The NBA is playing defense after Houston Rockets General Manager Daryl Morey tweeted in support of the pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong. Morey tweeted, then deleted, an image that said "Fight for Freedom. Stand With Hong Kong." Morey publicly apologized, but within hours Chinese sponsors had pulled money from the Rockets, and Tencent is threatening not to stream Rockets games in China.
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The popular growth investor added to these three existing positions on Tuesday.
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High net worth individuals (HNWIs) are those who have at least $1 million in easily convertible assets like cash, stocks, and bonds. They often manage significant wealth across diverse portfolios. As per Empower’s financial dashboard, retirement accounts such as 401(k) plans and IRAs comprise 55% of total wealth for many HNWIs. This is a stark contrast to the median household. Pew Research Center reports that these accounts typically represent only 27% of the net worth of households where at lea
Investing in cheap stocks brings unique risks because there is usually a reason the companies are undervalued.
“Those people aren’t just being useless (and being coddled to think useless jobs actually matter—they don’t), but they are also taking money away from the rest of the workforce’s retirement programs.”
"Investors' expectation that the Fed would nip a recession in the bud by easing means that the Fed Put is back," Ed Yardeni said.
You won't believe the amount of money that the bottler intends to return to shareholders.
Uncertainty is the word of the day, in reference to the near-term economic future. Sentiment will hinge on the inflation numbers due out next week. March’s figure rose to 3.5%, and April’s job numbers showed a marked slowing in the labor market; that combination has stoked fears of stagflation. But – corporate earnings from Q1 are beating expectations, and the stock market has taken a turn for the better with the S&P 500 closing just below 5,200 yesterday. Economic strategists are still optimist