China’s Property Market in Need of More Government Support to Prevent Deterioration Analysts are warning that China’s property market, a significant contributor to the country’s economy, requires further government backing to avoid further decline. In the month of October, prices for existing homes dropped by the largest margin since 2014, while outstanding property loans decreased…
Stock Market Sees Carnage Due to U.S. Monetary Policy Shift The Federal Reserve’s abandonment of easy-money policies has led to a fight to squash inflation, marking a dramatic shift in U.S. monetary policy. Investors have had to adapt to this new reality, with stock prices seeing significant drops since January 2022. Notably, major U.S. equity…
Midday Trading Update: Zoom Video Communications, Paramount Global, and Microsoft Make Headlines In today’s midday trading update, several companies are making headlines with significant stock movements. Zoom Video Communications saw an increase of nearly 2% ahead of its third-quarter earnings release, with analysts expecting $1.08 per share in earnings and revenue of $1.12 billion. Paramount…
Boeing, Microsoft, and PENN Entertainment are among the companies making big moves in premarket trading. Boeing saw a 1.5% increase after an upgrade from Deutsche Bank, while Microsoft added 0.5% following the announcement of former OpenAI CEO Sam Altman joining the company to head a new artificial intelligence research team. Meanwhile, PENN Entertainment saw a…
Emmett Shear Named Interim CEO of OpenAI: An Analysis of the Move and its Implications It was a surprising move when former CEO of OpenAI, Sam Altman, was ousted from his role last week. However, the shock did not last long, as his replacement has already been named. After much speculation and rumors over the…
Mastercard collaborates with Feedzai to combat crypto fraud In a bid to prevent and detect fraud in the cryptocurrency space, Mastercard has teamed up with Feedzai, a leading regulatory technology platform. This partnership aims to utilize artificial intelligence to combat money laundering and financial scams reaching over 6,000 crypto exchanges. The collaboration involves Feedzai integrating…
U.S. Stocks Set to Open Steady as Third Consecutive Winning Performance Ends U.S. equity futures are preparing to open steady on Sunday evening, with all major averages coming off of their third consecutive winning performance. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell slightly, along with S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq 100 futures. The…
In 2023, the idea of diversifying your stock portfolio to minimize risk proved to be a disappointing strategy. A wide array of sectors such as financials, retailers, drugs, foods, utilities, autos, airlines, and oils saw steep declines if the timing of investments was not perfect. This reality challenges the classic investment rule of not putting…
Legendary value investor Jeremy Grantham has launched his firm’s first active ETF called the GMO U.S. Quality ETF. He has put GMO partner Tom Hancock in charge of it. According to Hancock, interest in active ETFs has increased in recent years, especially among institutional clients, due to tax advantages and ease of trading. The new…
Boston Fed President Susan Collins: More rate hikes may be needed despite recent inflation signs Boston Federal Reserve President Susan Collins cautioned that despite recent positive signs on inflation, more interest rate hikes could still be necessary. In an interview with CNBC, Collins emphasized the importance of appreciating the good news but also staying the…
