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Why the consumer is ‘critical’ for investors to watch in 2023 as bear market ‘not yet complete’
The fate of the U.S. consumer is weighing on the outlook for markets in 2023. “The issue is that consumers are actually spending at a pace that is faster than their income growth, and have been for t...
Acacia Research says inquiry found former CEO may have misused funds
Acacia Research Corp., a company that buys other companies, and its former chief executive are in a fight that involves allegations of potential misuse of corporate money. Acacia ACTG, -1.17% on Frida...
Bahamas Regulator Says It Seized $3.5 Billion in FTX Crypto Assets
Bahamas securities regulators said they seized digital assets valued at $3.5 billion from FTX’s local operation in mid-November as the cryptocurrency exchange spiraled toward collapse, a figure that F...
An Oil ETF Outpaced Crude by 5 Times Last Year. The Downside: Volatility.
Shares of the U.S. Oil exchange-traded fund surged 5.2% in the week before Christmas, and ended up 27% for the year. Oil prices did rise last year by nearly 5%, but how did an ETF that tracks them out...
The EV Market Is Growing Rapidly. How to Invest in Beneficiaries.
Brian Demain has a healthy respect for efficient markets and downside risk. In college, Demain wrote his senior thesis with guidance from Princeton University economics professor Burton G. Malkiel, go...
Stocks cement worst year since 2008 as S&P 500 logs 4th biggest drop since inception
U.S. stocks polished off their worst year since 2008 with a loss on Friday, bringing the year-to-date decline for the S&P 500 to 19.4%, its largest calendar-year drop since 2008, Dow Jones Market ...
Individual Investors Bail On Everything In December, Data Show
NEW YORK, NY – FEBRUARY 06: Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on … [+] February 6, 2018 in New York City. Following Monday’s over 1000 point drop, the D...
Much Crypto Trading On Unregulated Platforms Could Be Phony, New Research Shows
LONDON, ENGLAND – DECEMBER 07: A visual representation of the digital Cryptocurrency, Bitcoin on … [+] December 07, 2017 in London, England. Cryptocurrencies including Bitcoin, Ethereum, a...
Troubles at Sam Bankman-Fried’s Alameda Began Well Before Crypto Crash
Sam Bankman-Fried built the cryptocurrency exchange FTX on the reputation of his trading firm, Alameda Research LLC. Alameda was applying Wall Street-style wizardry to the crypto world—and outsiders t...
3 Oil & Gas Royalty Trusts With Exceptionally High Yields
Oil and gas trusts are among the highest-yielding stocks in the stock market, making them attractive candidates for income investors. On the other hand, in contrast to the well-known oil majors, such ...
Stock-market investors face 3 recession scenarios in 2023
With the U.S. stock market on track for its biggest annual decline in over a decade, fears that efforts by the Federal Reserve and other major central banks to bring down a surge in inflation will spa...
Opinion: 11 predictions for money, technology, stocks and crypto for 2023
Here are some 2023 predictions for financial markets, the economy and stocks. I’ve spent the last year and a half being cautious in the wake of the Bubble-Blowing Bull Market that finally ended early ...
Embattled Cryptocurrency Solana Continues to Crash
The Solana cryptocurrency nightmare seems endless. The token, known as SOL, is one of the few cryptocurrencies directly linked to Sam Bankman-Fried, the disgraced king of the crypto sphere who filed ...
3 Coal Stocks With Attractive Dividend Payouts
Coal is the most burdensome form of energy for the environment. This has led most countries to make efforts to transition from coal to natural gas and renewable energy sources. As a result, some inves...
Here’s the 2023 Chart Setup for the S&P 500 and Nasdaq
The bear market roared throughout 2022. In a somewhat cruel twist, the S&P 500 hit an all-time high on Jan. 4, the second trading day of the new year. From that point on, it’s been a feast f...
Did Amazon Stock Bottom in 2022 or Are More Losses on the Way?
Amazon (AMZN) – Get Free Report stock was not the worst-performing FAANG stock in 2022, but it was far from the best. Amazon’s seemingly strong and resilient business in the cloud with Am...
‘Double’ Trouble for Apple Could Actually Help the Overall Market
It’s time to wrap up what has been a tough year for the markets. What does 2023 hold in store? The answer may come down to one stock. Sifting through the damage of 2022, some of the hardest hit ...
Doug Kass: My Best Investment Idea for 2023
My best investment idea for next year is not a stock. No grand 2023 S&P 500 EPS estimates or lofty price targets from this observer! This idea is risk free and may provide an equity-like return ne...
MicroStrategy Sells Bitcoin For the First Time
It’s a big surprise. MicroStrategy, the company of Michael Saylor, one of the most fervent evangelists of Bitcoin, has sold the king of cryptocurrencies. The move was made recently, according to...
Warren Buffett jumps into local politics to fight Omaha streetcar project
OMAHA, Neb. — Billionaire investor Warren Buffett broke with his practice of staying out of local politics to urge his hometown of Omaha to abandon its planned streetcar project because he says it’s t...
Opinion: The stock market is range-bound over the short term. Don’t expect that to last long.
The U.S. stock market, as measured by the S&P 500 Index SPX, +1.75%, has struggled this week overall, during what is typically a seasonally bullish period. That is what Yale Hirsch termed “the San...
Dow up over 350 points, stocks rebound after jobless claims data deemed ‘welcome news for the Fed’
U.S. stocks advanced on Thursday afternoon, erasing losses from earlier in the week during the second-to-last trading session of the year. The main indexes built on premarket gains after U.S. weekly j...
GE Is Not a Lost Cause as Healthcare Spinoff Gets Set to Join S&P 500
News broke on Wednesday evening that GE Healthcare will enter the S&P 500 when it is spun off from General Electric (GE) and begins trading at the Nasdaq under the symbol GEHC. This happens next W...
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