rate-hike campaign could be nearing an end.
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Stock Market Today: Markets Up Again as Bank, Energy Stocks Outperform
The major indexes closed higher for a second straight day ahead of tomorrow's highly anticipated Fed decision.
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Stock Market Today: Stocks Rise Ahead of Fed
Bank headlines dominated another choppy day of trading on Wall Street.
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Stock Market Today: Stocks Fall After First Republic Bank Suspends Dividend
The embattled lender's dividend cut was just the latest sign of instability in the banking industry.
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Stock Market Today: Stocks Rally on Credit Suisse, First Republic Bank Rescue News
Reports that major U.S. banks would step in to help First Republic Bank helped stocks swing higher Thursday.
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Stock Market Today: Stocks Struggle on Credit Suisse, First Republic Bank Concerns
Chaos in the financial sector stole the spotlight from this morning's inflation and retail sales updates.
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Stock Market Today: Markets Rise as Bank Stocks Bounce
Investors also focused on the February CPI report, which gave a mixed picture on inflation.
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Stock Market Today: Nasdaq Gains as Treasury Yields Collapse
The tech-heavy index swung higher Monday as investors sought out safety in government bonds.
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Silicon Valley Bank, Signature Bank Failures Send Bank Stocks Reeling
Financial stocks continued to sell off following the collapse of regional lenders SVB and Signature Bank.
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Stock Market Today: Silicon Valley Bank Failure Sinks Stocks
The largest bank failure since the 2008 financial crisis stole the spotlight from the February jobs report.
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Stock Market Today: Stocks Sink Ahead of February Jobs Report
The major benchmarks finished solidly lower Thursday as bank stocks sold off.
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Silvergate Stock Sinks on Liquidation News
Silvergate Capital stock is spiraling after the financial firm said it's shutting down operations at its crypto-friendly subsidiary.
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Stock Market Today: Stocks Choppy After Strong Jobs Data
Both the ADP private payrolls report and the January job openings update came in stronger than expected.
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Stock Market Today: Blue Chip Stocks Lead Market Lower After Powell Speech
Fed Chair Jerome Powell said the central bank could raise rates more than expected if economic data remain strong.
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Stock Market Today: Snap Stock Soars in a Quiet Day for Markets
The major benchmarks made modest moves today, though social media stock Snap soared on TikTok buzz.
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Stock Market Today: S&P 500 Snaps Weekly Losing Streak
AI stocks were big winners on Friday after C3.ai posted solid earnings and guidance.
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Stock Market Today: Stocks Brush Off Disappointing Tesla Investor Day
The major benchmarks were mixed for most of Wednesday until comments from Atlanta Fed President Raphael Bostic sparked tailwinds for stocks.
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Stock Market Today: Stocks Struggle to Start March
The major benchmarks finished mostly lower Wednesday after another disappointing inflation reading.
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Stock Market Today: Stocks Wobble as February Draws to a Close
The major benchmarks struggled for direction on the final session of a tough month.
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Stock Market Today: Stocks Bounce Back; UNP Rallies After CEO Splits
The major benchmarks closed higher Monday after notching their worst week of the year on Friday.
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Stock Market Today: Hot Inflation Data Sinks Stocks
Friday's selloff sent the major benchmarks to their worst week of the year so far.
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Stock Market Today: Nasdaq Outperforms as Nvidia Outlook Impresses
The major benchmarks finished higher in another choppy day for stocks thanks to a positive earnings reaction for Nvidia.
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Stock Market Today: Stocks End Mixed After Fed Minutes
Most central bankers supported a quarter-point rate hike at the most recent Fed meeting, but a few backed a half-point one.
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