Sam Bankman-Fried’s conviction for a huge fraud at the FTX exchange raises a deceptively simple question: what next for crypto? The former billionaire was a vocal champion of the industry but now faces decades in jail, a fall that is emblematic of the boom and bust in the digital-asset market...
Capital Group is seeing an opportunity for investors to load up on global equities after the Federal Reserve held rates on Wednesday, signaling an end to its aggressive tightening cycle.“The really big message for investors is that this moment of central banks peaking is likely to be the opening...
Stocks rallied as investors reacted to the possible peak of the Federal Reserve’s historic tightening campaign and processed the latest major company earnings.Rates-sensitive real estate stocks led the advance in Europe’s Stoxx 600 index, which is set for its longest winning streak since July. US equity futures pointed to...
The share of Americans who said they could cover a $400 emergency expense with cash or equivalent dropped for the third quarter in a row, according to a survey out Thursday. Young adults in particular are showing higher financial stress as they face the return of student loan payments and...
Ultra-high-net-worth art collectors are pulling back, according to a new report conducted during the summer by Art Basel and UBS. Of roughly 2,800 collectors surveyed, those who commonly buy artworks priced at $1 million or more fell from 12% in 2021 to 4% in 2022, a nearly 67% decline. The median expenditure...
Vanguard Group Inc. is taking its last steps to exit China and shut down its office in the 29 trillion yuan ($4 trillion) mutual fund market. Vanguard has signed severance agreements with the remaining staff of about 10 people in Shanghai, including country head Luo Dengpan, according to people familiar...
Japan’s state pension fund, the world’s largest, posted a loss of ¥683.2 billion ($4.5 billion) on total assets during the three months through September as its holdings of domestic debt slumped by a record. The Government Pension Investment Fund lost 0.3% during the quarter, the fund said in Tokyo Thursday....
Charles Schwab Corp. finished cutting as much as 6% of its 35,900 member workforce, amid efforts to curb costs as it continues to integrate TD Ameritrade, according to a company spokesperson. The number of cuts, ranging from 5% to 6% of staff at the Westlake, Texas-based company, translates to as...
The Federal Reserve held interest rates at a 22-year high for a second straight meeting, while suggesting that the recent rise in Treasury yields may weigh on the economy and inflation. “Tighter financial and credit conditions for households and businesses are likely to weigh on economic activity, hiring, and inflation,”...
U.S. stock futures slipped and Treasuries edged higher ahead of the Federal Reserve interest-rate decision and the US government’s new borrowing plan. Contracts on the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq 100 dropped by about 0.3%. WeWork Inc. plunged 42% in premarket trading after the Wall Street Journal reported that the...