Morgan Stanley led big U.S. banks in raising payouts to investors — by jacking up dividends or announcing plans to buy back shares — after amassing cash piles that easily met the Federal Reserve’s capital requirements. Dividend payouts by the nation’s six largest lenders will rise, on average, by almost half — and that’s with
Month: June 2021
When stocks hit bottom, investors should take note. Stock prices fall for a reason, but those reasons don’t always mean that the stock is unsound. In fact, some fundamentally strong equities can fall to rock bottom prices – and when that happens, it’s a buying opportunity. Wall Street’s analysts are frequently on the alert for
Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: Big banks – Goldman Sachs (GS), Bank of America (BAC), Morgan Stanley (MS), JPMorgan Chase (JPM) and Wells Fargo (WFC) all announced dividend increases after passing the Fed’s latest stress tests. Morgan Stanley and Wells Fargo both doubled their dividends, while Citigroup (C)
Sharing is Caring! by Lance Roberts “Warnings From Behind The Curtain” almost sounds like the title of a good “Cold War” fiction novel. However, this time, the story is of warnings for investors not often discussed by the mainstream media. Notably, there is a necessary clarification that must get made. Warnings have different degrees of outcomes. For example, a
Kevin is the Founder of Marker Real Estate, an innovative firm with a transparent, inclusive, client-focused strategy. Everyone wants to scale their business as fast as possible, but how do you do this? Start by asking yourself who wants to work with you as an agent. You probably think that the answer is buyers and sellers.
A home for sale on Wednesday, June 9, 2021 in Susanville, CA. Gary Coronado | Los Angeles Times | Getty Images Home prices in April saw an annual gain of 14.6% in April, up from a 13.3% increase in March, according to the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller National Home Price Index. Among larger cities covered by
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Recent tales from the Crypto world remind casual investors of the risk of speculating All of a sudden, it’s raining cryptocurrency. In other words, they are coming down in price the way rain falls in the tropics. Bitcoin is the most well-known, sort of the Band-Aid brand of this new crew of digital monetary species.
To emphasize the need for new tunnels connecting New York and New Jersey, U.S. Transportation Pete Buttigieg held up a heavy piece of corroded wiring at his Penn Station press conference. “This entire technology is really outdated,” he told reporters on Monday. “Pieces of it can literally blow.” Buttigieg and members of congressional delegations from
(Bloomberg) — Gold slipped to the lowest in two months as the dollar firmed on concerns about the delta virus strain in Europe. Rapidly rising infections in the U.K. have prompted restrictions on travelers from the country, while Asian nations are also struggling to contain the highly transmissible Covid-19 variant. Much of the pressure on
The Deep State globalists’ number one worry is the truth about the 2020 Election fraud getting out to the public… Alex Newman interviewed on USA Watchdog by Greg Hunter Author of the popular book “Deep State” and award winning journalist Alex Newman says Deep State globalists’ number one worry is the truth about the 2020
Deutsche Boerse has acquired a majority stake in Crypto Finance AG — a Swiss digital asset firm. According to a release issued on Tuesday, the German stock exchange operator has bought a two-thirds stake in the digital asset company. Though the financial details of the deal have yet to be made public, Deutsche Boerse revealed
What is an annual portfolio rebalancing plan, and why do you need one? When you first construct a portfolio, the assets are balanced according to your investment objectives, risk tolerance, and time horizon. However, that balance, known as “weighting,” will likely change over time depending on how each segment performs. If one segment grows at a faster rate than
UK-based buyout group Bridgepoint Advisers is preparing to list on the London Stock Exchange, in a move that could value the company at about £2bn and mark a rare recent entrance to public markets for a European private equity firm. Bridgepoint, which was founded in 2000 after a management buyout from NatWest Equity Partners, is
In 1964, US Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart said he could not define pornography but that he knew it when he saw it. In 2021, narrower criteria determine what counts as a monopoly. A federal judge has dismissed lawsuits alleging that Facebook attained and abused monopoly power. The decisions show that competition law, which tends
FINRA’s latest case has taken nearly a decade to resolve. Almost five years after the regulator launched targeted examinations of wealth managers’ sales of pricey alternative investment products called unit investment trusts, Merrill Lynch agreed to pay $11.7 million to settle a case involving allegedly unsuitable UIT rollovers between 2011 and 2015. During that four-year
