Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Acting Director Russell Vought speaks with reporters during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S., March 11, 2019. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters Consumer Financial Protection Bureau employees were told Sunday to work remotely because their Washington, D.C., headquarters would be closed through Feb. 14, according to […]
DeepSeek’s rise is the catalyst that will prompt global investors to allocate more toward Chinese stocks, even as economic worries persist, analysts predict. “Before the overarching talk was, China is uninvestible. … Now you definitely see people start thinking it probably helps to have China,” said Liqian Ren, leader of quantitative investment at WisdomTree. It’s […]
The Trump administration may create powerful tailwinds for two vastly different market groups: Big banks and small cap stocks. In the case of financials, Astoria Portfolio Advisors’ John Davi predicts deregulation — along with a boost in IPO and mergers and acquisitions — to spark multi-year strength. “The funny thing about the banks is that […]
Coroimage | Moment | Getty Images Many workers value remote work to such a degree that they’d take a pay cut to be able to work from home, even on a part-time basis, studies show. The prevalence of remote work ballooned during the Covid-19 pandemic. Many experienced telework perhaps for the first time in their […]
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Check out the companies making headlines before the bell. Affirm Holdings — Shares of the payment company popped 14% after Affirm exceeded earnings and revenue expectations for the fiscal second quarter . Affirm, which provides buy now, pay later loans, reported $866 million in revenue for the period, while analysts polled by LSEG expected $807 […]
Big Tech’s historic gains could be affecting your portfolio’s makeup — especially if your goal is diversification. Astoria Portfolio Advisors CEO John Davi warns the S&P 500 index tilts too far in favor of the so-called Magnificent Seven stocks: Apple, Microsoft, Nvidia, Amazon, Meta Platforms, Alphabet and Tesla. “Those Mag Seven stocks are very expensive […]
Amazon signage during the 2024 CES event in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Jan. 10, 2024. Bridget Bennett | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in extended trading: Amazon — The e-commerce giant fell 2% after issuing weaker-than-expected guidance for the current quarter. Amazon said it forecasts sales in the first quarter […]
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: Altus Power — The commercial solar power provider soared as much as 28% after agreeing to a $5 per share buyout from a unit of TPG that valued Altus at $2.2 billion, including debt. The deal is expected to close in the second quarter. Ford — […]
Jane Fraser, CEO of Citi, speaks during the Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California, on May 1, 2023. Patrick T. Fallon | AFP | Getty Images Bank shares rose Thursday after the Federal Reserve released parameters for its annual industry stress test showing smaller hypothetical shocks to the U.S. economy than in previous […]
