Will Markets Go Up Now That Trump Is President?
Donald Trump was the first president in modern U.S. history to take office without holding a prior public office or serving in the military. This non-traditional path to the White House came with a distinctly corporate approach to economic and fiscal policy, one that both excited and unnerved investors in equal measure.
Key Points
- Trump’s focus on tax cuts,
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Read MoreNvidia Stock vs. Palantir Stock: Wall Street Billionaires Buy One and Sell the Other
Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) and Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ: PLTR) have recently been two of the hottest stocks on Wall Street because both companies play a key role in the artificial intelligence economy. However, the hedge fund billionaires listed below bought Nvidia and sold Palantir in the third quarter.
Read MoreBond investing in 2025: Keep duration short and look for quality
Investors will likely enjoy attractive short-end rates for a while without incurring excessive duration risks, especially if the Fed stays hawkish
LAST year, short-duration bonds trumped long-duration securities amid a normalisation of the yield curve, with short-end yields falling by less than initial market expectations, and long-end yields climbing significantly.
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Read MoreTrade war is a ‘zero-sum game,' Spain's PM warns, as Trump threatens EU with tariffs
- A trade war is not in the interest of the European Union or the U.S., Spain’s prime minister told CNBC Wednesday.
- “I believe a trade war is not in the interest [of either party] neither for the U.S., neither for the European Union,” Pedro Sanchez told CNBC’s Steve Sedgwick at the World Economic Forum.
The Burst
Is This Old Buffett Favorite Now Worth Buying?
Once upon a time Wells Fargo was beloved by Warren Buffett. Despite scandal after scandal plaguing the company, his conviction couldn’t be shaken, until finally the accumulation of issues appeared to spark a sell.
As a reminder, here are the scandals that rocked Wells Fargo over the years:
- September 2016: The fake account scandal
- September 2016: Improperly repossessing service members’ cars
- December 2016: Wells Fargo fails its ‘living will’ test
- March 2017: More fake accounts
- March 2017: Flunked community lending test
- April 2017: Whistleblower wins $5.4 million and his job back
- August 2017: Lawsuit over overcharging small business retailers
- February 2018: Sacramento sues over discrimination against black and Latino borrowers
- March 2018: Wealth management investigation emerges
- April 2018: $1 billion settlement for mortgage locks and auto-loan issues
- May 2018: Altering business information without client knowledge
- May 2018: $480 million to settle securities-fraud lawsuit
- June 2018: SEC fine for leading investors astray
- July 2018: Refunds over add-ons like pet insurance and legal services
- August 2018: Hundreds of houses foreclosed on due to computer glitch
- August 2018: Wells Fargo pays $2.1 billion for its role in housing bubble
- March 2019: Wells Fargo among advisors sanctioned by SEC for fee-disclosure practices
Since Buffett offloaded his position,
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Read MoreThe Ivy
If World War 3 Breaks Out, Own This Stock
With news breaking recently of a drone attack by Ukraine on Moscow, it appears the stakes have risen and tensions escalated.
Amid the backdrop of war, defense contractors are a natural play on the markets. And they don’t necessarily even need the US to get involved to benefit.
Reportedly, President Biden stated that many of the so-called aid packages to Ukraine are in fact funds that never leave US shores but instead land in the coffers of defense contractors,
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Read MoreThe Spotlight
457 Million Reasons to Buy This Auto Stock
When you find an investment manager overseeing $1.2 billion, it warrants further investigation when they bet one fifth of their entire portfolio on a single stock. Yet that’s exactly the conviction that Impactive Capital demonstrated by betting 20.4% of their portfolio on an automotive retailer.
Amid the universe of thousands of stocks, what is it that Impactive portfolio managers saw in Asbury Automotive that motivated them to allocate $457 million of their fund to it?
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