Stock market bubble? Analysts explain why they’re not worried

Stock market bubble? Analysts explain why they’re not worried

Traders work on the floor during morning trading at the New York Stock Exchange on March 6, 2024. Spencer Platt | Getty Images The U.S. Federal Reserve, meanwhile, is expected to begin cutting interest rates in June, potentially supplying a further boon to high-growth tech stocks. The sheer scale and narrow nature of the bull … Read more

Magnificent 7 profits now exceed almost every country in the world. Should we be worried?

Magnificent 7 profits now exceed almost every country in the world. Should we be worried?

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on January 31, 2024 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images The so-called “Magnificent 7” now wields greater financial might than almost every other major country in the world, according to new Deutsche Bank research. The meteoric rise … Read more

Stock market in a ‘very dangerous’ position as jobs and wages run hot, fund manager says

Stock market in a ‘very dangerous’ position as jobs and wages run hot, fund manager says

A trader reacts as a screen displays the Fed rate announcement on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., January 31, 2024.  Brendan McDermid | Reuters The U.S. stock market is in a “very dangerous” spot as persistently strong jobs numbers and wage growth suggest the Federal Reserve’s … Read more

Post-Ozempic patients may eat more calories, Deutsche Bank survey finds

Post-Ozempic patients may eat more calories, Deutsche Bank survey finds

A customer shops in a Kroger grocery store on July 15, 2022 in Houston, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty Images Investors have cheered a new class of weight loss drugs for their ability to help people shed unwanted pounds, but the findings of a recent poll underscore the challenges patients face if they cease treatment. … Read more

IRS unveils employee retention credit ‘voluntary disclosure program’

IRS unveils employee retention credit ‘voluntary disclosure program’

IRS Commissioner Daniel Werfel testifies before the House Small Business Committee on July 17, 2013. James Lawler Duggan | Reuters The IRS has unveiled a “voluntary disclosure program” for businesses that claimed a pandemic-era tax credit in error and want to pay the money back. Worth thousands per employee, the employee retention tax credit, or … Read more

Lafayette Square CEO on the health of small and medium business lending

Lafayette Square CEO on the health of small and medium business lending

ShareShare Article via FacebookShare Article via TwitterShare Article via LinkedInShare Article via Email Fast Money Damien Dwin, Lafayette Square founder and CEO, joins ‘Fast Money’ to talk private credit trends, the health of mid-market companies and more. 05:09 2 hours ago Source link

Stock futures edge higher on Monday morning as Wall Street awaits big tech earnings: Live updates

Stock futures edge higher on Monday morning as Wall Street awaits big tech earnings: Live updates

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on October 20, 2023 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images Stock futures ticked higher on Monday morning as traders looked ahead to the release of corporate earnings from tech industry behemoths. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose … Read more

Average stock breaking down, S&P 500 to fall to 3,900

Average stock breaking down, S&P 500 to fall to 3,900

The odds of a fourth-quarter rally for the S & P 500 are coming down as higher rates and slower growth pressure equities, according to Morgan Stanley’s Mike Wilson. Only 39% of the stocks in the broad market index are trading above their 200-day moving average, creating a historically narrow rally, the bank’s chief U.S. … Read more

20% stock market plunge ahead, recession

20% stock market plunge ahead, recession

JPMorgan’s Marko Kolanovic is bracing for a 20% sell-off to hit the S&P 500. According to the Institutional Investor hall-of-famer, high interest rates are creating a breaking point for stocks — and choosing cash at a 5.5% return in money market and short-term Treasurys is a key protection strategy right now. “I’m not sure how … Read more

Bill Ackman would ‘absolutely’ do a deal with X with his new SPARC

Bill Ackman would ‘absolutely’ do a deal with X with his new SPARC

Billionaire investor Bill Ackman told The Wall Street Journal he would “absolutely” do a deal with X, the social media platform previously known as Twitter. Ackman’s novel investment vehicle, called a SPARC, got regulatory approval from the Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday. Ackman posts on X regularly, on a wide range of topics, including … Read more