SFC Restricts Retail Investors to Highly Liquid Digital Assets

Julia Leung Fing-yee announced that the SFC has decided to restrict retail investors to highly liquid digital assets. She was reluctant to give specifications on the digital assets but stressed that t...

Hong Kong to Limit Retail Investors’ Crypto Trading Assets

The crypto market, as most people know, can bring quick profits, but also cause steep losses in a short time. Entities and companies trying to adopt this technology know this and because of that, they...

Burger King Makes a Big Move in Battle With McDonald’s, Wendy’s

Burger King has seen better days. The “Home of the Whopper” used to be the clear number two burger chain in the United States. Once the Pepsi to McDonald’s (MCD) – Get Free Rep...

Hong Kong Will Soon Allow Retail Investors To Trade Crypto

Hong Kong will pass a new law allowing retail investors to invest only in ‘highly liquid’ crypto assets. The new law will come into effect in June. Hong Kong is making a big change to crypto regulatio...

Why Retail C-Suites Are Changing – It’s A Tough Job With Few Rewards

. (Photo by Bertrand Rindoff Petroff/Getty Images) Getty Images Every other day I hear of another CEO leaving his job and an “interim” CEO takes charge and heroically tries to stem the outflow of cash...

China Is Opening Fast. Don’t Miss the Rebound for Stocks.

Chinese authorities’ abrupt pivot away from zero-Covid policies has been matched by the quick shift in investor sentiment about Chinese stocks from the bearishness of the past year. As the world’s sec...

Wall Street’s 5 Favorite Car Stocks for 2023, Including Tesla and Copart

Investors in automotive stocks had a horrible time in 2022. After a painful year, investors likely could use some new car ideas, and should also know what to avoid. Rising interest rates, supply chain...

Hong Kong watchdog aims to restrict retail traders to liquid products

The new licensing program, scheduled to take off in June, will restrict retail traders in Hong Kong to “highly-liquid” digital assets, according to the new CEO of Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Co...

Bed Bath & Beyond Warned of Bankruptcy. Then Its Stock Soared 166%.

Bed Bath & Beyond shareholders face a growing risk that they could be wiped out in bankruptcy, but you wouldn’t know that by looking at the retailer’s stock this week. Bed Bath stock (ticker: BBBY...

Carvana stock soars to lead NYSE gainers on heavy volume

Shares of Carvana Co. CVNA, +24.43% soared 24.7%, enough to pace the New York Stock Exchange’s gainers, even though the online used-car retailer hasn’t released any news. Trading volume swelled to 33....

Hong Kong to only allow ‘highly liquid’ cryptocurrencies for retail trading

In an effort to create a regulatory framework for the city, Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) announced plans to draft proposals that will allow retail investors access to trade cert...

Jamie Dimon Is Changing His Tune About an Economic Hurricane. He’s Not Alone.

After a difficult 2022 for investors, there may be rays of light peeking through at the start of the new year. Take heart from JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon. He clarified Tuesday that maybe he should...

Why Retailers Will Open Stores This Year, Despite Economic Fragility

Interior of Cult Gaia’s pop-up store in Miami. Francois Dischinger Last year was one of the best years for retail real estate. Vacancy rates in Q3 were 4.3%, according to JLL, down from the 6.3%...

Apple Gets Ready to Storm a Big Promising Market

Apple has one remedy for the gloom in the technology sector.  The manufacturer of the iPhone and the iPad has not been spared by the global economic uncertainty, which has obliterated technology-stock...

What Social Media’s On-Going Downfall Means For Retail Brands

The disruption hitting social media has roots in long running trends that will impact retailers’ and … [+] brands’ ability to engage with consumers. Bigstockphoto In my last post, I ...

Structure.fi and Quai Network Partner to Facilitate Faster, Cheaper, and More Secure Transactions for Global Retail Investors

Quai Network’s scalable proof of work blockchain will facilitate enhanced capabilities on Structure.fi ROAD TOWN, British Virgin Islands–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Structure.fi, a mobile-first financial platform...

