Fidelity opens retail crypto trading accounts: When can users start trading? 

One of the world’s largest financial services organisations, Fidelity has officially started opening retail bitcoin (BTC) and ether (ETH) trading accounts. Earlier this month, the company announced it...

Here’s what Black Friday sales tell us about the retail sector — and our top pick

The holiday shopping season got off to a solid start over the weekend, as Black Friday’s online sales beat expectations and started to build some much-needed momentum for the retail sector. Acco...

Bitcoin [BTC] retail investors embrace the crypto winter while whales shy away

Bitcoin retail investors have been constantly showing interest in BTC  However, velocity, volume, and daily activity continued to decline  Bitcoin holders, who have been on the receiving end of sellin...

Ready to trade? Fidelity finally opens retail crypto accounts

Fidelity has opened up retail crypto trading accounts after first announcing a waiting list earlier this month. “The wait is over,” the investment powerhouse said in an email Monday ...

Many investors are betting on an inflation peak. Here’s why a former hedge-fund manager says they’re wrong.

Investors are waking up to big trouble in big China. Stock futures and oil prices are falling after angry anti-COVID zero protests swept the country. “This is a sudden powerful new distraction for mar...

Massive Spike in Bitcoin Accumulation From Retail Investors After FTX Collapse

The cryptocurrency industry saw one of the most spectacular crashes of one of its giants earlier this month, which cast doubt over the entire market and investors’ perspectives on it. However, on-chai...

Target’s Stock Is Falling Fast, Taking Other Retail Stocks Down With It

| AFP via Getty Images Key Takeaways Target stock has been on a roller coaster ride as the company has warned of inventory issues and a slow holiday shopping season. Target is experiencing an increase...

Why investors may want to add retail ETFs to their cart

‘Tis the season for shopping — and maybe for some investors: ETFs. Despite consumer headwinds tied to the economic slowdown, Amplify ETFs’ Brian Giere sees opportunities in retail. “...

How Philipp Plein’s New Plein Sport Brand Is Disrupting Activewear Retail

Philipp Plein is assessing the viability of prospective Plein Sport store locations with a two-story … [+] articulated truck mobile retail experience. Philipp Plein Market hacking, self-service ...

Black Friday Has Lost Its Punch for Retailers and the Economy

This commentary was issued recently by money managers, research firms, and market newsletter writers and has been edited by Barron’s. Black Friday Said What? Talking Points BMO Capital MarketsNo...

Not All Retailers Are Overstocked for the Holidays. They’re Discounting Anyway.

Many big retailers are discounting heavily and earlier this holiday season to clear excess stock from their shelves and warehouses. But others, with no substantive overhang of inventory, are also offe...

Investors Show Optimism For Retail REITs On Black Friday

Retail stocks had mixed results during market hours Friday as early reports suggested the shopping holiday was off to a slower-than-normal start. Real estate investment trusts (REITs) with retail tena...

More people use ‘buy now, pay later’ for holiday shopping, but experts say that’s a double-edged sword

Online purchases using the BNPL rose by 13% year-on-year in November, according to Adobe Analytics. That figure does not take into account Thanksgiving or Black Friday spending. “In an uncertain econo...

Stock Market Looks Poised to Rally as Bond Yield Falls

Text size Michael Nagle/Bloomberg The worst may be over for the stock market. Key equity indexes continued their autumn rally, and there could be more gains before the end of the year, helped by conti...

Where to Get Yields of 10% and Up, if You Can Stomach a Little Risk

The $280 billion convertibles sector is replete with 10%-plus yields on many issues. There is a risk in these high-yielders, but they can offer nice appreciation potential and a good alternative to th...

Where’s The ‘Imminent’ U.S. Recession? Nowhere As Black Friday Nets Huge Sales

Pedestrians walk past a store window with a sign announcing the so-called “Black Friday” sales on … [+] November 23, 2018, in Paris. (Photo by STRINGER / AFP) (Photo credit should re...

TJX, Lowe’s, and Home Depot Stocks Have Soared. Further Gains Might Have to Wait.

