Month: September 2022

(Click here to subscribe to the Delivering Alpha newsletter.) According to Deloitte, global ESG assets under professional management could be worth $80 trillion by 2024. But this growth in popularity combined with a global energy crisis has the sector facing increasing polarization. Critics worry that capital dedicated to ESG investments will further one value system at the
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Noel Hendrickson/Getty Images Even with signs that the housing market is cooling, homebuyers are still feeling the sting of elevated prices and higher interest rates. The average rate on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage is 6.7% as of Friday, up from 3.3% at the start of 2022, according to Mortgage News Daily. Alongside that, home prices
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Cars are sophisticated, complicated precision machines with an average of 30,000 parts and an equally complex manufacturing process. That number continues to increase, but even as cars become more sophisticated, there have been leaps and bounds in quality. Not only is the quality improving, so is the speed to deliver new cars. A mass-produced car
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Fog shrouds the Canary Wharf business district including global financial institutions Citigroup Inc., State Street Corp., Barclays Plc, HSBC Holdings Plc and the commercial office block No. 1 Canada Square, on the Isle of Dogs on November 05, 2020 in London, England. Dan Kitwood | Getty Images News | Getty Images Investors should avoid allocating
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CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Thursday said that inflation could soon decline, leaning on charts analysis from legendary technician Larry Williams. “The charts, as interpreted by Larry Williams, suggest that inflation could soon cool down substantially — soon — if history’s any guide,” he said.  related investing news Assessing where the S&P 500 will bottom this
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In this article FDX Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT FedEx on Thursday announced rate hikes and detailed its cost-cutting efforts after the shipping giant warned last week that its fiscal first quarter results were hit by weakening global demand. Shares of FedEx closed slightly higher after the earnings announcement, which was unintentionally released before
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In this article PLTR Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Palantir co-founder and CEO Alex Karp believes this period of “deadly” macroeconomic uncertainties will crush many companies with shaky fundamentals. “Bad times are incredibly good for Palantir … bad times really uncover the durable companies, and tech is going through bad times … interest rates are the
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SDI Productions With lingering high inflation, stock market volatility and recession fears, it’s easy to see why some Americans might trim charitable giving. But some donors may be eyeing bigger gifts for 2022 because of that economic uncertainty, according to a study from Fidelity Charitable, a nonprofit enabling investors to give through a so-called donor-advised
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Ronnie Kaufman | DigitalVision | Getty Images For some new retirees, there’s an extra step needed when it comes to signing up for Medicare. That is, you may need to appeal so-called income-related adjustment amounts, or IRMAAs, if your income as a new retiree is lower than when you were working. Those extra charges kick
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The Federal Reserve hiked interest rates Wednesday to curb consumer demand and inflation acknowledging the move risks triggering a painful recession. Defending the move, the Fed points to low official unemployment numbers indicating a tight labor market that could induce a wage price spiral. But I disagree because reassured workers don’t have as much power
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