By Emily Rella Look, up in the sky, it’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s … an exorbitantly priced comic book that’s taking the collector’s world by storm! One of the original copies of Superman #1 from 1939 is up for auction through ComicConnect and is currently seeing a high bid of just above a…
1st Edition ‘Superman’ Comic Set to Auction for More Than $2 Million
Hedge Funds Sell, Retail Investors Buy, Investment Data Show
Since the Federal Reserve revealed its intentions to taper monetary policy, hedge funds have been diminishing their exposure to risk, new data show. But retail traders are piling into stocks, offering support to the leading benchmark indexes. New data, compiled by experts at Goldman Sachs’ brokerage firm and reported by Bloomberg, revealed that hedge funds…
How 2020’s Hottest IPOs Have Performed in 2021
Global IPO markets have been running hot in 2021, setting new records in terms of volume and proceeds. One of the best predictors of future performance is past performance. Investors interested in how recent IPOs might fare in 2022 may consider reviewing how the hottest IPOs of 2020 performed in 2021. Many of the companies that made public debuts…
The Improbable Bet: How One Lucky NFL Fan Turned $50 Into $450,000
One bettor may know the National Football League better than anyone else … or just have some great luck on their side. What Happened A $50 bet placed with Caesars Sportsbook paid out a significant amount to one user who managed to guess the right side of 14 different NFL matchups betting on the spread. Caesars…
Is It Time to Sell Stock in These 10 Top Performers of 2021?
This year has been a great year for stocks overall, with the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust on track to finish the year up more than 24 percent. Unfortunately, some stocks that started off the year red-hot are limping into the close of the year as investors cash out of their gains and rebalance their holdings…
Stocks Slide, Safe Havens Gain as Omicron Worries Weigh
NEW YORK—Global stock benchmarks and oil prices fell on Friday while safe havens such as the dollar and Treasury bonds rose as investors wrestled with a hawkish turn from major central banks in the fight against inflation and rising numbers of Omicron cases. Asian shares closed near lows for the year and broad-based European stock…
Wall Street Falls After Slide in Big Tech Stocks
Wall Street’s main indexes fell on Friday as big technology-related shares tumbled, reeling from the Federal Reserve’s decision to end its pandemic-era stimulus faster. An announcement from the Fed this week signaling three quarter-percentage-point interest rate hikes by the end of 2022 to combat surging inflation put pressure on heavyweight tech stocks. Growth stocks including…
Deutsche Bank’s M&A Business in Fourth Quarter Extremely Strong, Executive Says
FRANKFURT—Deutsche Bank’s merger and acquisition advisory business in the United States has been “extremely strong” in the fourth quarter, a bank executive said on Wednesday, adding that he was optimistic for 2022. Once Deutsche’s problem child, the investment bank is the lender’s biggest revenue generator, benefiting from a pandemic-induced trading boom and a wave of…
Wall Street Opens Lower as Tech Stocks Slide
Wall Street’s main indexes opened lower on Friday as big technology stocks tumbled, reeling from the Federal Reserve’s decision to end its pandemic-era stimulus faster, which pushed investors towards cyclical parts of the market. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 97.53 points, or 0.27 percent, at the open to 35,800.11. The S&P 500 opened lower…
Rivian Expanding With New Factory in Georgia
Electric transport startup Rivian will be setting up a second factory in Georgia, according to a company announcement on Thursday, indicating a positive outlook despite posting losses for the recent quarter after a disappointing Wall Street performance. From the proceeds of its Nov. 10 initial public offering, the Amazon-backed electric vehicle startup will invest $5…
-
Recent Posts
-
Archives
- May 2025
- April 2025
- July 2023
- June 2023
- May 2023
- April 2023
- March 2023
- February 2023
- January 2023
- December 2022
- November 2022
- October 2022
- September 2022
- August 2022
- July 2022
- June 2022
- May 2022
- April 2022
- March 2022
- February 2022
- January 2022
- December 2021
- November 2021
- October 2021
- September 2021
- August 2021
- July 2021
- June 2021
- May 2021
- April 2021
- March 2021
- February 2021
- January 2021
- December 2020
- September 2013
- July 2013
- March 2013
- January 2013
- December 2012
- November 2012
- December 1
-
Meta