Investment strategy
This inflation indicator shook the Fed and caused it to get more aggressive
All of a sudden, Wall Street is hyper-focused on inflation expectations, and an indicator from the University of Michigan with its roots in the 1940s, for clues as to how the Federal Reserve will try to manage the economy and fight inflation that’s running at a more than 40-year high. The Fed can’t do anything […]
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5 things to know before the stock market opens Thursday
Here are the most important news, trends and analysis that investors need to start their trading day: 1. Wall Street set to plunge as stocks’ post-Fed rate hike rally vanishes A screen displays the Fed rate announcement as a trader works (inside a post) on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in […]
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5 tips for selling your e-commerce business to an Amazon aggregator
In recent years, Amazon sellers have become a hot commodity. Growing a business on Amazon is more challenging and aggregators are taking the opportunity to snatch up promising and successful businesses while using their expertise to clean up the marketplace. Selling your e-commerce business to an Amazon aggregator can pay off, but only if you […]
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Chinese stocks are looking cheap. Fund manager explains why he’s betting on Alibaba
Investors may still be nervous about Chinese stocks despite massive declines that have made them compelling, but portfolio manager Sid Choraria assures tech titan Alibaba is no “value trap.” To classify Alibaba as one, investors would have to believe that the e-commerce giant’s growth will be in the single digits, said Choraria of SC Asia. […]
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Kevin O’Leary says he won’t be buying bonds for now
Investors are “going to get hurt” if they’re in long duration bonds right now, says venture capitalist Kevin O’Leary. His comments come hours after the Federal Reserve raised interest rates by 75 basis points — the central bank’s most aggressive hike since 1994. “I wouldn’t be buying bonds here,” O’Leary, who is chairman at O’Leary […]
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Goldman loves this ‘transformational’ sector — which is down over 50% in the past year
U.S. biotech is a hot pick for Goldman Sachs , which said the sector offers investors some “very attractive” entry points. Luke Barrs, head of fundamental equity, EMEA at Goldman Sachs Asset Management, told CNBC there is a “transformational change” happening in healthcare, particularly in genomic technology, a developing area of medicine that can personalize […]
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Jim Cramer warns even high quality low price-to-earnings stocks could get beaten down by a recession
CNBC’s Jim Cramer warned investors on Wednesday that while there are some stocks with low price-to-earnings multiples that look cheap and therefore investable, it’s worth noting that they aren’t always recession-proof. “There are stocks with insanely low price-to-earnings multiples that can’t be bought under any circumstances,” the “Mad Money” host said. “Then there are the […]
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Market bears should take note that Powell will stop inflation by ‘any means necessary,’ Cramer says
CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Wednesday said that investors should be with Jerome Powell and not against him, as the Federal Reserve chair has proven he’s willing to take inflation down no matter what. “I think the Powell bears need a reset and a recalibration. … Turns out he’s willing to cause a slowdown — he’ll […]
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