Goldman Sachs thinks the surprisingly lackluster April jobs report could be partially explained on the generosity of Uncle Sam. “We see two partial explanations for the payrolls disappointment. First, reopening effects likely overlapped with normal seasonal hiring patterns, resulting in less-impressive job gains on a seasonally-adjusted basis. Second, labor supply appears to be tighter than the unemployment rate suggests, likely reflecting the impact of unusually generous unemployment… Source link
Read More »Here comes the stock buyback explosion: Goldman Sachs – Yahoo Finance
With corporate cash balances looking flush again as businesses recover from the depths of the COVID-19 pandemic, Goldman Sachs (GS) strategist David Kostin thinks a stock buyback “bonanza” is on the horizon. Kostin estimates a 35% increase in share buybacks this year and a 5% pop in 2022. Share buybacks from U.S. companies through April have tallied $484 billion, more than double the pace at this same point last year. It marks the quickest pace of U.S. buyback announcements to kick off a… Source link
Read More »Economic growth is ‘peaking’: Goldman Sachs
TipRanks 2 Dividend Stocks Yielding at Least 7%; Analyst Says ‘Buy’ The stock market pulled back from all-time highs this week, as investors paused to consider just what’s been goosing stocks – and what the future may hold. A flood of stimulus cash, unleashed by the Biden Administration’s big spending bills, is set to push GDP growth to 9% for 3Q21, but next year looks like it will slip back as the spending runs its course. Economists are predicting 5.5% GDP growth next year. This… Source link
Read More »The SPAC craze is done for now, and it’s ‘warranted’: Goldman Sachs
RIP, SPAC (Special Purpose Acquisition Company) craze. Going public via a SPAC became all the rage late in 2020 and into 2021 because of its relative ease versus the traditional IPO route and the fact everyone on the Street seemed to be doing it. Now the process has darn near crashed. New research out from Goldman Sachs strategist David Kostin on Thursday shows that only six new SPAC IPOs have come to market in the second quarter of 2021. For context, Goldman notes, at this point in the… Source link
Read More »Goldman Sachs Bets on These 3 Stocks; Sees Over 50% Upside Potential
What goes up must come down, as we all know. This fact of physics is the underlying worry of the stock market, that fuels our suspicions of bubbles. But investment firm Goldman Sachs doesn’t believe we should worry; the firm’s chief global equity strategist Peter Oppenheimer gives several reasons to expect that the market’s current upward trend is real. His key points include the equity risk premium, the real profits realized by the Big Tech giants, and the high savings rate of US… Source link
Read More »Goldman Sachs staff complain of 'inhumane' 100-hour weeks – Yahoo Finance
Benzinga Bitcoin Could Boom 430% but Ethereum May Still Steal its Thunder Bitcoin believers may have new reason to rejoice following the stimulus checks, but Ethereum has use cases on its side. U.S. President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID Relief Bill has passed congress and stimulus checks are soon to be distributed. Early signs indicate recipients are ready to buy Bitcoin. A survey by Mizuho Securities showed that out of 235 participants who expect to receive stimulus checks from the COVID… Source link
Read More »Why Goldman Sachs is now super bullish on Microsoft and Salesforce – Yahoo Finance
TipRanks AI Is Here; 3 ‘Strong Buy’ Stocks That Stand to Benefit Hi tech is the cool kid of investment sectors, offering an unbeatable combination of cutting edge chic and long-term stock market returns. It’s understandable; our digital world has clearly passed a point of no return in the integration of tech with our daily lives. Tech companies, whether large or small, are clearly in a position to gain from this trend, offering the products and innovations that will facilitate and expand… Source link
Read More »Bitcoin’s 2021 Returns Destroy Everything on Wall Street, Goldman Sachs Says
TipRanks AI Is Here; 3 ‘Strong Buy’ Stocks That Stand to Benefit Hi tech is the cool kid of investment sectors, offering an unbeatable combination of cutting edge chic and long-term stock market returns. It’s understandable; our digital world has clearly passed a point of no return in the integration of tech with our daily lives. Tech companies, whether large or small, are clearly in a position to gain from this trend, offering the products and innovations that will facilitate and expand… Source link
Read More »$1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill may unleash households on the stock market: Goldman Sachs
TipRanks JPMorgan Bets on These 3 Stocks; Sees Over 50% Upside Potential It’s time to check in with the macro picture, to get an idea of just where markets are headed in the coming months. That’s what a JPMorgan global research team, headed up by Joyce Chang, has been doing. The JPM team starts by noting the sell-off in US Treasury bonds last week, pushing up yields as investors acted in response to inflationary fears. However, the rise in bond yields steadied on Friday, and Chang’s team… Source link
Read More »3 Stocks Goldman Sachs Says Are Ready to Rip Higher
Is the bull market about to take a long breather? Not according to Goldman Sachs. In fact, the firm believes the bull market has a long way to run yet; Chief global equity strategist Peter Oppenheimer recently noted that the market was moving from a “’Hope’ phase to a longer ‘Growth’ phase.” The firm’s economists are expecting the economy to sprout higher by 6.8% in 2021 and believe that by the end of the year the unemployment rate could drop to 4.1%. And there’s enough… Source link
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