Retail stocks—and earnings—are showing signs of life. But even though it is retail’s busiest season, this isn’t a great time to buy.  Shares in retail companies, as measured by the VanEck Retail excha...

Deck The Malls – Holiday Shoppers Are Back At Brick-And-Mortar Shops

Cue the holiday music, place Santa on his garland-adorned perch and commence expanded holiday hours. People are ready to shop in stores. JLL’s recent Retail Holiday Survey sent to 1,080 U.S. consumers...

Is the Stock Market Open Today? Here Are the Hours for Black Friday.

Instead of gearing up to trade Thursday, investors may be defrosting their Thanksgiving turkeys—and clipping coupons ahead of Black Friday. This year, Thanksgiving and Black Friday come after two days...

Amazon Stock Looks Like a Buy With E-Commerce Set to Rebound

Back in July, I wrote a Barron’s cover story that made a bullish case for Amazon.com tied to the enormous long-term value of the company’s cloud-computing arm, Amazon Web Services. Mea culpa. Amazon s...

China Down Jacket Leader Bosideng’s Profit Grows, Retail Network Shrinks

Down jackets hang on display inside Bosideng’s flagship clothing store in Shanghai in 2017. … [+] Photographer: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg © 2017 Bloomberg Finance LP Bosideng International Hold...

Alibaba and Other Chinese Stocks Keep Rallying. A Big Risk Is Being Ignored.

Alibaba and other Chinese tech stocks appear to have reversed a brutal two-year slide this month. Investors betting on a rebound may be ignoring the risk of China’s “zero Covid” policies and just how ...

Most Stores Are Closed Today

A sign of bygone times? In 2009 this Old Navy store in San Francisco was advertising its … [+] Thanksgiving hours. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) Getty Images Mall managers, millions of...

Is the Stock Market Open Today? Here Are the Thanksgiving and Black Friday Hours.

Instead of gearing up to trade Thursday, investors may be defrosting their Thanksgiving turkeys—and clipping coupons ahead of Black Friday. This year, Thanksgiving and Black Friday come after two days...

Spotlight on layoffs: Cuts at Amazon, Cisco, Roku, Meta, Twitter, Intel and more

From HP, Amazon, Roku and Beyond Meat to Meta and Twitter, big names across a number of sectors have announced major layoffs in October and November. Alphabet Inc. GOOGL, +1.45% GOOG, +1.53% is consid...

Here’s What Is Trending In Physical Retail This Holiday Season

NEW YORK, NY – NOVEMBER 25: People carry retail shopping bags during Black Friday events on … [+] November 25, 2016 in New York City (Photo by Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/Getty Images) Getty Ima...

American Dream Mall Gears Up For What Could Be Its Biggest Black Friday

The American Dream shopping and entertainment center in the New Jersey Meadowlands is getting ready … [+] for what could be its biggest Black Friday since it opened in 2019. (Photo by Gary Hersh...

Bitpanda is Germany’s first “European retail” crypto platform.

The news that Bitpanda has secured a cryptocurrency custody license from the German financial organization known as BaFin was published in a post on the company’s official blog, where the announ...

Blackstone’s Breit Retail Real Estate Fund Suffers First Significant Outflows

Blackstone ‘s big retail real estate fund experienced sizable net redemptions for the first time, in a potentially worrisome development for what has become one of the firm’s most important products a...

India to Roll Out Retail Digital Rupee Pilot Program in December

India has plans to later integrate the digital rupee with the existing bank apps and services.  Following the successful testing of the wholesale digital rupee (e-rupee), India is ready to launch the ...

Here’s What We Bought In October

New Mexico, USA. May 14, 2019. Old-fashioned fuel pumps at gas station next to historic route 66. … [+] Building with logo background. getty Based on the recent results, it looks like we’ve ‘men...

The RBI will pilot retail CBDC in December

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is getting ready to conduct trials of the “digital rupee” at a number of different retail outlets throughout India. In the past, it has experimented with ma...