Month: January 2025
JPMorgan’s view on Wednesday’s inflation reading and how the stock market will react
The short-term direction of stocks hinges on Wednesday’s inflation report, and JPMorgan broke down how the market will react to different numbers. The Bureau of Labor Statistics is set to release its closely watched reading on the December consumer price index at 8:30 a.m. ET. That’s expected to show 0.3% monthly gains on both the […]
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9 questions we want answered when our 3 financial names report earnings Wednesday
Wall Street’s biggest financial institutions kick off fourth-quarter earnings on Wednesday, with portfolio names Wells Fargo , Goldman Sachs , and BlackRock set to report results before the opening bell. The rally in financial stocks last year, which really started in October 2023, went into high gear in the run-up to the Federal Reserve ushering […]
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Why Vanguard likes a 40/60 portfolio to boost returns over the next decade
Investors looking to boost returns in the coming years may want to consider upping their bond allocations, according to Vanguard. The asset manager has a model portfolio that’s overweight on fixed income, reflecting a roughly 40% allocation toward equities and 60% in bonds. In particular, it’s overweight on U.S. credit and U.S. long-term bonds compared […]
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Microsoft pauses hiring in U.S. consulting unit as part of cost-cutting plan, memo says
Executive Chair and CEO of Microsoft Corporation Satya Nadella speaks during the “Microsoft Build: AI Day” event in Jakarta, Indonesia, on April 30, 2024. Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana | Reuters Microsoft plans to pause hiring in part of its consulting business in the U.S., according to an internal memo, as the company continues seeking ways to […]
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Biden administration finalizes crackdown on Chinese vehicles
Chinese made BYD passenger battery electric vehicles and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles collectively known as new energy vehicles in China in a compound in Sheerness, Kent. Issue date: Thursday April 4, 2024. Gareth Fuller | Pa Images | Getty Images President Joe Biden’s outgoing administration is finalizing rules on Tuesday that will effectively bar nearly […]
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Mark Wiedman, a top BlackRock exec thought to be Fink’s successor, is leaving the company
In this article BLK Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Mark Wiedman, Head of the Global Client Business of BlackRock, attends the Global Financial Leaders’ Investment Summit, in Hong Kong, China Nov. 8, 2023. Tyrone Siu | Reuters Mark Wiedman, a senior BlackRock executive with a tenure that spans more than 20 years, is leaving […]
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Budget deficit rose in December and is now 40% higher than it was a year ago
A view from the United States Department of the Treasury building in Washington DC, United States on December 30, 2024. The US Treasury Department was cyberattacked by a Chinese state-sponsored actor in early December. Celal Gunes | Anadolu | Getty Images The federal budget sank further into red ink during December, leaving the first fiscal […]
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Biden administration will announce it’s lifting state sponsor of terrorism designation for Cuba
A man with a tattoo depicting late revolutionary hero Ernesto ‘Che’ Guevara wears a T-shirt with colors of the U.S. flag in downtown Havana, Cuba, October 18, 2024. Norlys Perez | Reuters The Biden administration on Tuesday is expected to lift the U.S. designation of Cuba as a state sponsor of terrorism, according to U.S. […]
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Crypto ETFs have big innovation opportunity in 2025, but demand may be weak
Omer Taha Cetin | Anadolu | Getty Images Crypto ETFs may be entering a year of innovation, with new funds and new approaches, but don’t expect demand to match what was seen in the first year of bitcoin ETFs. Bitcoin exchange-traded funds debuted a year ago and have been hailed as one of the most […]
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FDA proposes putting nutrition info on the front of food packages
Nutrition labels are seen on food packaging in Miami, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday proposed a new rule for nutrition labels on packaged food and drinks that’s intended to help Americans make healthier choices at a glance. Under the new rule, which shoppers could see as early as 2028, […]
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