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One of the world’s largest marketplaces for derivatives wants more retail traffic, but at what cost? → Read More
What distinguishes the current slump from the subprime mortgage collapse is that there’s much less leverage in the financial system. → Read More
A new study estimates that “hidden” execution fees costs retail investors $34 billion a year. It sounds like a lot, but it’s actually very little. → Read More
The data isn’t fitting Wall Street’s longstanding models very well, but that’s no reason to dismiss the data as outliers. → Read More
Although small now, the levy will surely increase over time until it becomes too costly for companies to repurchase their shares. → Read More
The pay divide at big banks has only gotten wider, leaving many disgruntled and prone to mistakes. → Read More
Sure there are risks, but taking a benchmark US Treasury security and putting it into an exchange-traded fund wrapper is a revolutionary idea. → Read More
The latest spike has all the making of a short squeeze orchestrated by big investors, not a loose legion of lightweight day traders. → Read More
If not even a vote of confidence from the world’s largest asset manager can spark a rally, then the bear market is far from over. → Read More
It’s starting to look as if the US economy might avoid a deep and painful recession as the Federal Reserve battles to bring down inflation. → Read More
The ride-sharing company is finally enjoying some pricing power, which may be the turning point investors have long waited for. → Read More
For Biden it’s gasoline; for Trump it was stocks. Taking credit on social media for market swings will always backfire eventually. → Read More
Cutting payouts when inflation is already eroding their value will only hurt the morale of those lowest on the ladder. → Read More
It’s hard to boil the $6.6 trillion foreign-exchange market down into a simple narrative. But that hasn’t stopped people from trying. → Read More
The SEC has approved a product that is sure to increase volatility and benefit few investors. → Read More
The shares of companies that operate so-called dollar stores have soared in one of the rare bright spots for markets. → Read More
If not even one of the hottest job markets in history can cheer up consumers, then an economic downturn looks inevitable. → Read More
The more meme stock investors lose, the more strident they become. → Read More
The last thing the US economy needs is more inflation, but the state’s bid to send checks to its citizens will only bolster prices. → Read More
It doesn’t mean going all in or out but rather tweaking allocations in response to telltale signals. → Read More