Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs make apparel stocks like Nike uninvestable: Wall Street reacts
Cross apparel and footwear stocks off your buy list, analysts are suggesting in the aftermath of President Trump's sweeping "Liberation Day" tariffs. "Until visibility improves, we expect investors show very little appetite for investment in our coverage universe,"...
Secondary Market in Venture Capital: A Significant Opportunity Going Forward
After a decade in which Venture Capital has established itself as an investment asset by volume of assets managed, returns achieved and legendary companies financed, Venture Capital faces its next phase towards maturity, namely the development of a secondary market...
Short-Covering Is Lying Beneath the Recent Stock Market Rebounds
The S&P 500 Index has started each day this week down significantly on fears of trade wars and slowing economic growth only to recover and close well into the green. While the movements of the stock market aren’t always clear, there is a culprit lurking beneath...
Apollo Offers Private Investors Fee Bonus to Lock Up Capital
Apollo Global Management Inc. is trying to woo wealthy investors to one of its newest private market funds and keep them there with a rare offer — a bonus if they stick around for three years. At first glance, the S3 Private Markets fund rolled out by Apollo last year...
Larry Fink Touts Importance of Private Assets in Annual Letter
One way to fix the “retirement gap” is to increase access to alternative investments in 401(k) plans, according to BlackRock's Fink, writing in his annual letter. Larry Fink, chairman and CEO of $11.5 trillion asset manager BlackRock Inc., wants to expand investor...
Global stocks trounced the U.S. during the first quarter. Is ‘American exceptionalism’ in trouble?
By one measure, international stocks scored their strongest first-quarter outperformance against the U.S. on record, Dow Jones data shows In late 2024, the "American Exceptionalism" trade was booming. Encouraged by President Donald Trump's electoral victory in...
US Bank Stocks Post Worst Run Since Fear-Fueled 2023 Rout
US bank stocks suffered their worst quarterly loss since the regional banking crisis two years ago on concern that President Donald Trump’s trade war will derail the economy. The KBW Bank Index fell 3.9% in the first three months of the year, the worst quarterly...
US Stocks Erase Losses as Trump’s Tariffs Keep Markets on Edge
US stocks swung wildly Monday, with the S&P 500 Index erasing what had been a steep drop as investors pushed into dividend-heavy shares, Big Tech slump and worries flared about President Donald Trump’s Wednesday tariff announcement. The benchmark equities gauge,...
ETF Bonanza Hits Overdrive With 1,000 New Funds Seen for 2025
This year’s whiplash headlines and thrashing in equity markets have done little to slow down the ETF industry. While tariff and economic news have commanded investor attention, exchange-traded funds issuers have kept busy: they’ve churned out more than 230 new...
Larry Fink Vows to Unlock Private Investments for the Masses
BlackRock Inc. Chief Executive Officer Larry Fink pledged to open up private markets to millions of everyday investors, not just the wealthy few, contending individuals should share more of the gains from economic growth. “Today, many countries have twin, inverted...
Where the Stock Market Stands Now After a Wild Start to the Year
The stock market’s crazy first five months of 2025 have left Wall Street pros in a bit of a pickle. Coming off the best month for the S&P 500 Index in a year and a half and the best May since 1990, the benchmark is still basically flat for 2025 and putting up one...
Virgin Atlantic Warns of Slowing US Travel Demand to the UK
Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd warned of weakening US demand for travel to the UK, amid growing uncertainty among American consumers concerned about the fallout from US President Donald Trump’s economic policies. Ticket sales on flights originating in the US have begun...
S&P 500 on pace for worst quarter since 2022 amid tariff anxiety
The U.S. stock market was slumping Friday, with the S&P 500 on track for its worst quarterly performance since 2022 amid investor fears that tariffs will hurt growth and increase inflation. The S&P 500 has dropped 6.1% so far this month, putting it on track...
Japan Penny Stocks Spike, Fuels Worry of Unauthorized Trades
A spate of spikes in Japan’s penny stocks is raising speculation the moves were triggered by unauthorized trades. While smaller firms tend to be more volatile, the frequency and the scale of moves in some of their stocks were causing alarm over unauthorized trades on...