Opinion: Opinion: More rotting assets are lurking in the shadows of the financial system
Like a lightning bolt that suddenly throws a landscape into sharp relief, higher interest rates have exposed where the financial system could buckle or break—but higher borrowing costs will last longer than a flash. The nonbank sector—made up of the thousands of private-equity funds, hedge funds, and insurance companies—now plays role the biggest banks used […]
‘Overbought and overpriced.’ Why this investor sees a bubble popping for this popular group of stocks
Investors wouldn’t be blamed for sizing up the first losing week in three for the S&P 500 and decide to start the weekend early. And stock futures are just barely positive.Who can blame them after the mixed bag of data this week that has reigniting worries in some corners about whether the Fed could push […]
UnitedHealth’s EMIS Group acquisition faces U.K. competition probe
The U.K. Competition and Markets Authority will investigate the acquisition of EMIS Group PLC by UnitedHealth Group Inc., it said Friday. The CMA said it will investigate if the deal may result in a substantial lessening of competition, and set a deadline of March 17 for its phase-one decision. The watchdog has invited the parties […]
How the Girl Scouts will keep women rolling in dough throughout their lives
The Girl Scouts are known for being smart cookie sellers. But the organization is also working to keep its girls rolling in dough as they grow up. In fact, just in time for the new Girl Scout cookie season, Charles Schwab SCHW, -6.77% has teamed up with the Girl Scouts of the USA to “modernize and […]
Bad omen? Americans ate out less over the holiday season.
What’s one of the first things people do when they get worried about the economy? They cook more at home and eat out less. That’s what happened toward the end of 2022. Sales at bars and restaurants fell in both November and December — the first back-to-back monthly declines in almost a year. Receipts at […]
Fed’s Bullard doesn’t want to ‘stall’ on getting interest rates over 5%
The Federal Reserve should not “stall” on raising its benchmark rates until they are above 5%, said St. Louis Fed President James Bullard, on Wednesday. “I like the front-loading story,” Bullard said in an interview with the Wall Street Journal that was streamed live . The Fed should move as rapidly as it can to […]
U.S. corporate greed has gone too far, says Norway fund manager
“‘We think in particular in the U.S. the corporate greed has just gone too far.’” That’s the head of Norway’s $1.3 trillion sovereign wealth fund, speaking Wednesday in the ritzy Swiss ski community of Davos about how extravagant executive pay packages have gone too far. In his comments at this week’s World Economic Forum, Nicolai […]
The 1980s was the blueprint for the upcoming disinflation cycle and these are the stocks for it, strategists say
Stocks are setting up for a third straight losing session after data sparked fears that the economy is losing steam, while the Fed pushes on with interest rate hikes. Or as CNBC commentator Ron Insana put it:On that front, our call of the day from Jefferies tackles that idea. “Disinflation is a key assumption for […]
Afraid of a recession and not ready to retire? Do this.
With talks of company layoffs and a possible recession, it’s prudent for older Americans who aren’t quite ready to retire to have a backup plan. Retirement Tip of the Week: Look over your resume, go through your list of contacts, brush up on any skills you need for your job and pretend you’re applying for […]
Citigroup’s Jane Fraser is fine with remote work — as long as employees stay productive
Shape up or ship into the office. That was essentially the message Citigroup Inc. Chief Executive Jane Fraser had Tuesday for employees who slack off while working from home. While Citigroup C, -1.75% has been an outlier among Wall Street banks, offering a more flexible hybrid work schedule than most of its peers, that flexibility […]