Natural gas NurPhoto via Getty Images The European energy fiasco is reaching a climax. As long feared, last Friday, the Kremlin-controlled gas giant Gazprom announced that it is shutting down Nord Str...
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IMF Warns Of ‘Gloomy Outlook’ For Global Economy, Slashing Growth Estimates
Topline The International Monetary Fund warned on Tuesday of a slowdown in global economic growth as the world economy continues to take a hit from “increasingly gloomy developments in 2022,” includin...
Oil Selloff Continues Amid Recession ‘Panic,’ But Analysts Predict Prices Will Rebound Later In 2022
Topline Oil prices continued to fall in choppy trading on Wednesday—extending recent losses as growing recession fears wreak havoc on markets, but despite concerns about an economic downturn hurting d...
Wall Street Thinks These Stocks—Including McDonald’s, Dollar General And Visa—Can Weather Market Volatility
Topline Markets are so far having one of their worst years in history as investors are whipsawed by rising inflation, tighter monetary policy from the Federal Reserve and Russia’s war against Ukraine,...
Russian Oligarch Oleg Tinkov, Who Lost Billions After Russian Invasion, Calls War On Ukraine ‘Evil’
Topline Oleg Tinkov, the former billionaire who is one of the few prominent Russian business figures to speak out against his country’s war on Ukraine, made his sharpest attack on the Kremlin yet in a...
Heinemann Takes A Bow As The Only European Travel Retailer To Be Back In Profit
Heinemann arrivals duty-free store at Oslo Gardermoen Airport. Gebr. Heinemann One of the world’s biggest travel retailers, Gebr. Heinemann, has gone where none of its European competitors have in 202...
JPMorgan Boosts Credit Reserves As Profits Tank, Jamie Dimon Warns About ‘Significant Challenges Ahead’
Topline Shares of JPMorgan Chase, the biggest U.S. bank by assets, fell on Wednesday after the firm reported earnings which showed profits declined sharply from last year due to market upheaval caused...
Experts Believe Inflation May Have ‘Peaked,’ But Prices Will Remain Elevated This Year
Topline Despite consumer prices hitting a new four-decade high last month, the latest data show several signs that prices may be moderating slightly, with economists now predicting that inflation may ...
Here’s How Much Major Energy Companies Are Losing By Exiting Russia
Topline Major oil and gas companies, which scrambled to abandon operations in Russia following the invasion of Ukraine in late February, are now warning that doing so will result in billions of dollar...
Federal Reserve Hints At Bigger Rate Hikes Ahead, Outlines Plan To Shrink Balance Sheet
Topline With numerous Federal Reserve officials sounding the alarm on inflation, minutes from the central bank’s latest monetary policy meeting released Wednesday hinted at bigger interest rate hikes ...
More Fed Officials Are Sounding The Alarm On Inflation And Spooking Markets
Topline An increasing number of Federal Reserve officials have recently spooked markets by warning about the economic impact of decades-high inflation and how the central bank will need to aggressivel...
Wall Street Banks Could Lose Billions In Russia—Here’s How Much Exposure They Have
Topline The conflict in Ukraine has caused many of Wall Street’s biggest banks to begin winding down their business in Russia, but they could still face billions of dollars in losses as they reduce ex...
Our Days As An Oil Exporter Are Limited, And So Are Dreams Of Energy Independence
Loren Steffy, UH Energy Scholar PORT ARANSAS, TEXAS – MAY 27: In this aerial drone view from a drone, a petroleum tanker ship passes … [+] through the Aransas Channel from the Gulf of Mexi...
Ukraine-Russia War Could Accelerate Crypto Adoption: BlackRock CEO
Larry Fink, Chief Executive Officer at BlackRock Inc, stated that the Russia-Ukraine war could help bolster the adoption of cryptocurrencies Cryptocurrencies By using cryptography, virtual currencie...
Wall Street Firms Are Slashing S&P 500 Price Targets—Here’s What They Predict For Markets
Topline A majority of Wall Street’s biggest firms have recently been slashing their S&P 500 forecasts for this year, predicting lower stock market returns as the Federal Reserve raises interest ra...
Dow Falls 400 Points As Supply Disruptions Send Oil Prices Surging Higher
Topline The stock market tumbled on Wednesday as oil prices spiked yet again due to supply disruptions from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and investors face renewed inflation fears even after the Fede...
Analysts Say These Stocks Can Rally 30% Or More As Investors Navigate A ‘Perfect Storm Of Headwinds’
Topline With markets getting whipsawed by concerns over inflation, rising interest rates and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, analysts at one of Wall Street’s biggest firms still see opportunities despit...
History Shows Investors Who Buy During Bear Markets Will Likely See Huge Gains
Topline Stocks have been flirting with correction territory in recent months–and though the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite dipped into a bear market last week, historical data shows that investors ...
Dow Gains Nearly 300 Points As Stocks Wrap Up Best Week Since November 2020
Topline The stock market continued to rebound on Friday—with the S&P 500 notching its biggest weekly gain in more than a year—as investors react positively to the Federal Reserve’s latest interest...
Buffett Buys More Occidental Shares—Here’s How His Top Holdings Have Fared In This Year’s Brutal Market
Topline Billionaire investor Warren Buffett continues to see opportunities in the stock market despite a sell-off in recent months, recently snapping up more shares of energy company Occidental Petrol...
Federal Reserve’s Long-Awaited Rate Hike Is Here: Powell Announces 0.25% Increase
Topline The Federal Reserve announced a 0.25% interest rate hike on Wednesday—the first increase since 2018, while also forecasting a more-than-expected six additional hikes this year, as the central ...
Dow Jumps 400 Points As Stocks Continue To Rebound Ahead Of Federal Reserve Decision
Topline The stock market opened higher on Wednesday, adding to gains earlier this week, as investors await the Federal Reserve’s latest monetary policy decision, with the central bank expected to rais...
These Energy Stocks Are Surging As Oil And Gas Prices Keep Climbing With No Relief In Sight
Topline While Russia’s invasion of Ukraine sparked a surge in oil prices that has roiled markets, energy stocks like Occidental Petroleum, Chevron and Exxon Mobil have widely outperformed the rest of ...
Dow Jumps 800 Points As Stocks Take A Breather—But Worries Are Far From Over
Topline Stocks rebounded from a recent losing streak on Wednesday, with investors getting a temporary respite as recently surging energy prices moderated somewhat, though Wall Street remains on edge t...
Here’s How Biden’s Historic Ban On Russian Oil Will Hit The Economy
Topline President Joe Biden announced an historic U.S. ban on Russian oil imports on Tuesday as the latest round of sanctions against Russia for its invasion of Ukraine, but as energy prices continue ...
Dow Falls 800 Points With No End In Sight For Russia’s Invasion Of Ukraine
Topline The stock market moved sharply lower on Monday after oil prices briefly hit more than $130 per barrel overnight—the highest level since July 2008—as the escalating conflict between Russia and ...
Ark’s Cathie Wood Says Passive Investing Sparked The ‘Most Massive Misallocation Of Capital In The History Of Mankind’
Topline Speaking at the Forbes 30/50 Summit in Abu Dhabi on Monday, famed stock picker, Cathie Wood, of Ark Invest sharply criticized passive investing and touted disruptive innovation stocks, even as...