Elon Musk, in his first address to Twitter Inc. employees since purchasing the company for $44 billion, said that bankruptcy was a possibility if it doesn’t start generating more cash, according to people familiar with the matter.
The US, Japan and other countries will offer a climate finance deal worth as much as $20 billion to help Indonesia shift its coal-dominated power grid away from the polluting fossil fuel.
Investors trying to gauge the strength of the risk-on shift that gripped markets Thursday should look no further than two of the biggest high-yield credit exchange-traded funds.
Early this week, with the severe inverted yield curve and other signals flashing recession, I planned to use this letter to delve into the data. Then Thursday’s CPI data convinced markets to blow the all-clear whistle.
FTX, until recently the world’s second-largest crypto exchange, filed for bankruptcy as its embattled founder, Sam Bankman-Fried, stepped down as CEO following a liquidity crunch that exposed the firm’s improper use of customer assets.
Chief Economist Eugenio J. Alemán discusses current economic conditions.
The dollar is heading for its worst week since the pandemic struck, yet analysts think a long-running stampede for the greenback isn’t over yet.
Concerns about the degree of concentration in cap-weighted indices like the S&P 500 seem to arise whenever performance is dominated by mega caps. After peaks in concentration, the S&P 500 Equal Weight Index has typically outperformed its cap-weighted counterpart. In this paper, we propose an alternative way to measure concentration. By adjusting the Herfindahl-Hirschman Index to account for the number of names in a sector, we’re able to make meaningful cross-sector comparisons. We show that concentration tends to mean-revert in most sectors, which has important implications for the relative performance of equal weighting.
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.
