Corporate Moves
Blackstone Hires Thomas Nides for New Vice Chairman Role
The former Morgan Stanley vice chairman, deputy secretary of state and ambassador to Israel will lead the firm’s client relations.
Tag: Barack Obama
Risk
Are We Reprising the Rotten Aughts Market?
Bespoke wonders if the past has something not so pleasant to teach us.
Research
Biden’s First 100 Days Are the Third Best … in the Stock Market
With the Dow ahead by 9.9% over the period, he is bested only by FDR and Taft.
Market Moves
Why Joe Biden’s First Year Might Fall Short in Stock Market Terms
Historically, a new president’s initial year is not a barn burner, LPL stats show.
Market Moves
Biden Logs Best Market Showing Between Election and Inauguration
Big question: Will it keep going? Herbert Hoover’s showing was pretty good, too.
Market Moves
2021 Economy Won’t Start Off Well, but Last Half Will Be Good, BofA Predicts
Problems like the virus and high joblessness will continue for a while, the bank’s strategists declare.
Market Moves
Maybe a Biden Cap Gains Hike Won’t Keelhaul the Stock Market
Despite investor qualms, equities should keep heading north, JPM predicts.
Market Moves
How GDP and Stocks Do When Dems and GOP Control the Presidency and Congress
If the White House and Congress are blue, the economy does best, LPL says. But a Democratic president and a Republican Congress do best for the S&P 500.
Market Moves
Trump Is No. 2 Earnings Grower Among Post-WWII Presidents
His 13.4% yearly corporate profit increase, admittedly over just three years, is bested only by Obama’s 26% over eight, CFRA’s Stovall finds.
Risk
A Warren Win Wouldn’t Necessarily Bring a Bear Market, Says Bernstein
Similar downbeat predictions about Obama and Trump came to naught, strategists point out.