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Must be a ‘professional investor’ to do well picking stocks: Legendary investor Bruce Greenwald

Must be a ‘professional investor’ to do well picking stocks: Legendary investor Bruce Greenwald

TipRanks Billionaire George Soros Picks Up These 3 “Strong Buy” Stocks Some investors achieve legendary status, rising far above their peers on a combination of luck and success. Perhaps no one exemplifies this more than George Soros, the Holocaust survivor who, after the war, earned a doctorate from the London School of Economics and went into the banking industry to make his mark. He was wildly successful. The hedge fund he founded, Soros Fund Management, earned an average annualized… Source link

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Bitcoin Drops, Stocks Rally Ahead of Biden’s Budget Announcement

Bitcoin Drops, Stocks Rally Ahead of Biden’s Budget Announcement

Bitcoin is nursing losses on Friday despite hopes of more inflation-boosting U.S. stimulus to come. On Friday, President Joe Biden is set to release his first full budget, seeking $6 trillion in federal spending for the fiscal year 2022 and $8.2 trillion by 2021, The New York Times reports. The proposal shows the Biden administration remains undeterred by recent inflation fears and is unlikely to close the liquidity tap anytime soon, having already pumped trillions of dollars into the system… Source link

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Stock futures rise after economic data tops estimates, stoking rise in reopening stocks

Stock futures rise after economic data tops estimates, stoking rise in reopening stocks

Stock futures opened higher Thursday evening as investors awaited new economic data on consumer spending, income and inflation out Friday morning and considered stronger-than-expected data reports out earlier this week. Contracts on the S&P 500 advanced after the blue-chip index closed out a back-to-back session of gains on Thursday. Contracts on the Dow added more than 100 points, while contracts on the Nasdaq also increased in late trading.  Shares of Dow-component Salesforce (CRM) gained… Source link

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Stocks rise, adding to gains as tech shares extend rebound

Stocks rise, adding to gains as tech shares extend rebound

Stocks rose on Tuesday to extend a rally from a day earlier, with technology stocks outperforming as concerns over rising inflation were at least temporarily pushed to the side.  The S&P 500 ticked up after the index closed out Monday’s session higher by 1%. The Nasdaq and Dow also rose. The move higher in technology stocks came alongside a move lower in Treasury yields, with the yield on the benchmark 10-year note hovering just below 1.6%. Cryptocurrency prices steadied, and Bitcoin prices… Source link

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Stocks gain as technology shares outperform, Bitcoin recovers some losses

Stocks gain as technology shares outperform, Bitcoin recovers some losses

Stocks rose Monday to recover some of last week’s losses, with investors’ concerns over inflation at least temporarily receding.  The S&P 500 rose by about 0.5% after ending last week lower. The Dow and Nasdaq also opened higher. Technology stocks outperformed as Treasury yields retreated. Bitcoin (BTC-USD) prices steadied to rise by more than 11%, after the largest cryptocurrency by market cap endured an extended streak of selling over the weekend. At their worst point during the past week’s… Source link

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Stocks, Futures Steady; China Jolts Commodities: Markets Wrap

Stocks, Futures Steady; China Jolts Commodities: Markets Wrap

Bloomberg Inside the Race to Avert Disaster at China’s Biggest ‘Bad Bank’ (Bloomberg) — It was past 9 p.m. on Financial Street in Beijing by the time the figure inside Huarong Tower there picked up an inkbrush and, with practiced strokes, began to set characters to paper.Another trying workday was ending for Wang Zhanfeng, corporate chairman, Chinese Communist Party functionary—and, less happily, replacement for a man who very recently had been executed.On this April night, Wang was… Source link

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Stocks could drop 20% when Fed fights inflation: hedge fund founder

Stocks could drop 20% when Fed fights inflation: hedge fund founder

Inflation fears already roiled the market this week with the Nasdaq falling nearly 2%, but one hedge fund founder is sounding the alarm over a potential 20% collapse that could be sparked by the Federal Reserve signaling an end to accommodative pandemic-era monetary policy later this year. Satori Fund founder Dan Niles recently told Yahoo Finance that this week’s hotter-than-anticipated inflation data coupled with other central banks around the world already coming off their easy money… Source link

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Stocks dip, extending last week’s declines as inflation jitters linger

Stocks dip, extending last week’s declines as inflation jitters linger

Bloomberg The World Economy Is Suddenly Running Low on Everything (Bloomberg) — A year ago, as the pandemic ravaged country after country and economies shuddered, consumers were the ones panic-buying. Today, on the rebound, it’s companies furiously trying to stock up. Mattress producers to car manufacturers to aluminum foil makers are buying more material than they need to survive the breakneck speed at which demand for goods is recovering and assuage that primal fear of running out. The… Source link

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Europe Stocks Steady as Futures Slip; Oil Dips: Markets Wrap

Europe Stocks Steady as Futures Slip; Oil Dips: Markets Wrap

(Bloomberg) — European stocks were little changed on Monday as gains in automakers offset declines in energy shares, while Asian equities were mixed amid a spike in Covid-19 cases. The Stoxx Europe 600 Index traded modestly lower, with Ryanair Holdings Plc among the gainers after the airline pointed to a strong recovery in the second half. Stocks in Asia were mixed, as shares in Taiwan fell as the country raced to contain its worst outbreak of the coronavirus. U.S. equity futures slipped… Source link

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Soros Bought Up Stocks Linked to Bill Hwang’s Archegos Implosion

Soros Bought Up Stocks Linked to Bill Hwang’s Archegos Implosion

TipRanks 3 “Strong Buy” Stocks Insiders Are Snapping Up Recent market volatility is enough to make your head spin, and can cause plenty of confusion for retail investors seeking a solid market strategy. It’s tempting to look to the experts, but that raises another question: which experts are the best to follow? There are plenty to choose from. Wall Street’s corps of professional stock analysts provide frequent and relevant commentary on hundreds of publicly traded stocks, but some… Source link

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