Federal regulators are looking into companies whose executives, under pressure to hit certain targets, are manipulating earnings results, reports an article in The Wall Street Journal. Over 99% of S&P…
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Banks Are Still Bargains To Some Investors
…Wall Street Journal. After a deal with federal regulators for First Citizens Bancshares to buy pieces of Silicon Valley Bank was reached, the Nasdaq Bank Index which tracks commercial lenders…
Buffett’s Slapback At Buyback Critics Is Fair
…money has already been taxed; in Berkshire’s case, that amounts to $32 billion over the last decade. Noted Buffett in his letter, “When it comes to federal taxes, individuals who…
How To Find Quality Growth Stocks
…giant Microsoft, solar-equipment manufacturer SolarEdge Technologies, which says it’s projecting growth across all of its markets thanks to renewable-energy incentives from the federal government. Arista, which makes cloud-networking-gear, was another…
Economists Foresee A Recession
…Wall Street Journal. Of course, economists aren’t always right; since the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia began an annual survey of GDP expectations in 1968, not one recession was forecast…
Societal Inequality Drives Market Performance
…demand and wage increases won’t “be good for profit margins.” But a major shift to wealth redistribution and worker power is unlikely, given the partisan breakdown of the federal government….
Bridgewater’s Dalio Predicts More Pain Ahead
…to keep investments in reserve-currency countries, Dalio sees opportunities in emerging markets such as Singapore, Indonesia, and Vietnam, which all have strong finances and a solid internal order that can…
Investors Revive Love Affair With Short-Term Wins
…plan to up their capital spending is at its lowest point since 2013, according to data from the New York Federal Reserve. And while some forms of capex look positive,…
Value Investors Make Big Comeback
…Journal’s recent investigation “Capital Assets,” about 85 senior federal officials, their financial advisors or their family made over 80,000 trades over the 5-year period from 2016 to 2021. One official’s…
Humbling the Forecasters & Learning Lessons
…the U.S. 10 Year Treasury around 1.5% less than a year ago. Today yields are around 4.2%. Top economists, Federal Reserve governors and Wall Street strategists – many with PhDs…