Danish media outlets have teamed up to push for copyright deals with Facebook (FB) and Alphabet (GOOGL). Reuters reports that the media outlets are pushing for payments for content posted on the two tech giants’ platforms. Representatives from 29 Danish media companies are poised to meet on Friday to discuss how they will proceed on
Sharing is Caring! by Michael Snyder Everywhere you look, things are getting weird, and I don’t mean that in a good way. Throughout all of our ups and downs over the decades, one thing that our society could always count on for a certain degree of consistency was nature. But now nature is going haywire
This is the time of year when your love for fried chicken clashes most acutely with your love for pool time and fun summer selfies. Air frying can potentially help. As Linda Larsen, author of the Complete Air Fryer Cookbook, explains in its opening pages: “Air frying is better for your health. In fact, most
Fresh reports from South Africa suggest that the transfer of locally acquired cryptocurrencies to overseas crypto exchanges will now be subject to the country’s exchange control regulations. Consequently, transactions where an individual purchases crypto assets in South Africa and uses them to externalize “any right to capital” will be deemed a criminal offense. Risk of
If you’ve watched your parents or older relatives age into their final years, you might have witnessed a decline in their ability to manage their money. As they got older, they became more vulnerable to financial losses due to making mistakes, exploitation by unethical family or friends, or financial fraud. Substantial research confirms this risk.
California and Mexico lawmakers signed an agreement Monday on a project that will speed up the movement of goods and travelers at a San Diego County border crossing. The State Route 11/Otay Mesa East Port of Entry project being built at a combined cost of $738 million is expected to halve the amount of time
Silver prices continued to consolidate along with gold and the dollar. The rangebound nature of these products is tied to the hip. U.S. Treasury yields moved lower following a slightly weaker than expected Dallas Fed Survey, a preview of the national ISM Manufacturing number scheduled to be released on Thursday. The long-term technical picture is
What are the main dangers ahead if we continue on this path, apart from inflation? ***** Editor’s Note: This is Part II of a two-part series. Click here for Part I. ***** Ronnie Stoeferle interviewed by Claudio Grass via Claudiograss.ch Interview with Ronald-Peter Stöferle: Part II of II Claudio Grass (CG): Even before the pandemic, there was a clear trend
Ark Investment Management has become the latest firm to file for a Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF). According to a June 28 filing with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) submitted in partnership with European exchange-traded product issuer, 21Shares, the ETF would be listed on the Chicago Board Options Exchange’s (CBOE) BZX Exchange and
There are so many different investment options today that it can be hard to know where to start. However, certain fund families consistently offer lower costs, greater variety, and more innovative choices. Although there are other excellent picks, these five leading fund families have what most people want. 1. Vanguard Vanguard takes top honors for
UK citizens arriving in Spain will have to present a negative Covid-19 test or proof of vaccination from Friday onwards, the Madrid government said. “British citizen[s] will require a certification of full vaccination or a negative PCR … [test] to enter Spain,” Arancha Gonzalez Laya, foreign minister, said on Twitter. Modelling indicated that Covid-19 vaccines
The biggest US banks on Monday announced plans to pay investors an extra $2bn of dividends next quarter after the Federal Reserve last week loosened restrictions on payouts to shareholders that were imposed during the Covid-19 pandemic. The move underscores the confidence of the large US lenders, which think they can return more capital to
UBS Group will permanently allow as many as two-thirds of its employees to mix working at home and the office, as it seeks a recruitment edge over some Wall Street banks taking a more hardline approach to work locations. The lender’s move is being led by CEO Ralph Hamers, according to internal memos seen by
Following a turbocharged performance in 2020’s stock market, 2021 has been a more subdued affair for Plug Power (PLUG) stock. Similar to many growth-oriented names, it has been a choppy performance so far as investors appear to be uncertain where the stock is heading next. However, Evercore’s James West has no such reservations when laying
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