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Can human market investors beat the algorithms?

by Janet Nguyen
Nov 3, 2023
Algorithms are good at disguising their behavior.
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Lululemon is the latest to join the S&P 500 — and gain access to billions in investment

by Justin Ho
Oct 18, 2023
But it comes with strings attached.
Athleisure brand Lululemon Athletica will join the S&P 500, replacing video game company Activision Blizzard.
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A lot goes into pricing a stock IPO

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Sep 14, 2023
And that's before the shares even get to the P in the acronym: the public. First there's the "roadshow," later, hopefully, the "pop."
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U.S. equity investors think stocks are too expensive, survey finds

by Mitchell Hartman
Aug 16, 2023
S&P Global’s investment manager index survey says most sectors are losing favor with investors. What's going on?
Climbing interest rates are pushing investors away from stocks and into bonds, per Gary Schlossberg with the Wells Fargo Investment Institute.
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How do young adults view investing after COVID turmoil and market swings?

by Kristin Schwab
Aug 14, 2023
There are new products that make investing and trading easier than ever for people who have less money, through apps and fractional shares.
App-based and commission-free trading have helped make it easier for young people to invest.
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Producer prices rose in July, but that's not all that concerning

by Justin Ho
Aug 11, 2023
Services prices helped push up the producer price index in July. But that increase likely isn't a lasting one.
An uptick in stock prices has led to an increase in management fees investment portfolios, which was a big portion of services inflation in July.
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Are stocks just not gonna do as well anymore?

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Jul 12, 2023
Some economists — citing interest rates, taxes and market cycles — think we are entering an era of underperformance.
Some economists believe the stock market's strong performance of recent decades is unsustainable.
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First minority-owned public stock exchange looks to make its debut

by David Brancaccio , Alex Schroeder and Erika Soderstrom
Jun 27, 2023
It's called the Dream Exchange and it plans to offer access to the capital markets for small and mid-cap companies.
Dream Exchange founder and CEO, Joe Cecala, is looking to expand access to capital markets through a new exchange.
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Following IPO wave, startups' stock sales have slowed to a trickle

by Henry Epp
Jun 6, 2023
The IPO window is closed, the pros say, amid high interest rates and recession fears. But it will be back, they add.
The Cava restaurant chain is planning to sell shares to the public, a move that's less popular than it used to be.
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What does the decline in corporate profits say about the economy?

by Samantha Fields
May 25, 2023
Profits fell for the second quarter in a row, partly due to Fed rate hikes. Whether it’s a good thing depends on your role in the economy.
Profits are falling, but the stock market is "not freaked out," says Bruce Sacerdote of Dartmouth.
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