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5 things to know before the stock market opens Thursday
Business

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. Stock futures are little changed on final trading day of the week A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, April 4, 2022. Brendan McDermid | Reuters U.S. stock […]

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Activist investors are hunting targets in the SPAC market, but battles won’t be easy to win
Finance

Activist investors are hunting targets in the SPAC market, but battles won’t be easy to win

Daniel Loeb, founder and chief executive officer of Third Point LLC Jacob Kepler | Bloomberg | Getty Images (Click here to subscribe to the Delivering Alpha newsletter.) The once red-hot SPAC market is becoming a fertile ground for activist investors who push for changes at problematic companies and profit from them. A record number of companies went […]

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5 things to know before the stock market opens Wednesday
Business

5 things to know before the stock market opens Wednesday

Here are the most important news, trends and analysis that investors need to start their trading day: 1. Stock futures flat after Tuesday’s intraday reversal Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on October 25, 2021 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images U.S. stock futures were essentially […]

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5 things to know before the stock market opens Tuesday
Business

5 things to know before the stock market opens Tuesday

Here are the most important news, trends and analysis that investors need to start their trading day: 1. Stock futures jump as investors process key inflation report Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, March 29, 2022. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Stock futures jumped Tuesday morning as […]

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5 things to know before the stock market opens Monday
Business

5 things to know before the stock market opens Monday

Here are the most important news, trends and analysis that investors need to start their trading day: 1. Stock futures are down to start the week People walk along Wall Street near the New York Stock Exchange on March 08, 2022 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images U.S. stock futures were slightly […]

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5 things to know before the stock market opens Tuesday
Business

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 looks steady after two days of Fed-driven selling Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, March 29, 2022. Brendan McDermid | Reuters U.S. stock futures were relatively […]

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Japan stocks drop nearly 2% following declines on Wall Street
World

Japan stocks drop nearly 2% following declines on Wall Street

Asia-Pacific markets fell on Thursday following two days of declines on Wall Street. Source

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We’re trimming tech stocks and an automaker because it never pays to fight the Fed
Technology

We’re trimming tech stocks and an automaker because it never pays to fight the Fed

We’re making several more trims, targeting tech and an economically sensitive automaker due to our concerns about an aggressively hawkish Fed. Source

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5 things to know before the stock market opens Tuesday
Business

5 things to know before the stock market opens Tuesday

Here are the most important news, trends and analysis that investors need to start their trading day: 1. Wall Street looks lower after two-session winning streak Traders on the floor of the NYSE, April 4, 2022. Source: NYSE U.S. stock futures dipped Tuesday after back-to-back gains on Wall Street. The Nasdaq advanced nearly 2% to […]

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‘Bear market rally’ is setting stage for a correction, Morgan Stanley’s Mike Wilson warns
Finance

‘Bear market rally’ is setting stage for a correction, Morgan Stanley’s Mike Wilson warns

A major Wall Street firm is on correction watch. Despite the latest market bounce, Morgan Stanley’s Mike Wilson is bracing for an S&P 500 decline of at least 13% between now and September. Wilson cited technical headwinds on CNBC’s “Fast Money” on Monday. “It does have all the hallmarks of what I would call a […]

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