Saying that financial markets are overly turbulent at the moment may be a stretch, but investors can’t be blamed for feeling a bit jittery. The conflict in Iran and fears of artificial intelligence (AI) plaguing some software companies are credible reasons for market participants to take reserved postures. When that happens, defensive sectors and high-dividend […]
By gathering continuous data about sleep, heart rate, and physical activity, biowearable devices can give individuals more control over their well-being. But they also create a detailed digital record of our daily lives—one that the federal government may soon be able to access readily. Consider this scenario. You’ve recently received a government-subsidized biowearable. Accordingly, the […]
Sky News Australia. . Newsweek Senior Editor-at-Large Josh Hammer says Zohran Mamdani is not a “Hamas-style Islamist,” but uses “identity politics” to amass a following. facebook.com Read the full article…
Welcome to the Brussels Edition. I’m Suzanne Lynch, Bloomberg’s Brussels bureau chief, bringing you the latest from the EU each weekday. Make sure you’re signed up. The European Union’s competitiveness issues are returning to the forefront this week as the bloc’s leaders gather for a summit in Brussels tomorrow. While the war in Iran and […]
Summit Financial, the New Jersey-based RIA backed by Merchant Investment Management, has taken a minority, non-controlling stake in Signet Financial Management, a Parsippany, N.J.-based registered investment advisor with $1.2 billion in client assets. Signet has also been backed by Merchant since 2021. The deal is part of the RIA’s Summit Growth Partners initiative. In the transaction, […]
It’s only been a couple of weeks, but the war in Iran has roiled markets. Oil prices have spiked, and investors are contending with a new source of uncertainty as the trajectory of the war and its impact on the global economy are difficult to predict. President Trump has promised that the war will end […]
The demand for alternative investments continues to rise, prompting financial advisors to expand the products and strategies available to their clients. However, despite the diversification and risk-managed returns they can provide, the experience of accessing and investing in alternatives, from onboarding and account-opening to integration into portfolios, is a time-consuming one. As it stands now, […]
Suppose an antisemitic conspiracy theorist cured cancer. That’s the kernel of American writer Aaron Loeb’s zesty serio-comedy that probes the ethical boundaries of venture capital investment in health, and what happens when technology outstrips the moral human frameworks meant to contain it. The way incidents and issues are loaded into Chelsea Walker’s urgent 90-minute production […]
CONCORD, NH (WGME) — A coalition of 13 state attorneys general, including New Hampshire, has filed a lawsuit against national lender OneMain Financial, alleging the company charged consumers hundreds of millions of dollars in hidden fees tied to loan “add-on” products. The lawsuit claims OneMain Financial packed installment loans with optional products such as insurance […]
This article was written by Follow Andrew Hecht is a 35-year Wall Street veteran covering commodities and precious metals. He runs the investing group The Hecht Commodity Report, one of the most comprehensive commodities services available. It covers the market movements of 20 different commodities and provides bullish, bearish and neutral calls; directional trading recommendations, […]
