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Environment, Climate, and Energy Remain Big Topics for Private-Markets Investors, PitchBook Analysts Say
But as Earth Day approaches, the decline in regulatory protections and support for energy transition leaves investors ...
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Existing Home Sales Seen Down — Data Week Ahead
The following are median forecasts for next week's U.S. data from a survey compiled by The Wall Street Journal. DATE TIME RELEASE PERIOD CONSENSUS PREVIOUS Monday 1000 Leading Index Mar -0.5% (6) -0.3 ...
Trump won't fire Powell - but he could still pressure the Fed, says economist studying president's tweets
President Donald Trump is unlikely to follow through on his threat to fire Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell - but the pressure from his public campaign for lower interest rates will still have ...
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Trump's attacks on Powell pose another risk for bondholders - especially older investors
The bad news is that President Donald Trump's latest threats against the independence of the Federal Reserve raise the risks to your investments. The threats themselves are bad enough. But the ...
Trump's trade war: Which countries are in tariff talks with the U.S. - and what could come next
Trump has slapped 25% tariffs on goods from both Mexico and Canada, but later suspended those levies on products that fall under the two countries' trade agreement with the U.S. Still, many products ...
The 'smart money' investors are buying stocks here, according to this index. It could be an opportunity.
If the recent past is any guide, an indicator known as the "Smart Money Flow Index" might be flashing a market buy signal, said Jim Paulsen, a market veteran and former top strategist at the Leuthold ...
Why Trump Media once again called out 'naked short selling' as its stock dropped
The parent company of President Donald Trump's social-media platform, Truth Social, is on the warpath against "naked short selling" again as its stock has fallen, this time directing its sniping at a ...
Ask Your Advisor These Questions Before Investing in Active Equity ETFs
Active ETFs being cheaper lowers their hurdle rate, and lower fees are always going to tip the odds in investors’ favor. ETFs ...
Not even the co-creator of this economic-uncertainty index can tell when the worst will be over
It had become something of a cliché to say that investors hate uncertainty - at least until the confusion surrounding President Donald Trump's on-again, off-again tariff plans left them grasping for a ...
These 15 tech stocks could rocket up to 85% in a year - and analysts love them
The tariffs have created even more uncertainty in tech stocks that are tied to hardware sales, causing a violent pullback. Their fall from grace has been especially harsh, with stocks like Nvidia Corp ...
Eli Lilly's stock soars as successful trial of weight-loss pill is a game changer
Eli Lilly & Co.'s stock soared 14% Thursday, to put it on track for its biggest one-day gain in about 25 years, after the drugmaker reported positive results from a late-stage trial of a GLP-1 ...
Newer investors have been rewarded for buying market dips. That won't last forever.
While investors tend to buy the dip during large one-off declines, the fact that they continued to put money in for the two weeks following the April 2 tariff announcement may be somewhat surprising.