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Asia-Pacific stocks set to open mixed as global concerns persist
SINGAPORE — Shares in the Asia-Pacific region were poised to open mixed on Monday as global concerns continue to plague markets. In Japan markets, the Nikkei futures contract in Chicago was at 26,920, while its counterpart in Osaka was at 26,750. The Nikkei 225 closed at 26,739.03 on Friday. Australia’s SPI futures were at 7,129, […]
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Stock futures rise after Dow falls for 8th-straight week in relentless sell-off
Traders on the NYSE, May 20, 2022. Source: NYSE Stock futures rose in overnight trading Sunday after the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell for its 8th straight week amid a broader market sell-off. Futures on the Dow industrial average gained 170 points, or 0.57%. S&P 500 futures added 0.7% and Nasdaq 100 futures rose 0.7%. […]
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Breaking down the market’s tumble into a bear market — and what comes next
The relentless sell-off in stocks started marking some grim milestones this past week. The S & P 500 briefly dipped on Friday into bear market territory, trading more than 20% below its January intraday record. There’s no official definition for a bear market, so investors will debate whether we are in one officially now or […]
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Strategists reveal how they’re trading tech stocks — and the same names keep coming up
Investors and strategists have revealed how they’re playing the beaten-down tech sector, naming several stock opportunities in a market they say could be nearing the bottom. Lee Baker, owner and president at Apex Financial Services, described Apple and Microsoft as “good solid companies” for investors to consider right now. Speaking to CNBC’s Squawk Box Europe […]
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Stephen Roach calls stagflation his base case, warns market is unprepared for the consequences
Stagflation is making a comeback, according to former Morgan Stanley Asia chairman Stephen Roach. He warns the U.S. is on a dangerous path that leads to higher prices coupled with slower growth. “This inflation problem is widespread, it’s persistent and likely to be protracted,” Roach told CNBC’s “Fast Money” on Thursday. “The markets are not […]
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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. Dow set to open lower after its worst day since 2020 on inflation worries A trader works on the trading floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., May 18, 2022. […]
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Tesla whale calls for $15 billion stock buyback after share price craters
Tesla CEO Elon Musk is trying to buy Twitter and manage multiple companies at the same time. James Glover II | Reuters Billionaire Leo Koguan, who claims to be the third largest individual shareholder of Tesla stock, is calling on the carmaker to announce a $15 billion stock buyback as the company’s share price continues […]
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Strategist says U.S. stocks are undervalued right now — and names his top picks to buy the dip
Morningstar’ s David Sekera thinks the market sell-off is looking overdone — and reveals the tech stocks he thinks are attractive right now, as well as his picks to ride the return of consumer spending. After years of beating the market, tech stocks have been slammed this year as expectations of aggressive tightening by the […]
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Jeremy Grantham says today’s bubble is worse than 2000, calling stocks to at least double the losses
Jeremy Grantham, a famed investor with a track record of identifying market bubbles, said the downturn today is worse than the tech bubble of 2000, calling stocks to at least double their losses. “The other day, we were down about 19.9% on the S & P 500 and about 27% on the Nasdaq. I would […]
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Here are some hedge funds that foresaw the tech fallout. And some that didn’t
This year’s tech-driven carnage in the stock market is carving out hedge fund winners from losers — showing up in diverging fortunes that haven’t been seen in years. Hedge funds that rode the tech wave up are getting crushed on the way down, especially those that doubled down on 2022’s biggest laggards in the first […]
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