The author and editors take ultimate responsibility for the content. In the short term, stocks go up and down because of the law of supply and demand. Billions of shares of stock are bought and ...

Stock prices go up and down based on supply and demand. When people want to buy a stock versus sell it, the price goes up. If ...

1. Stay the course. If you’re saving for retirement and have years to go, don’t panic during downturns. Keep contributing, ...