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Carl Icahn says there ‘very well could be a recession or even worse’
Carl Icahn says there ‘very well could be a recession or even worse’ Famed investor Carl Icahn said Tuesday an economic downturn could be on the horizon and he is loaded on protection against a steep sell-off in the market. “I think there could very well could be a recession or even worse,” Icahn said […]
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Stocks like ConocoPhillips and Wells Fargo should be the big winners as rates rise, history shows
As bond yields surge to multi-year highs, a CNBC Pro screen surfaces companies that outperformed during similar increases in the past. Source
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Retail investors just posted the longest streak of buying bank stocks since 2008, BofA says
Analysts cited the “surprising positive flow signal” as support for a broader thesis that investors should plow funds into banks and other financial players. Source
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Goldman Sachs announces milestone with first over-the-counter crypto trade with Galaxy Digital
A Goldman Sachs Group Inc. logo hangs on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York, U.S., on Wednesday, May 19, 2010. Daniel Acker | Bloomberg | Getty Images Goldman Sachs is pushing further into the nascent market for derivatives tied to digital assets. The firm is close to announcing that it […]
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Hedge funds are doubling down on commodities bets with some notching big gains
Some pumpjacks operate while others stand idle in the Belridge oil field on November 03, 2021 near McKittrick, California. Mario Tama | Getty Images (Click here to subscribe to the Delivering Alpha newsletter.) Hedge funds have ramped up their commodity bets as prices surged during geopolitical turmoil, and managers with big exposure are reaping sizable profits. The […]
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Gramercy Funds CIO on emerging markets investing amid the Russia war, including Ukrainian bonds
(Click here to subscribe to the Delivering Alpha newsletter.) Emerging markets, specifically those in Eastern Europe, have been whipsawed amid the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict. With sanctions in place and Russia’s hard default deadline approaching in April, investors are particularly focused on the region’s sovereign debt — an area that Gramercy Funds has specialized in since its inception […]
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Warren Buffett scoops up another $1 billion in Occidental shares, bringing total stake to $7 billion
Daniel Zuchnik | WireImage | Getty Images Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway purchased an additional 18.1 million shares of Occidental Petroleum for almost $1 billion over the first three days of this week. An SEC filing Wednesday shows it paid a weighted average of $54.41 per share, a total of $985 million for the new shares. At Wednesday’s […]
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Berkshire Hathaway closes at a record above $500,000 a share as Buffett’s conglomerate roars back
Berkshire Hathaway class A shares achieved a key milestone Wednesday, hitting an all-time closing high of half a million dollars as Warren Buffett’s multifaceted conglomerate fires on all cylinders during the economic recovery. The class A shares gained 1.3% Wednesday, rising for a fourth straight day to close at $504,400 — its first-ever close above […]
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Chinese stocks trading in the U.S. rocket higher after China signals support for the shares
Shares of Chinese companies listed publicly in the U.S. surged Wednesday as China signaled support for the stocks. Regulators from both countries are progressing toward a cooperation plan on U.S.-listed Chinese stocks, according to Chinese state media. The report cited a meeting Wednesday chaired by Vice Premier Liu He, who heads China’s finance committee. The […]
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