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SEC Chair Gary Gensler testifies during the House Financial Services Committee hearing titled “Oversight of the Securities and Exchange Commission,” in Rayburn Building on Wednesday, September 27, 2023. Tom Williams | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images The Securities and Exchange Commission, lead by Chair Gary Gensler, is voting Wednesday on new rules to curb

In this article DASH AMZN NVDA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT An Amazon worker walks past his Amazon Prime delivery truck in Washington, DC, on February 19, 2022. Stefani Reynolds | Afp | Getty Images Worries over the prospect of elevated interest rates for a longer time horizon linger on investors’ minds, even as

Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., January 9, 2024.  Brendan Mcdermid | Reuters The crystal ball is cloudy this year my friends. In the past it was easier to come up with my annual list of predictions, even if it turns out I was wrong. Heading

CFOTO | Future Publishing | Getty Images The bitcoin exchange-traded funds launching Thursday after the SEC’s long-awaited approval come at a wide variety of price points, with signs that a fee war is already underway. The Bitwise Bitcoin ETF (BITB) has the lowest expense ratio of all the new bitcoin funds, at 0.20%. Several other

In this article WMB CIVI KIM Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Eric Greager, President and CEO of Civitas Resources, at the NYSE, November 9, 2021. Source: NYSE As investors confront uncertain markets in the short term, dividend paying stocks could offer some portfolio stability and income. Analysts have dug into the details on dividend-paying

In this article MTCH Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT The Covid-19 pandemic resulted in an increase in people looking for love on dating platforms such as Match Group’s Tinder app. Beata Zawrzel | NurPhoto | Getty Images Company: Match Group (MTCH) Business: Match Group provides dating products worldwide. Their portfolio of brands includes Tinder,

Chesnot | Getty Images The Securities and Exchange Commission pushed for bitcoin ETFs to have a key difference from major stock funds, and that decision’s impact on how the funds trade will only become clear over time. The bitcoin funds that launched on Thursday are using a share redemption process that turns the underlying crypto

In this article AVD Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Pavlo Gonchar | Lightrocket | Getty Images More than a dozen financial firms are involved in new bitcoin exchange-traded funds that began trading Thursday, but one of the biggest fund issuers and money managers in the world still won’t touch cryptocurrency. A Vanguard spokeswoman told

Chesnot | Getty Images The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday approved rule changes to allow the creation of bitcoin exchange-traded funds in the U.S., a long-awaited move that will give regular investors access to the controversial and volatile cryptocurrency. The decision will likely lead to the conversion of the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust, which

In this article MDLZ KHC NES.N-CH ULVR-GB Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A customer shops in a Kroger grocery store on July 15, 2022 in Houston, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty Images Investors have cheered a new class of weight loss drugs for their ability to help people shed unwanted pounds, but the findings

In this article MU BKNG NKE Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Workers install a Nike logo lamp outside the Wukesong Arena in Beijing, August 28, 2019. Tingshu Wang | Reuters The U.S. stock market started 2024 on a dismal note, but investors will need to look past the short-term uncertainty. Rather than worrying about

Dobrila Vignjevic | E+ | Getty Images Company: Nihon Kohden   Company: Nihon Kohden (6849.T-JP) Business: Nihon Kohden is a Japan-based company engaged in the research, development, manufacture and sale of medical electronic equipment, as well as the provision of maintenance and repair services. The company offers a wide array of devices to aid with

Ken Griffin, Citadel at CNBC’s Delivering Alpha, Sept. 28, 2022. Scott Mlyn | CNBC Billionaire investor Ken Griffin’s various hedge fund strategies all posted double-digit returns for 2023, but they failed to beat the broader market. Citadel’s multistrategy Wellington fund gained 15.3% last year, according to a person familiar with the returns. The flagship fund had

Cliff Asness. Chris Goodney | Bloomberg | Getty Images Cliff Asness’ longest running multistrategy fund at AQR Capital Management returned 18.5% last year, net of fees, according to a person familiar with the performance. The AQR Absolute Return strategy, which was created in 1998, benefited the most from profitable picks among value stocks in 2023, according

In this article Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Investor Steve Eisman of “The Big Short” fame is questioning the level of bullishness on Wall Street — even with the market’s tepid start to the year. From enthusiasm surrounding the “Magnificent Seven” technology stocks to expectations for multiple interest rate cuts this year, Eisman believes

In this article ELAN Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Sally Anscombe | DigitalVision | Getty Images Company: Elanco Animal Health (ELAN) Business: Elanco is an animal health company that delivers products and services to prevent and treat disease in farm animals and pets. Its portfolio serves animals across its core species and offers products

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on the first day back since the Christmas holiday on December 26, 2023 in New York City.  Spencer Platt | Getty Images News | Getty Images In each of the past 16 Decembers I have selected and invested personally in 10 of the

In this article COST CYB-FF UBER Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT The logo of Uber is seen at a temporary showroom at the Promenade road during the World Economic Forum 2023, in the Alpine resort of Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 20, 2023. Arnd Wiegmann | Reuters The Federal Reserve’s forecast for three rate cuts

In this article UBSG-CH Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT UBS expects to complete its takeover of Credit Suisse “as early as June 12”, which will create a giant Swiss bank with a balance sheet of $1.6 trillion. Fabrice Coffrini | Afp | Getty Images Company: UBS Group AG (UBS) Business: UBS Group AG is

In this article TSLA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Several Tesla electric vehicles are parked in front of a Tesla service center in the Kearny Mesa region, in San Diego, California, U.S., October 31, 2023.  Abhirup Roy | Reuters Marko Sustic has bet big on Tesla this year. The investor, who also happens to