Investor positioning in stocks has become so bearish that it’s triggered a “contrarian buy signal” in a custom Bank of America Corp. indicator, setting up the asset class for a short-term rally, according to strategist Michael Hartnett. The BofA bull-and-bear reading dropped to 1.9 from 2.2 in the week through...
Economists raised their U.S. growth projections through early 2024 and trimmed recession odds to a one-year low as consumers continue to spend. The economy probably expanded at an annualized 3.5% rate in the third quarter, the fastest in nearly two years, as forecasters marked up their household spending forecasts. And...
Elon Musk’s fortune slumped by $16.1 billion Thursday after Tesla Inc.’s weak third-quarter earnings weighed on shares. Musk, who is the richest person on the planet with a fortune of $209.6 billion, owns 13% of Tesla and derives the majority of his wealth from the auto company. Tesla’s shares fell...
War in the Middle East could cause the oil price to surge to $140 a barrel and bring the world to the brink of a recession, according to Ana Boata, head of economic research at Allianz Trade. Speaking to Kriti Gupta on Bloomberg Television, the Paris-based analyst placed a 20%...
Citizens Financial Group Inc. rolled out a private bank as it seeks to capture wealthy clients of regional lenders that were felled by the turmoil earlier this year. Citizens Private Bank has already attracted about $500 million in deposits and investments since its soft launch in September and is targeting...
For a second straight year, banks are making more money providing loans and underwriting bond sales for green-related projects than they’re earning from fossil fuel companies. Together, banks have generated about $2.5 billion of revenue from climate-focused financing so far this year, compared with $2.2 billion from their work with...
The popular 60/40 portfolio isn’t dead, and in fact is a significantly more compelling investment than cash over the coming decade, according to JPMorgan Asset Management. The strategy of putting 60% of assets in equities and 40% in Treasuries is set to outperform cash by an annualized 4.1 percentage points,...
OpenAI is in talks to sell existing employees’ shares at an $86 billion valuation, according to people with knowledge of the matter. The artificial intelligence startup behind ChatGPT is negotiating the transaction, known as a tender offer, with potential investors, said the people, who asked not to be identified discussing...
Options traders are preparing for turbulent yen trading. Fluctuations are likely to increase amid growing concerns the Japanese authorities will intervene to support the weakening currency. At the same time, the yen may come under upward pressure amid speculation of a potential tweak to the Bank of Japan’s monetary policy...
Fortress Investment Group LLC is pitching an investment opportunity within an increasingly popular yet controversial corner of finance — funding other companies’ legal battles. The private equity firm is raising its second fund to invest in legal assets, having already deployed $6 billion into the strategy, according to a person...