What a difference a decade makes!
Meta Platforms Inc.’s first major job cuts won’t be nearly enough to get the company back to being as profitable as it was just two years ago, according to analysts.
The Federal Reserve looked closer to moderating aggressive interest-rate increases after welcome news on inflation, with three officials backing a downshift even as they stressed that policy needs to stay tight.
Wall Street has given up on the hope that technology companies will report higher earnings next year, potentially setting up their shares to at least stabilize if not stage a short-term rally now that the third quarter reporting period is winding down.
Inflation cooled in October by more than what was forecast, suggesting that one of the biggest headwinds facing tech could be easing.
An astounding $200 million dollars per day, every day, is spent gambling in Las Vegas casinos.
Are the FANG stocks dead?
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Cryptocurrencies extended declines to the lowest levels in two years as Binance is seen increasingly unlikely to follow through on its takeover of FTX.com.
Equity investors have sustained significant losses this year and are facing a long list of new uncertainties.
JPMorgan Asset Management’s David Kelly has a message for longer term investors who have been stung by this year’s downturn in stock and bond markets: now is the time to jump back in.
Bank of America Corp. clients from retail investors to hedge fund managers sold into last week’s slump, dumping stocks across every industry, according to the bank’s data.
A hybrid model that combines sophisticated digital capabilities with human expertise and advice is not just today’s reality but will be a key differentiator for winning customer relationships.
There’s a dark side to the traditional Thanksgiving dinner.
Market negativity reached a crescendo sometime around the middle of October, as interwoven narratives of doom and gloom occupied investor and media attention
Higher interest rates are no doubt causing pain to investors and consumers, but the economy has been able to handle them better than anyone thought possible six months ago.
It’s not as if volatility markets have needed extra juice this year.
JPMorgan Asset Management, Invesco Ltd. and Dimensional Fund Advisors are among large money managers pushing back against proposals by US regulators to crack down on misleading fund names.
China has a powerful weapon in its rare-earth dominance.
I proclaim the pending demise of the independent broker-dealer model.
The Federal Reserve has been raising rates at an extremely aggressive manner in 2022, taking the federal funds rate from 25bps to 4%.
The era of the dynamic sales growth tech company, with a religious quality to its leadership, appears to be over.
Senior Investment Strategist Steve Lipper examines two calendar-based performance patterns that may suggest robust small-cap returns lie ahead.
Doug Drabik discusses fixed income market conditions and offers insight for bond investors.
Equities saw a strong rebound last month, with the S&P 500 gaining 8% and the Dow posting its biggest October ever¹. Was this the start of a new bull market? In this week’s “What to Watch”, we explore this question and dive into historical bear market rallies.
October started strong and then slid to new lows but managed to rally back toward the month’s end.
All bets appear to be off on how high yields can rise in the world’s biggest bond market.
There’s a lot of focus on Elon Musk’s Twitter Inc. purchase and plans to turn around the troubled social network.
The dollar resumed declines on Monday in New York amid a rebound in US equities and other risk assets ahead of fresh inflation data and the results of mid-terms elections this week, which hurt demand for the safety of the greenback.
For traditional fixed-income investors seeking higher yield and/or inflation protection, private, senior secured, sponsored debt provides an attractive alternative.
I have been in Spain since early September, which is why you have not seen me in these pages for a while.
Twitter Inc. employees around the world began getting notifications that they were locked out of their work accounts, a week after billionaire Elon Musk took over the company promising sweeping changes.
Europe’s top ESG fund class may be close to reaching a tipping point.
A quiet confidence is emerging amid the gloom of Europe’s energy crisis.
Cash is king, with investors fleeing to the safety of cash funds at the fastest pace since the coronavirus pandemic as the Federal Reserve remains firmly hawkish, according to strategists at Bank of America Corp.
As I see it, decentralized assets have never looked more attractive than they do now.
Buying a dividend is a market-structure risk that costs investors billions in unnecessary taxation.
I’d like to share an example of what happened when one of my clients chose the wrong provider.
Does it matter who wins the Senate? It matters a great deal. Read our latest blog regarding midterm elections.
The Federal Reserve’s November statement included dovish language, but Fed Chair Powell warned investors not to expect the Fed to stray from its full focus on fighting inflation.
This is now the third consecutive quarterly letter in which we express a cautious stance toward both the global economy and financial markets. A
Review the latest portfolio strategy commentary from Mike Gibbs, managing director of Equity Portfolio and Technical Strategy.
How could the poor world in the global south become as rich as the rich nations of the north?
Bitcoin has shed more than half its value this year, and yet the selling may not yet be over.
Some 16 million applications for student debt relief will be approved by this week, provided the White House plan survives court challenges, President Joe Biden said Thursday.
Here are five actionable areas for IT protection in 2022-2023.
About 90% of this year’s S&P 500 loss was attributable to higher interest rates.
Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler recently gave a speech called “Competition and the Two SECs.”
Twitter Inc. is set to charge users $8 per month for the privilege of having the blue-tick honorific put on their account.
Jerome Powell’s Federal Reserve did something Wednesday it hadn’t done for months: say something dovish. Investors had all of 30 minutes to celebrate.
