Pensions
Pressure Mounts on Public Pension Funds to Divest Chinese Investments
State and federal legislation aims to prohibit public funds from investing in the country.
Tag: China
Corporate Moves
Higher Military Outlays Are Boosting Defense Stocks—With More Upside Ahead, Say Strategists
In the US, members of both parties back a boost in Pentagon spending. The consensus is similar for military-related outlays in Japan and Europe.
Market Moves
EM Stocks Doing Better, Except for Drag From China, Ned Davis Says
Other emerging market nations, such as Taiwan and India, are compensating for weakness in the Chinese market.
Market Moves
Trump’s Taiwan Comments Spook Chip Stocks
Ex-president says the globe’s largest semiconductor maker should pay the U.S. for protection against China.
Asset Allocation
Gabelli’s Global Investing Game Plan: Go Big on US Stocks
For 3 of the asset manager’s top strategists, the notable exception is Tesla.
Corporate Moves
Swedish Pension AP7 Blacklists Oil Giant Aramco
The $115 billion fund also added six other firms to its banned roster for ‘acting against the targets of the Paris agreement.’ Most are in China.
Regulation
What do New China Tariffs Mean for U.S. Industries?
Biden’s new tariffs are unlikely to seriously disturb global markets, sources say.
Opinion
Geopolitics Operates with Long and Variable Lags
Global financial markets are waking up to the high odds of further supply shocks and trade wars, writes the chief geopolitical strategist from BCA Research.
Regulation
New Bill Would Ban Chinese Stocks in Index Funds
The measure is part of a package that would both tax Chinese dividends at higher rates and require more disclosure for securities with exposure to China.
Risk
Roadblock Looms for Renewable Energy Shift, BCA Warns
A lack of capital spending in mining such ‘transition metals’ as copper, nickel and lithium is linked to chaotic prices, the research firm says.
Asset Allocation
Asia Emerging as a Source of Investment Opportunity
Whether seeking diversification or value in active equities, several countries in the region may be attractive for years to come.
Market Moves
Nvidia Shows ‘Em: Explosive Results Boost Nervous Market
Before the chipmaker’s earnings release, stocks had been down.
Risk
What Could Go Wrong? 5 Black Swan Scenarios for 2024
BCA Research sketches out how such events could roil the markets—and the world.
Market Drilldown
How to Navigate Energy Transition Risks
The amount of investment needed for this enormous task is $4 trillion yearly, but the effort is gearing up now.
Market Moves
Market Cap Race: How Does Apple Stay in Contention With Microsoft?
The iPhone maker has flat revenue at best, while the software titan enjoys major top-line growth.