Economy
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Why U.S. taxes must increase
“ The U.S. needs to pay for the structural increases in spending that demographics, climate change and intra- and intergenerational fairness will require. ” Now that the brinkmanship over the U.S. federal debt limit has been suspended until January 1, 2025, two major, interdependent fiscal-policy challenges demand attention. First, America’s public debt must be put on…
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A global recession is coming, Nouriel Roubini says. Stock and bond investors should get ready.
There are currently four scenarios for the global economic outlook. Three of these entail potentially serious risks with far-reaching implications for markets. The most positive is a “soft landing,” where central banks in the advanced economies manage to bring inflation back down to their 2% targets without triggering a recession. There is also the possibility…
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Do religious employees have to work on Sundays? Supreme Court weighs in.
Do devout Christians have to work on Sundays? Will businesses have to make greater accommodations for devout Jewish or Muslim workers? The Supreme Court’s decision on Thursday stands to, for the first time in a haf-century, dramatically reshape federal rules that govern how employers must treat religious employees. In Groff v. DeJoy could come on…
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Dow finishes 270 points higher as cyclical stocks lead, Nasdaq drags as Treasury yields rise
U.S. stocks finished higher on Thursday with cyclical sectors like financials, materials and industrials seeing the strongest gains, while higher Treasury yields dragged on the tech-heavy Nasdaq. What happened Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA gained 269.76 points, or 0.8%, to close at 34,122.42. S&P 500 SPX gained 19.58 points, or 0.5%, to 4,396.44. Nasdaq Composite…
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Crypto can become regular part of investors’ portfolios once regulations are clear, says Franklin Templeton
Cryptocurrencies can become “regular parts of people’s portfolios” once regulations become clear in the U.S., according to Franklin Templeton, which manages over $1.4 trillion in assets. While investors now can buy crypto directly, there are limited ways for them to include digital assets in traditional portfolios, said Sandy Kaul, head of digital asset and industry…
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Nike’s profit miss makes it ‘abundantly clear’ that U.S. economy faces ‘considerable headwinds,’ analyst says
Shares of Nike Inc. fell on Thursday after the sneaker-maker reported fourth-quarter profit that came up short of Wall Street’s expectations, with price cuts weighing on results amid weaker demand that one analyst said loomed large for the U.S. economy. Executives said on Nike’s NKE, +0.30% earnings call that the current backdrop for shoes and…
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Why AI could lead a lot more people to pay with bitcoin
Hi! Welcome back to Distributed Ledger. This is Frances Yue, reporter at MarketWatch. While the U.S. Securities and Commission recently took a slew of enforcement actions against crypto companies, it seems some financial institutions are still bullish on the industry. In the past week, Cathie Wood’s ARK Investment Management and crypto asset manager 21Shares…
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Bank borrowing from the Fed climbs for eighth week in a row
[]The amount of money that banks are borrowing from the Federal Reserve crept up for the eighth week in a row, underscoring that parts of the financial system are still under some duress. []Total bank borrowing rose by $347 million to $106.3 billion in the seven days ending June 28. { if (evt.detail === CHART_ENGINE_NAME)…
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S&P 500, Dow end lower after Powell keeps door open to Fed raising rates twice more
[]U.S. stocks finished a choppy session mostly lower on Wednesday after Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell reiterated that the central bank is likely to raise interest rates twice more this year. []Investors also focused on the potential for the Biden administration to consider new restrictions on exports of artificial-intelligence-related products to China, which hit technology stocks. How…
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‘We’ve never seen this before’: Millionaires are doing something unusual to preserve their wealth — and you can do the same
This past year has clearly been tough on investors — from clock-watchers to high-net-worth individuals — and the latter have shown a dramatic change in behavior. Falling stock prices, rising interest rates, an uncertain economic outlook and the constant drumbeat of recession have led high-net-worth individuals (HNWI) to change their investing habits: they’re keeping their…