The Federal Reserve will meet on Wednesday and, for once, the outcome is unclear. This is the most uncertain Fed meeting since 2008, said Jim Bianco, president of Bianco Research. Fed officials, starting with former Chairman Ben Bernanke, have perfected the art of having the market price in what the central bank will do – … Read more
““We have a self-induced crisis of irresponsible fiscal monetary policy over the past decade.”” —Leon Cooperman, President of the Omega Family Office This was billionaire hedge fund manager Leon Cooperman commenting on the current banking crisis which has seen the closure of SVB Financial Groups SIVB, Silicon Valley Bank and crypto-friendly lenders Signature Bank and … Read more
Hawaii is one of the most lucrative states to own a home when it comes to home equity, according to a recent Vanguard report. iStock It is certainly advantageous to own a house before reaching the golden age. About 80% of Americans age 60 and older are homeowners, with real estate wealth accounting for about … Read more
Dear Marketwatch, I am 38 years old and I wonder if I will ever be able to retire. In 2020, I bought a house for $649,000 with a 25% down payment. In 2022 I sold it for $1.3 million, took that money and reduced the cash payment. My total monthly housing expenses are still $1,500 … Read more
The turmoil in financial markets, as the failure of three U.S. banks and uncertainty surrounding a major European bank continues to loom, hasn’t stopped some investors from buying into this so-called stock market bottom at a given time last week. That’s according to a weekly report released Friday by Vanda Research, which said retail investors … Read more
The federal bailout of Silicon Valley Bank depositors was staged with historic speed and may have saved the US economy from a devastating wave of bank failures, but it also highlights the potential need for a radical overhaul of the system. American Deposit Insurance and Banking Regulation. more generally. During a hearing before the Senate … Read more
I bought a stock when it went public last year. A major brokerage was the underwriter and had a price target of $30 on the stock. I thought it was a good idea to buy the stock at $18 because I thought it would go to $30. The stock yesterday was trading below $1. How … Read more
U.S. stocks could see increasingly wild swings in the coming days as options contracts tied to trillions of dollars worth of securities are due to expire on Friday, removing a buffer that some say helped thwart the index S&P 500 to break out of a narrow trading range. . Options contracts worth $2.8 trillion are … Read more
Lumen Technologies Inc. is offering to conduct a debt swap in what an analyst sees as management’s attempt to ‘fight back’ amid growing doubts about the telco’s ability to turn around its business while facing heavy debt. Lumen LUMN, -3.86% said in a morning press release that Level 3 Financing, a subsidiary of the company, … Read more
With more older people retiring than young people working, and people living longer in general, governments around the world are considering raising the retirement age. French President Emmanuel Macron’s proposal to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64 is advancing without a vote in parliament, moments before the vote, the Associated Press reported. France … Read more