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Investors pile into insurance against further market sell-offs
A surge in put options reflects fears of more asset price falls as central banks take action against inflation Investors are buying record amounts of insurance contracts to protect themselves from a sell-off that has already wiped trillions of…
Labour vow to kick financial 'sharks' from care homes with fair pay for workers
A National Care Service will be set up as Labour Party “unfinished business” following its historic 1947 founding of the NHS - starting by guaranteeing carers' proper pay and training. Shadow Health and Care Secretary West Streeting…
Opinion | Want to Understand the 2022 Midterms? Meet Joe and Marie.
VANCOUVER, Wash. — In March, five months before he became the Republican nominee in a Washington State congressional race, Joe Kent appeared on a webcast hosted by a Gen-Z white nationalist group called the American Populist Union. Kent, who…
Stock Market Crash: Why 4 of Wall Streets Biggest Names Are Bearish
Some of Wall Street's biggest names say more trouble lies ahead for the stock market. Ray Dalio, Carl Icahn, Scott Minerd, and Jeremy Grantham all warned in recent days of more downside. Year-to-date, the S&P 500 is down 23%. Though it may seem…
The CEO View: Defending a Good Company from Bad Investors
David Pyott had been the CEO of Allergan for nearly 17 years in April 2014, when Valeant Pharmaceuticals and Pershing Square Capital Management initiated the hostile takeover bid described in the accompanying article “The Error at the Heart…
Hedge funds dashed to exit energy positions last week - data
(This Sept 23 story corrects to remove paragraph 7 to take out quote, no other changes to text) LONDON (Reuters) – Hedge funds around the world fled positions in energy stocks, bonds and futures last week just in time to miss this week's…
Man who predicted 2008 financial crash warns of 'long and ugly' recession
“Even in a plain vanilla recession, the S&P 500 can fall by 30%,” said Roubini, chairman and chief executive officer of Roubini Macro Associates, in an interview Monday. In “a real hard landing,” which he expects, it…
New Netflix releases: 6 movies and shows everyone will be talking about next week
One of the most anticipated Netflix releases of the year — Blonde, in which Ana de Armas gives a career-best performance as Marilyn Monroe — hits the streamer next week, following an initial and limited theatrical run. This one is…
Don't panic about your 401(k)
I've been doing this—writing about the stock market and investments—for a quarter of a century. It's been a heckuva turbulent ride, including Russian defaults, emerging market crises, dot-com disasters, terrorist atrocities, global…
Turkey: A Make-Or-Break Election
The upcoming presidential and parliamentary elections in Turkey provide a significant opportunity for the country to return to its traditionally central role in capital markets. Turkey has moved increasingly away from being a mainstream player in…
Crypto market slide continues due to 'tough environment'
Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies slid on Friday as investors continued to bail from riskier assets following the Federal Reserve's promise that it will stay aggressive in its fight against inflation. The largest digital coin by market value fell…
Joseph Sabino Mistick: Oz. vs. Fetterman and the future of the nation
In the peculiar race between Democrat John Fetterman and Republican Dr. Mehmet Oz for a Pennsylvania seat in the U.S. Senate, those voters who proudly say that they vote the candidate and not the party might well be tempted to sit this one out.
Martin Shkreli out of prison, trying to start rap career
Disgraced “Pharma Bro” Martin Shkreli is now free in New York City — and angling to reclaim his place on social media. As of last week, the 39-year-old was out of the Brooklyn halfway house where he lived for five months after…
How Long Do Recessions Last? When Are They Over?
Recessions happen when economic output, consumer demand, and employment are all negatively affected. Modern recessions typically last 10 months. The Great Recession lasted about 18 months, though its economic effects lasted for years. In December…
Opinion | College Debt is the Tip of the Iceberg
Under pressure from voters, Biden seems to be addressing a portion of the problem, but college debt is just a bit of fungal decay growing on a vast expanse of infected matter. President Joe Biden recently instituted a program to forgive some of the…
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