‘Our kids say our small house is embarrassing’: My husband and I earn $160K, have $1 million in retirement savings, cook at home and drive an old Honda. Are we missing out? 

I’m a pretty fortunate person who lives a pretty fortunate life, and our annual household income at $160,000 is high compared to the rest of the world. However, we are still pretty frugal — we cook at...

Pepsi Tries to Copy Popular Coca-Cola Soda (But Make it Better)

Soda is one of the most popular drinks in America, with the average person consuming almost 43 gallons of it per year. And when it comes to the business of soda, there are three main players with a ma...

The digital pound will not track retail users, UK minister says

The cryptocurrency market is looking for a better footing in 2023 following the bear market that left many crypto-related companies bankrupt – and government and regulatory attention on the sector eve...

Powell’s in Sweden. Rates Will Likely Go Higher Still Despite Companies’ Pain.

Investors looking at Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell’s speech at a conference at Sweden’s Riksbank Tuesday will be tempted to carefully parse his words for any hint as to when the interest-rate...

Digital pound won’t track retail transactions, UK minister says

A UK minister moved to quell concerns that a digital pound issued by the Bank of England could be used to create a “surveillance state” where the government can track all citizens’ spending.  &#...

CVS eyes next-generation health clinics after Amazon’s move for One Medical

CVS Health Corp. is investing in a young chain of health clinics, and may be looking to acquire another. CVS CVS, -0.12% invested $100 million in a Carbon Health Inc., a San Francisco-based chain of u...

Rolls-Royce Hits a Milestone Not Seen In 119 Years

During tough economic times, luxury car sales are largely unaffected. Some customers have been waiting more than 12 months for a Lamborghini SUV while Ferrari had to cut off orders of its ultra-luxury...

Fed’s Powell won’t stop rate hikes until he ‘terrifies’ the wealthiest of investors, says this CIO

Investors are waking up to a whiff of positivity where stocks are concerned for Monday, after last week’s first gain in five that was prompted by weak wage growth Alongside a bleak Institute for Suppl...

These 15 Dividend Aristocrat stocks have been the best income builders

The S&P Dividend Aristocrats deserve more coverage. Those are companies that have raised their dividend payouts consistently over the years — they’re dividend royalty, as it were. As a group, they...

7 Consumer Loyalty Trends That Will Shape Retail In 2023

Customers shop during the opening of Savage X Fenty pop up at the Fashion Show Mall in Las Vegas, … [+] Nevada. (Photo by Denise Truscello/Getty Images for Savage X Fenty ) Getty Images for Sava...

European drugmakers including AstraZeneca pony up for U.S.-listed biopharmas

European drugmakers on Monday announced a trio of deals around a billion dollars each to buy U.S.-listed biopharmas at hefty premiums. Anglo-Swedish AstraZeneca AZN, +1.42%   AZN, -1.26% said it’s pay...

Macy’s quietly lays an egg — and more may be coming for retail

A version of this article first appeared in the Yahoo Finance Morning Brief. Get the Morning Brief sent directly to your inbox every Monday to Friday by 6:30 a.m. ET. Subscribe Macy’s (M) dumped...

Alibaba shares rise in Hong Kong after Jack Ma cedes control of Ant Group

Shares of Alibaba Group Holdings are higher following news that co-founder Jack Ma is ceding control of affiliate company Ant Group Co., potentially paving the way to revive plans for an initial publi...

Bitcoin: This is what large investor and retail interest can do for BTC over time

Bitcoin’s low volatility managed to attract both retail and large investors that have been capitalizing on the opportunity to buy into the cryptocurrency Miner selling pressure reduces as revenues con...

Three New Stores For 2023 As Retail Continues To Reinvent

Hello London! Coveted fashion brand LoveShackFancy is one of several brands opening up and expanding … [+] physical retail stores in UK. Kate Hardcastle MBE With 17,145 stores closing across the...

Ethereum retail investors’ sentiment looks bullish, but will it help ETH?

Investors sentiment toward Ethereum improved of late. Key metrics such as the MVRV ratio and long/short difference suggest that there may be some selling pressure on Ethereum in the coming days. Ether...