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Nearly 90% of fund managers expect the U.S. to remain stuck in stagflation in the wake of a banking crisis, BofA survey says

With the Fed being "boxed in" by the latest banking crisis, experts are raising concerns about “greater chances of stagflation.”

10.01.2025 6

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Everywhere you look, the economy is in a deep freeze. But does that mean a recession is coming?

From the housing market to venture capital activity, many parts of the economy are in a deep freeze. And experts say they may not thaw out until next...

09.01.2025 5

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Elon Musk has lost $100 billion in net worth this year alone as Tesla’s stock plunges

Since Nov. 2021, Musk has lost $170 billion, with Tesla shares down roughly 60%. The battle for the title of the world’s richest person is heating up.

09.01.2025 8

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Inflation, China’s stumbling economy, and apocalyptic fear are driving a new gold boom. Investors think this time there’ll be no bust

Elko, Nev., site of the largest gold mine in the world, bears little resemblance to the gold rush town it once was.

21.11.2024 3

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How the Communist Party quietly took over SVB’s China operation, according to a former CEO

"It was like they were having an affair with my wife, and they were giving me a reward for having picked her in the first place,” Ken Wilcox told...

20.10.2024 1

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‘Chasing yield’ was an inside joke at SVB—until it led to the bank’s collapse

Back in 2011, some of the bank leaders were involved in running jokes about chasing yield—now they don't seem so funny.

13.10.2024 3

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The economy is headed for a soft landing—but investors should still reduce risk, JPMorgan strategy chief says

Investors are "passively allowing risk to accumulate," JPMorgan Asset Management’s chief global strategist David Kelly told Business Insider.

07.10.2024 1

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A ‘grand slam’ jobs report could shift the Fed’s rate cut plans

"They don’t really need to be in a rush right now,” Elyse Ausenbaugh, head of Investment Strategy at J.P. Morgan Wealth Management, told Fortune.

04.10.2024 2

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California says ExxonMobil’s recycling program is broken—and the centerpiece of a ‘decades-long campaign of deception’

ExxonMobil alone produced 6 million tonnes of new single-use plastics in 2021, more than any of its competitors.

25.09.2024 10

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BofA details clients’ 5 major economic fears—then knocks them all down

“​​For now, we think the broader macro data flow does not point to recession," Bank of America's economics team wrote Monday.

23.09.2024 3

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A juicy rate cut and new evidence of a surprisingly resilient economy, Yardeni Research calls it ‘nirvana’

“The Fed is cutting into one of the stronger economies we've seen in years," Yardeni Reseach's Eric Wallerstein told Fortune.

19.09.2024 6

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Why are stocks down after a mega rate cut? Here’s what the experts think

“This is a Fed that believes they are behind the curve,” Robert Minter, director of ETF Investment Strategy at abrdn, told Fortune via email.

19.09.2024 40

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Fed institutes mega interest-rate cut of 50 basis points as labor market cools

It's the first Fed rate cut since the COVID lockdown easing that began in March of 2020.

18.09.2024 1

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Citi Wealth chief investment strategist shares predictions ahead of Fed rate cuts

“I think underlying economic conditions will be much more important to financial markets than the Fed's tactics at a particular moment,” Citi...

17.09.2024 2

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Warren Buffett’s insurance guru Ajit Jain just sold more than half of his Berkshire stake

The famed deputy could be readying himself for tax rates to rise.

12.09.2024 3

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Forget polls, the stock market is the most accurate predictor of presidential elections

Another key indicator is the Misery Index. And right now it’s leaning slightly in Harris’ favor.

11.09.2024 1

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Warren Buffett says the stock market is increasingly ‘casino-like’—and young investors need to remember this ‘one fact of financial life’ to avoid the mess

“For whatever reasons, markets now exhibit far more casino-like behavior than they did when I was young,” Buffett wrote in his annual letter to...

10.09.2024 1

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Bank of America CEO says we need to take action on the national debt now, while ‘we’re in relatively good times’

The national debt situation is so bleak it costs the federal government $3 billion per day just to pay the interest.

10.09.2024 1

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Here’s why Nvidia’s aggressive sales tactics are in the DOJ’s crosshairs

"All of Nvidia's competitors have issued grievances with me. I'm not going to name them, but you can imagine who they might be," Moor Insights &...

05.09.2024 2

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Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway dumped $6.2 billion in Bank of America stock in under 2 months

"I think implicitly...you can make the case that [Buffett] thinks that there aren't that many great opportunities," Madison Investments' Toyama said.

03.09.2024 1

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Nvidia stock is sinking. Wall Street analysts say it’s still a buy

Despite concerns about margins and guidance, Wall Street is mostly convinced the 'AI revolution' is just getting started, and Nvidia remains a buy.

29.08.2024 2

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Fed Chair Powell’s Jackson Hole speech just got a lot less predictable

The economic data is difficult to parse, and that means Powell’s speech has become correspondingly more difficult to foretell.

19.08.2024 3

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Trump’s tariffs could spark a trade war and an ‘inflation shock’ within a year, expert warns

Joachim Klement of Panmure Liberum warns inflation could surge 1.2 percentage points in the first year after Trump's tariff policies begin.

16.08.2024 1

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‘Black Swan’ hedge funder warns a recession is coming this year—and the biggest market bubble in history will soon pop

“It’s not different this time,” Mark Spitznagel, co-founder and CIO of the private hedge fund Universa Investments, told Fortune.

16.08.2024 7

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Boeing discovered a new set of problems in its 737s, further slowing deliveries

"We will perform any necessary rework on airplanes in our production system to ensure they meet all requirements prior to delivery,” a Boeing...

13.08.2024 1

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Top economist Mohamed El-Erian: Fed would make ‘a huge mistake’ if it lets itself be bullied into cutting rates

“I think it’s a little bit like wanting to go to the emergency room for a cough,” El-Erian told Fortune.

06.08.2024 1

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The global market meltdown just sent Wall Street’s ‘fear gauge’ to a 4-year high

“[T]his market volatility is mostly a global carry trade unwind and a re-evaluation of the AI hype,” Jim Smigiel, chief investment officer at SEI,...

05.08.2024 7

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This accurate recession indicator is flashing red, but the ‘Sahm Rule’ creator says ‘this time really could be different’

“I am not concerned that, at this moment, we are in a recession,” Sahm told Fortune, adding that “no one should be in panic mode today, though it...

02.08.2024 3

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Trump says the dollar is too strong—but his policies may make it even stronger, bank strategist says

An immigration clamp down, aggressive tax cuts, and heavy tariffs could lift the U.S. dollar even as Trump tries to fight what he calls a "currency...

29.07.2024 4

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Tesla’s AI dreams may ‘materialize on a longer time horizon (or not at all),’ UBS warns

“While TSLA is investing heavily in AI and the tech is making progress, investment is costly, pace of improvement may slow and the payoff is long...

12.07.2024 3

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