Now is the time to buy risk assets, a Bank of America Merrill Lynch strategist told CNBC on Tuesday. “When investors are this bearish, historically, it’s been a great time to buy risky assets like stocks and commodities,” BofAML global investment strategist Jared Woodard said on “Closing Bell. “ Woodard stressed he was looking at
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If President Donald Trump wants to keep his strong stock market gains, he may want to stay off Twitter. Days when Trump tweets a lot are associated with negative stock market returns, Bank of America Merrill Lynch said Tuesday in a report. The brokerage’s chief equity strategist, Savita Subramanian, wrote in a note that “since
JJFarquitectos | iStock Editorial | Getty Images The world of competitive video games is coming out of “stealth mode” in the United States, analysts at Needham say, and the firm believes investors should pay attention to how its growing popularity will drive future profits. Known commonly as esports, the category is essentially defined as people
Jin Lee | Bloomberg | Getty Images Wall Street suffered from whiplash throughout August as trade headlines and recession angst sent stocks on a wild ride during the last full month of summer. The S&P 500 posted 11 moves of more than 1% in 22 trading sessions for August. Those moves included three declines of
Lyft CEO Logan Green (C) and President John Zimmer (LEFT C) applaud during the Nasdaq opening bell ceremony celebrating the company’s initial public offering (IPO) on March 29, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. Mario Tama | Getty Images News | Getty Images Here are the biggest calls on Wall Street on Monday: Guggenheim upgraded Lyft
Aaron M. Sprecher | Bloomberg | Getty Images Cash is still not the answer, despite looming economic uncertainty, according to UBS. “We believe that investors can keep their investment strategies on track for the long term even in the current uncertain times without retreating to cash,” UBS global chief investment strategist Mark Haefele said in
Basketball legend-turned-business mogul Shaquille O’Neal told CNBC on Wednesday about the worst investment he ever made. O’Neal mentioned an unnamed paper company that allegedly promised him fraudulent deals. A guy who owned this paper company said he had all these deals in all the schools and with the government. … Turned out to be a
A JetBlue plane Tom Williams | CQ-Roll Call Group | Getty Images Here are the biggest calls on Wall Street on Wednesday: Deutsche Bank named JetBlue as a ‘catalyst call’ short-term investment idea Deutsche said investors should buy the airline’s stock and that it had a “good” balance sheet and “solid” market position among other
A video sign displays the logo for Roku Inc, a Fox-backed video streaming firm, in Times Square after the company’s IPO at the Nasdaq Market in New York, U.S., September 28, 2017. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Roku’s streaming business is growing faster than Netflix was at a similar stage in the company’s life, according to
A pack of Marlboro brand cigarettes is arranged for a photograph in Tiskilwa, Illinois. Daniel Acker | Bloomberg | Getty Images Tobacco giants Philip Morris and Altria confirmed on Tuesday they were in merger talks, making one or multiple traders millions of dollars, according to trader and CNBC contributor Jon Najarian. Najarian highlighted unusual activity