S&P 500

Banking

HSBC Waves Caution Flag for Wall Street Giants

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The bank downgraded JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs, and Bank of America, citing a classic case of macroeconomic uncertainty.

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Markets

Improving S&P 500 Outlook Signals Revival of TINA Trade

The TINA trade has hit some snags in recent years, with bonds looking like a pretty swell alternative in an era of high interest rates.

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Finance

Powell Blames Rate-Cut Delays on Tariffs

The S&P 500’s recent record high marked an encouraging sign that markets are no longer all that concerned with worst-case trade war scenarios.

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Finance

Dwindling IPOs Reward Investors With Return Bonanza

New data compiled by Bloomberg found that shares in companies to debut on US exchanges this year have climbed by a weighted average of 53%.

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Markets

SPAC Comeback Draws Renewed Interest from Wall Street

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According to SPACInsider data, there have been 58 SPAC offerings so far this year, one more than the total in all of 2024.

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Finance

Robinhood, AppLovin Locked Out of S&P 500 Yet Again

Conventional wisdom says being on the S&P 500 is a status symbol that is supposed to come with plenty of benefits.

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International Economics

Washington Trade Talks With Beijing Drive S&P 500 Toward Record High

The on-off dynamic of the US-China economic relationship so far this year would make the writing rooms of most soap operas blush.

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Advisor Upside

Advisors Go Risk-On Heading Into 2H

It’s been a sweet-and-sour first half for the markets, but advisors expect the second half to be a whole lot tastier.

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Advisor Upside

Does Gold Still Make Sense After Hitting All-Time Highs?

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Despite a pullback in May, the speed of the rally took even longtime gold watchers by surprise.

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OP-ED | Advisor Upside

Bonds Get a Bad Wrap. But They Thrived During Their ‘Great Depression’ of 2022.

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Previous bond declines mean clients can now earn an expected return above inflation.

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