Investing Ideas

Memecoin Industry Has Exploded, Reaching Marketcap of $23.8 Billion

Memecoins have surged over the past month, adding $6.7 billion, or more than 39%, since November 8.

International

Brazil Set to Join the Influential OPEC+ Oil Producers' Alliance

According to Brazilian Energy Minister Alexandre Silveira, Brazil will join the influential OPEC+ oil coalition that unites some of the biggest crude-producing nations in the world.

Investing Ideas

An Imperfect World: Morgan Stanley’s 2024 Investment Outlook and Ideas

Morgan Stanley’s recommended portfolio construction has a lower risk profile than our cross-asset benchmark, largely due to strategists’ recommendations for lower-than-average allocations in commodities and emerging-market stocks.

Investing Ideas

Goldman Sachs' 2024 Equity Outlook: Winning Stocks to Watch

Goldman Sachs projected a bullish scenario for stocks in 2024, with the S&P 500 expected to hit 4,700, signifying a 12-month price gain of 5% and a total return of 6%, inclusive of dividends.

U.S. Economy

U.S. Debt in Danger of Downgrade by Moody’s as Shutdown Looms

Moody’s Investors Service on Friday put the U.S. government’s pristine credit rating on a negative outlook, raising the possibility of another downgrade of American debt.

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Block’s Q3 Earnings Show $2.42 Billion Bitcoin Revenue, Marking 37 Percent Annual Growth

Block Inc. (SQ, formerly Square) reported an increase in Q3 earnings of 55 cents per share, beating the Zacks consensus estimate of 44 cents, with total net revenue climbing to $5.62 billion, marking a 24% YoY growth.

U.S. Economy

The Federal Reserve May Not Hike Interest Rates This Week, but Consumers Unlikely to Feel Any Relief

The U.S. Federal Reserve is expected to announce it will leave rates unchanged at the end of its two-day meeting next week, even though the central bank's preferred inflation indicator remains well above the 2% target rate.

International

Central Banks of China and UAE Sign MoU to Strengthen Digital Currency Cooperation

The Central Banks of China and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have recently signed memoranda of understanding (MoUs) relating to digital currencies during the third "Belt and Road" International Cooperation Summit Forum in Beijing last week.

U.S. Economy

Surging Rents Lift U.S. Consumer Prices; Underlying Inflation Grinding Lower

U.S. consumer prices increased in September amid a surprise surge in rental costs

International

War with Hamas Will Cost Israel ~NIS 27B, Bank Hapoalim Projects

The cost of the war between Israel and the Hamas is estimated to be at least NIS 27 billion ($6.8 billion) as of now, according to initial projections by Bank Hapoalim.

U.S. Economy

U.S. Bond Market is Sending Recession Warning, and Friday’s Jobs Report Could Hold the Next Clue

Falling U.S. bond prices are sending a signal that a recession could finally be around the corner as they push Treasury yields to their highest levels in 16 years, said DoubleLine Capital founder Jeff Gundlach.

U.S. Economy

U.S. Government Shutdown Would Halt IPOs and Market Surveillance, SEC’s Gensler Warns

The U.S. government will shut down this weekend absent a last-minute funding deal from Congress, and that could lead to significant disruptions for stock and bond markets, according to the nation’s top securities regulator.

U.S. Economy

What a Fed Rate-Hike Pause Would Mean for Bank Accounts and Loans

The Federal Reserve decided to keep interest rates the same for just the second time since beginning its current hiking cycle aimed at curbing inflation last year

Investing Ideas

Adobe Gears Up For Thursday Earnings As Options Traders Go Bullish

Adobe Inc. (ADBE) is all set to report its quarterly earnings on Sept. 14, 2023.