Month: May 2022

SEC chairman Gary Gensler testifies before a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee hearing on Sept. 14, 2021 in Washington. Evelyn Hockstein-Pool/Getty Images The Securities and Exchange Commission has voted unanimously to propose a rule for the registration and regulation of security-based swap execution facilities. A swap execution facility, or SEF, is an electronic
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Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: Peloton (PTON) – Peloton shares plunged 25.8% in the premarket after the fitness equipment maker reported a larger-than-expected quarterly loss and projected current-quarter revenue below estimates due to softening demand. Novavax (NVAX) – Novavax sank 23% in premarket trading after the vaccine maker
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The Federal Reserve is among Western central banks fighting stubbornly high inflation. Xinhua News Agency | Xinhua News Agency | Getty Images For the first time in years, Americans are in a period of rising interest rates. The Federal Reserve on Wednesday raised its benchmark rate a half-point, to cool down inflation that’s the highest
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George Clerk | E+ | Getty Images There’s an economic idiosyncrasy in the U.K. that makes it “one of the most vulnerable countries in the world right now,” according to an investment strategist. Mike Harris, the founder of Cribstone Strategic Macro, argues that a major problem for Britain is that its mortgage market is “heavily
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PM Images | Getty Images Amid rising prices and a changing economy, many Americans question their ability to meet long-term financial goals, according to Country Financial’s Security Index. The survey polled 1,023 U.S. adults from March 18 to March 20, and more than half believe swelling costs may have a “big negative impact” on plans
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Part of the financial center in Moscow. The equity markets took a slight hit on Wednesday following… [+] news that the EU would be extending its sectoral sanctions for the rest of the year…and then some. (Photo by Kenneth Rapoza/FORBES) Sorry Market Vectors Russia (RSX) ETF holders, the Russian sanctions we all hoped would be
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Crisis often means opportunity when it comes to stocks. Echoing Warren Buffett, when there’s widespread uncertainty, it often means it’s a good time to buy. Many high-quality stocks that had nothing to do with Brexit got pummeled in the wake of the UK vote to leave the European Union. They are worth considering — even as
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