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Credit Suisse Group (NYSE:CS) revealed last week that it could incur heavy losses following the US hedge fund Arhegos Capital’s meltdown. As a result, the company reported several high-level departures and has proposed dividend cuts as it considers the heavy losses from the saga. Archegos Capital saga cost Credit Suisse $4.7 billion charge Archegos Capital’s
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Although Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) has benefited from the first-mover advantage in the electric cars market, with an increase in EV demand comes competition. One of Tesla’s competitors that deserves a mention is Lucid Motors, which is currently preparing to go public through a SPAC merger with Churchill Capital IV (NYSE:CCIV). Investors could benefit from Lucid
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Robinhood is creating a platform to “democratize” initial public offerings (IPOs), including its upcoming IPO. According to people familiar with the matter, the platform will allow users on the trading app to buy into IPOs alongside Wall Street funds.  Robinhood curving shares in its IPO for its users  Interestingly, this is a move that could
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On Monday, global equities inched higher, with safe-haven assets such as US Treasuries rallying as investors weighed the increasing COVID-19 cases in Europe against the break in the recent bond yields run-up sparked by global inflation fears. Replacement of Turkish Central bank governor unsettles equity markets It was an unsettled day for equity markets, with
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Judging by the capital flow into US Exchange-traded funds (ETFs), there is an indication that investors favor emerging-market stocks compared to other assets including, US equities. In the last five days through Thursday, the largest ETF acquiring emerging-market shares saw more cash inflows relative to any of the over 2,400 other funds in exchanges. This
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Transaction volume in the South Korean cryptocurrency markets exceeded the stock market’s daily average transaction volume, as BTC rose to a new all-time high of $61,000. Crypto market volume surges on BTC price rise to $61,000 CoinMarketCap data showed that the combined 24-hour volume to top south Korea-based digital currency exchanges Bithumb, UPbit, Korbit, and
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In recent weeks global equity markets have wobbled as bond yields increases driven by consumption spending resumption and optimism of the COVID-19 vaccination rollout. With the business cycle improving, JPMorgan bank is expecting cyclical stocks to lead the market higher in the near- and long-term. Investors considering cyclical stocks currently The bank’s Asia ex-Japan equity
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Last week Elon Musk saw his net worth plunge after stock markets took a hammering, with Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) stock’s recent surge quickly unraveling. Rising bond yield leading to massive selloffs Currently, there is growing concern among Wall Street investors regarding the rising bond yields that could potentially make borrowing expensive. This could potentially affect
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Although active managers might have been busy polishing their environmental, social, and government (ESG) credentials in the past year, investing in the space is not a stock picker’s preserve. It is important to note that passive funds play a vital role in the ESG space, with most of them have considerable following ranging from iShares
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In the last two weeks, stocks had a touch-go as the increasing ten-year yields impact market sentiment. However, despite this pullback, the closely watched “Buffet Indicator” suggests that the wider market is still pricey. The current stock market overvalued Usually, the “Buffet Indicator,” as it is known in Wall Street circles, takes the Wilshire 5000
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The past year has been great for the companies that run the natural resource mines of the world. The FTSE 350 mining index that includes major diversified mining titans such as Rio Tinto, BHP Group, Anglo American, and Glencore, have returned 46% on average to shareholders over the past year according to FactSet compared to
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Elon Musk and Warren Buffett have been moving markets this with Musk’s tweets lifting Bitcoin, Dogecoin, GameStop Corp (NYSE:GME), and other assets. On the other hand, Buffet’s Berkshire Hathaway’s bets on Chevron and Verizon boosted the stocks this week. “Buffet Bump” helped Chevron and Verizon surge Buffett’s decisions have been moving markets considering most investors
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Investors are eyeing up the possibility of a massive long-term infrastructure spending plan even though lawmakers in the United States are focused on short-term coronavirus relief put forth by Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion plan. Analysts are starting to embed expectations for infrastructure spending with a 25% growth in earnings projections for companies in the machinery
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The stock market starts the week under some pressure as yields from bonds rise with the hopes of a global economic recovery is on the horizon. The hopes have been raised with the continued vaccine rollouts around the world and the $1.9 trillion stimulus package from the Biden Administration. THe yield of the benchmark 10-year
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During these unprecedented social distancing times and staying at home, having a companion can help alleviate your mood. Although some people prefer pets such as cats and dogs, some don’t. But this should not be a problem as Panasonic has developed a companion robot with more personality that can keep you company at your residence.
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The cryptocurrency industry is growing very fast, and most countries are looking to provide regulation to govern this rapidly expanding segment. For instance, Kyrgyzstan has moved to formally regulate the industry by laying the framework of licensing of crypto exchanges. Kyrgyzstan wants the crypto sector regulated like Forex Recently the Kyrgyz Republic’s National Bank revealed
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Chinese asset manager CSOP Asset Management has launched the first exchange-traded fund in Hong Kong to track China’s Star Market. The Shanghai-based science and technology board has been drawing significant interest in the mainland since its establishment 18 months ago. CSOP Asset Management launches ETF to Track China’s Star Market The launch of CSOP Asset
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In a note to clients, JPMorgan has indicated that the curb on US investors owning securities from various Chinese firms will affect bonds worth $60 billion and led to huge outflows due to forced selling. Ban of US Investors on Chinese securities to affect $60 billion in bonds The Trump administration issued an executive order
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The House Financial Services Committee is investigating the coordinated effort from Reddit’s equity trading community to drive the surge in GameStock Inc.’s (NYSE:GME)stock price and other shares thus squeezing hedge funds such as Melvin Capital who had bet against it. The committee will hold a hearing on February 18 entitled “Game Stopped? Who Wins and
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Currently, Wall Street is moving from one craze to another from GameStop Corp (NYSE:GME) to Bitcoin and now special purpose acquisition corporations (SPACs), which are also called blank check companies. The SPACs space was once an odd security backwater, but it is now raging with a lot of interest. Kaepernick forms a SPAC The segment
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