Positive Pandemic News Lifts Stocks, as Moderna Touts 3-Dose Regimen
The biotech firm says its booster shot gives good protection against Omicron.
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Triple Witching Adds to Market’s Woes Today
Quarterly options and futures expirations almost always amp up volatility.
Record Returns Not Enough to Ensure Public Pension Stability
Exceeding 6% returns over the next decade will likely require excess risk or consistently performing well above average.
How to Navigate the New Pandemic Business Cycle
CIO Sean Bill says, 'It's going to get a lot trickier.'
Hey, Fed: Here’s More Evidence Inflation Is Going Nuts
The latest wholesale price report marks a record increase, as central bank policymakers gather to ponder next steps.
Inflation, the Public’s Main Bogeyman, Is Peaking, Says Wall Street Savant
Commodities are starting to drop in price and new supply will ease housing costs, argues economist David Rosenberg.
How Low Can You Go? Strategists Compete for Lowest 2022 GDP Growth
At the head of the pessimistic pack is Natixis’ Lavorgna, with a scant 2% projection.
Yay, Jobless Claims Take Big Dip, but the Market Is Unimpressed
S&P 500 drops amid concerns over the new variant, overshadowing the biggest unemployment filings drop since 1969.
Cryptocurrency Trader ‘Coin Signals’ Pleads Guilty to Commodities Fraud
Jeremy Spence, whose trades consistently tanked, lured investors with tales of 148% returns.
US Pension Buyout Sales More Than Triple in Q3 to $15.8 Billion
The pension risk transfer market is poised for a record-breaking year in 2021.
Pension Fund Sues Peloton Over Alleged False Statements
The lawsuit claims the fitness company and its executives lied about the prospects of post-COVID growth.
Exclusive: What Does the Omicron Variant Mean for Investors? Nick Moakes, CIO of Wellcome Trust, Shares His Thoughts
The health research fund successfully shielded its investments from the downturn in March 2020 by preparing for the pandemic in January.
US Oil Reserve Releases Are a Big Nothing, Market Says
Biden moves to take out 50 million barrels from storage, but petro price blips up.
Fading Inflation? Here Comes a Wage-Price Spiral, BCA Says
Worker pay will accelerate and move beyond the low-end of the comp ladder, the firm’s Berezin warns.
Two Newly Hatched EV Makers, Rivian and Lucid, Surge to Ford and GM’s Level
They exceed or nudge close to the legacy automakers’ market caps. Shades of Tesla.