Economic uncertainty, ongoing market volatility, continued recession rumblings — what a perfect environment for bad ideas to percolate!
When navigating an unpredictable environment,
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The greatest threats to the United States are the rise of China and, as I noted on Thursday, the federal deficit. President Donald Trump and Congress have a window to address the China problem. But the federal deficit must be addressed today. The drivers of the deficit are spending on Social Security,
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Stock futures were falling early Friday after Israel launched an attack on Iran’s nuclear program and military leadership, ratcheting up geopolitical tensions in the Middle East.
Futures tracking the Dow Jones Industrial Average plummeted 490 points, or 1.1%. S&P 500 futures dropped 1.1%, and contracts tied to the Nasdaq 100 tumbled 1.4%.
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Arc Innovation Fund has always been about disruption, so Kathy Wood’s flagship fund was right in the place, the right place at the right time as the pandemic demanded different kinds of thinking. But times do change and so do disruption themes. So let’s track the Arc Innovation portfolio shift over the last five years.
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Tether Investments, an affiliate of the Tether Group, has announced the acquisition of a 31.9% stake in Elemental Altus Royalties, a Canadian gold-focused royalty company.
President Donald Trump wants to give every American newborn a stock account and $1,000 to start them off.
Eldon Dryden Pence III serves as the Chief Investment Officer of Pence Capital Management.
Uncertainty is painful, and the first 100 days of the second Trump Administration have injected a healthy amount of market uncertainty.
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The most widely-followed gauge of Wall Street fear and uncertainty spiked on Friday, as Israel’s surprise strike on Iran sent geopolitical tensions back to the top of investors’ worry list.
The Cboe Volatility Index, which tracks S&P 500 options contracts and trades under the ticker VIX, jumped by 3 points to 21 in early trading.
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Qualcomm stock (NASDAQ:QCOM) has shown moderate performance this year,
Billionaire Bill Ackman and his Pershing Square fund have made some moves recently. Although it hasn’t been disclosed in a Form 13-F, the fund stated that it scooped up shares of Amazon (AMZN -0.08%) at an “extremely attractive” price. Although it didn’t give details on what the entry point was,
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