By Fiona MacDonald Kuwait Investment Authority likely broke into the world’s top three sovereign wealth funds by assets. The Future Generations Fund, managed by the authority known as KIA, has risen to a record of about $700 billion, according to a person with knowledge of the matter. Its assets were valued at around $670 billion … Read more
By Lu Wang and Claire Ballentine With bond yields jumping and inflation expectations surging, this would seem like a strange time for optimism to break out among Wall Street’s equities handicappers. But that’s exactly what it has done. And the reasons offer a lens into what kept the stock market’s worst three-day decline since October … Read more
Ritesh Jain Global Macro Investor & One of Top 3 Global LinkedIn Influencers on Economy and Finance, Mumbai He is a trend watcher, Global Macro investor and Blogger at worldoutofwhack.com. He has over 20 years of experience in financial markets, bonds, equities, gold, and derivatives. He muses about global macro investment opportunities, economics, business, and … Read more
A number of large block trades on Friday, which investors said caused big drops in the stocks of a clutch of companies, were linked to the Archegos Capital investment fund, a source familiar with the situation said, with the moves raising worries about volatile trading in the coming days. Shares in ViacomCBS and Discovery tumbled … Read more
NEW YORK: Investors looking for ways to protect themselves from a potential market downturn and rising inflation have been warming to utilities, sometimes seen as bond substitutes, as attractive alternatives. The S&P 500 utilities index has outperformed the broader market this month, rising 9.3 per cent so far compared with a 4.3 per cent gain … Read more
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc on Saturday said quarterly operating income rose 14 per cent, aided by improved results from its insurance businesses, while soaring prices of stock holdings such as Apple Inc led to a nearly $36 billion overall profit. Fourth-quarter operating income rose to $5.02 billion, or approximately $3,252 per Class A share, … Read more
By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK: While good business news has been in short supply, investors may take slight comfort in coming weeks from U.S. corporate earnings that are likely to be bad, but not as bad as they have been. Analysts expect third-quarter S&P 500 earnings to have fallen 21 per cent compared with the … Read more
By April Joyner New York: Investors are preparing their portfolios for a potentially rocky patch in U.S. stocks, worried that a dramatic rebound in equities may stall amid dimming economic data and rising political uncertainty. Most money managers are wary of cutting equity exposure too drastically in a market that has rallied more than 40 … Read more
The S&P 500 and Dow closed lower on Thursday after data painted a worrying economic picture on a crucial day for corporate earnings reports, while President Donald Trump exacerbated investor nervousness by floating the possibility of delaying the U.S. presidential election. The main earnings focus on Thursday was on reports from high-flyers including Apple Inc, … Read more