Investors should prepare for lacklustre returns in 2023: David Kaufman

This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Watch: Westcourt Capital chief executive says ESG will be huge this year A trader on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Photo by TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP via Getty Images files Article content David Kaufman, chair and co-chief executive of Westcourt Capital Corp.,… Continue reading Investors should prepare for lacklustre returns in 2023: David Kaufman

Apple share slide topples last stock in $2-trillion club

Slump sent Apple’s market value to US$1.98 trillion Author of the article: Bloomberg News Subrat Patnaik and Jeran Wittenstein Published Jan 03, 2023  •  3 minute read Join the conversation Customers at the Apple Inc. store in central Sydney, Australia. Photo by David Gray/Reuters/File Photo A steady slide in Apple Inc. shares pushed the iPhone… Continue reading Apple share slide topples last stock in $2-trillion club

Howard Levitt: The consequences of secretly recording in the workplace

Legality doesn’t necessarily equate to recording as being a good idea and it may be cause for discharge Secretly recording at work can have grave consequences for the employee. Photo by Getty Images/iStockphoto By Howard Levitt and Eduard Matei Advertisement 2 This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Picture this. Last… Continue reading Howard Levitt: The consequences of secretly recording in the workplace

Commodities trading boom raises fear of big losses among retail investors

‘People don’t want to see betting on what is essentially their livelihoods’ Author of the article: Financial Times Madison Darbyshire and Nicholas Megaw in New York Published Jan 03, 2023  •  4 minute read Join the conversation Liquid gold is poured to form gold dore bars at Newmont Mining’s Carlin gold mine operation near Elko,… Continue reading Commodities trading boom raises fear of big losses among retail investors

Stock Market Today: Fed Minutes Make for a Choppy Session

Some mixed economic data and the release of the minutes (opens in new tab) from the last meeting of the Federal Reserve’s rate-setting committee made for a volatile session on Wednesday.  The major indexes overcame some early stumbles to trade higher for most of the day – but then reversed course after it became clear… Continue reading Stock Market Today: Fed Minutes Make for a Choppy Session

5 Investing Choices for a Volatile Market

A global recession seems to be looming over investors. According to a probability model run by The Conference Board (opens in new tab) in October 2022, there is a 96% likelihood of a recession in the U.S. within the next 12 months. Expectedly, investors are spooked, and rightly so: Interest rates have increased, down payments… Continue reading 5 Investing Choices for a Volatile Market

A ‘volatility event’ will plunge the stock market to new lows in the next 6 months, Fairlead’s Katie Stockton says

The stock market is poised to plunge to new lows in the first half of 2023, according to Fairlead Strategies’ Katie Stockton.Stockton told CNBC on Tuesday that a “volatility event” could send the VIX soaring to 50.”The seasonal influences are sort of petering off here in terms of that Santa Claus rally, so we’re losing… Continue reading A ‘volatility event’ will plunge the stock market to new lows in the next 6 months, Fairlead’s Katie Stockton says

Apple gets its price target slashed by nearly 13% at Wedbush, but it says the tech giant’s demand story still looks more resilient than Wall Street believes

Apple’s price target was cut by more than 12% to $175 at Wedbush Securities on Wednesday.  Demand headwinds are creeping into Apple’s growth story but the overall picture is more resilient than Wall Street is seeing, the firm said.  Analyst Dan Ives said Apple “should remain a Rock of Gibraltar name into 2023.” Loading Something… Continue reading Apple gets its price target slashed by nearly 13% at Wedbush, but it says the tech giant’s demand story still looks more resilient than Wall Street believes