In this article PNC PNC Financial’s Amanda Agati is warning investors the market is in a fragile place on the eve of earnings season because of high valuations and serious risks associated with the Covid pandemic. “I’m not necessarily convinced that Q1 earnings season is really going to be all that wonderful,” the firm’s chief
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In this article 9988-HK A logo of Ant Group is pictured at the headquarters of the company, an affiliate of Alibaba, in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China October 29, 2020. Aly Song | Reuters GUANGZHOU, China — Alibaba shares in Hong Kong jumped nearly 4% at the open on Tuesday after regulators ordered the e-commerce giant’s
People walk by the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on the morning that the music streaming service Spotify begins trading shares at the NYSE on April 3, 2018 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images The New York Stock Exchange announced Monday it would launch “First Trade” NFTs, to memorialize the true first
Since launching more than a decade ago, robo-advisors–online investment services that offer financial advice driven by algorithms–have grown into an industry that managed $460 billion in 2020. That’s a 30% increase compared to 2019. Some analysts predict robo-advising will become a $1.2 trillion industry by 2024. “Investors historically have had two options when it comes
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell Kevin Lamarque | Reuters Despite what he sees as a rapidly recovering economy, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell on Sunday reaffirmed the central bank’s commitment to keep loose monetary policy on place. That includes a statement of near-certainty that interest rates won’t be going anywhere as inflation remains tame and
A Wall Street street sign is displayed in front of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., on Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021. Bloomberg | Getty Images Futures contracts tied to the major U.S. stock indexes slipped at the start of the overnight session Sunday evening, suggesting Wall Street could see mild losses
Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images The SEC is eyeing potentially misleading earnings projections made by SPAC sponsors and is seeking clearer disclosures, with one official hinting Thursday that the agency may issue a future rule to rein them in. Special purpose acquisition companies, known as SPACs or blank-check funds, are a hot-ticket item
A man wears Levis Strauss & Co. clothing during the company’s initial public offering (IPO) at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., on Thursday, March 21, 2019. Jeenah Moon | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Levi Strauss – Shares of the retailer jumped
Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: GameStop (GME) – The video game retailer said board member and Chewy co-founder Ryan Cohen would become chairman of the board of directors following its annual meeting. GameStop gained 2.2% in premarket trading. Box (BOX) – The cloud computing company announced a $500
Jesse Powell, CEO of cryptocurrency exchange Kraken, sits for a photograph at the company’s San Francisco office in 2014. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg via Getty Images Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken is considering going public through a direct listing in 2022, after seeing record trading volumes and new clients amid a surge in the price of