There is hope for first-time buyers looking to enter the US housing market, but observers say they will have to be patient. After a two-year surge in home prices during the COVID-19 pandemic, the housing market is finally showing signs of cooling – in terms of demand and sales, if not those persistently high prices … Read more
Stocks are settling in for more choppy action, as investors continue to consider the Federal Reserve minutes and after Nvidia dropped a warning late Wednesday. But we’re switching away from Wall Street’s tug of war to focus on cryptocurrencies, and a call from the president of macroeconomic research firm Lamoureux & Co., Yves Lamoureux, who … Read more
June on Netflix is more than just the shoulder season between seasons of “Stranger Things,” especially on the international front. The cult hit British crime drama Peaky Blinkers (June 10), which aired in the UK earlier this year, returns for its sixth and final season. The violent exploits of the early-20th-century Birmingham gang pick up … Read more
June on Netflix is more than just the shoulder season between seasons of “Stranger Things,” especially on the international front. The cult hit British crime drama Peaky Blinkers (June 10), which aired in the UK earlier this year, returns for its sixth and final season. The violent exploits of the early-20th-century Birmingham gang pick up … Read more
The Biden administration lobbies for renewable energy funding programs that nominally support the US solar industry. However, I sit on the boards of four solar energy companies that are being harmed badly by existing US tariffs and threats of new ones. Two of those companies are suffering through serious financial problems, and three are refocusing … Read more
WASHINGTON — Regulators proposed new disclosure and naming requirements for investment funds that tap into public angst regarding climate change or social justice, in an effort to address concerns about “greenwashing” by asset managers seeking higher fees. The Securities and Exchange Commission voted Wednesday to issue two proposals that aim to give investors more information … Read more
WASHINGTON — Regulators proposed new requirements for investment funds that tap into public angst about climate change or social justice, in an effort to address concerns about “greenwashing” by asset managers seeking higher fees. The Securities and Exchange Commission voted Wednesday to issue two proposals that aim to give investors more information about mutual funds, … Read more
The stock market, shocked by the Federal Reserve’s policy changes to fight inflation, has been gored this year, with growth and technology companies bearing the brunt of the biggest declines. Dividend stocks, in contrast, have actually risen. Below is a screen of the components of the S&P 500 High Yield Index expected to raise their … Read more
The stock market, shocked by the Federal Reserve’s policy changes to fight inflation, has been gored this year, with growth and technology companies bearing the brunt of the biggest declines. Dividend stocks, in contrast, have actually risen. Below is a screen of the components of the S&P 500 High Yield Index expected to raise their … Read more
Stock index futures are bouncing around on the 100th day of trading this year, with the Dow and S&P 500 headed for the worst annual start since 1970 and the Nasdaq its worst ever. This choppy market can’t help itself, because “there are too many unknowns,” Stephanie Link, chief investment strategist and portfolio manager at … Read more