Text size Peter Foley / Bloomberg Bigger banks have reported profits, and investors can be forgiven if they are unsure where the opportunities are now. The answer may lie in how much uncertainty they are willing to accept. Analysts warned that the quarter would be “sloppy” and “confusing,” and banks …
Read More »Big 3 Index providers have a tremendous amount of power, even over Tesla
If Tesla is added to the S&P 500 stock index this year, it will be a great victory for the electric vehicle maker and its shareholders. This is because money managers who manage funds that track the index or compare its performance against it will have to buy Tesla shares. …
Read More »Race for a Covid-19 vaccine could have political side effects
As the Covid-19 crisis intensifies in the United States, the fight for an effective vaccine is about to collide with the electoral calendar. Pfizer (ticker: PFE) says it will seek authorization from the Food and Drug Administration for its Covid-19 vaccine starting in October. Meanwhile, the federal government’s Covid-19 vaccine …
Read More »European stocks could be ready for a comeback. Where investors can find signs of a recovery.
Europe has increased the stimulus, with countries like France launching larger-than-expected packages to boost the economy. Philippe Lopez / Getty Images Text size While the state of the Covid-19 pandemic in the US and China has been largely focused, Europe has quietly progressed. Policy makers have come together and worked …
Read More »As Covid-19 increases, economic and political uncertainties return
Text size Johannes Eisele / AFP via Getty Images Almost mid-2020, one of the many ironies of the year is that its number is associated with perfect vision. Just as no one could have foreseen the coronavirus calamity when the year began, the view into the second half remains hazy. …
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