Time for ESG investors and defence stocks to call a truce

Stocks tumble as Walmart sales growth forecast disappoints

Stocks tumbled from all-time highs Thursday in the wake of Walmart projecting a lower-than-expected sales outlook.

NBC News - Feb. 20

These are the factors weighing on Block’s stock after earnings

Block expects accelerating growth as the year goes on, but investors may have wanted more from the company’s overall gross-profit outlook.

MarketWatch - Feb. 21

Your retirement savings are at risk in an insane stock market

Fund managers admit they’re buying overvalued stocks.

MarketWatch - Feb. 21

The stock market closes out worst day of 2025

The stock market closed out the week with the worst day of 2025. The losses are coming amid growing concerns about economic growth. Elise Preston reports on how Americans are reacting.

CBS News - Feb. 22

Top Wall Street analysts are bullish on these dividend stocks

TipRanks' analyst ranking service highlights three dividend-paying stocks, including McDonald's and Ares Capital.

CNBC - Feb. 23

Alibaba’s stock falls on expensive AI-investment pledge

The online retailer plans to spend $53 billion over the next three years on AI and cloud technology.

MarketWatch - Feb. 24

The ‘Magnificent Seven’ are out; these stocks are in — but there’s one catch

Japanese yen carry-trade unwind could again tank the stock market.

MarketWatch - Feb. 24

Workday beats estimates for revenue and profit, stock jumps

Workday exceeded analysts' estimates for the quarter and pointed to stronger demand from artificial intelligence products.

CNBC - 6d

European stocks fall after Trump’s tariff warnings

US president has threatened 25% duties on EU imports as well as levies on other major trading partners

Financial Times - 4d

A Union Takes on Musk via Tesla’s Stock

The American Federation of Teachers is pressuring some of the carmaker’s biggest shareholders as the tech mogul's cost-cutting influence in Washington sets off alarm bells.

The New York Times - 4d

Minecraft Exploding RC Creeper In Stock And Discounted At Amazon

The Minecraft Exploding RC Creeper launched last April, and it’s been a hot commodity ever since. Retailers can’t seem to keep this humorous remote control "car" in stock; it sold for high prices ...

GameSpot - 3d

Why Trump has gone quiet on the stock market

The mood in markets has darkened and the central narrative around trades based on the president’s policies has soured

Financial Times - 3d

UK small caps ‘most unloved’ stocks in the world

Forward price/earnings ratio for small caps at 24 per cent below 10-year average

Financial Times - 3d

How big is the stock market’s America bubble?

US has grown to nearly two-thirds of global equity market value, but some analysts see danger in ‘huge bet on AI’

Financial Times - 1d

What record levels of uncertainty mean for the stock market

It’s not always a bad thing.

MarketWatch - 14h

Options traders are bracing for a stock-market crash

Options traders are bracing for a looming stock-market crash, the latest data from Cboe Global Markets show.

MarketWatch - 12h

Stocks fall as Trump’s tariffs take effect

China and Canada retaliate as fears deepen over global trade war

Financial Times - 4h

UK’s Hinkley Point C nuclear plant yet to attract new investors, says EDF boss

Focus falls on future of flagship energy project, the first for a generation

Financial Times - Feb. 21

Warren Buffett’s growing cash pile and 3 other things to watch for in Berkshire’s investor letter

Investors are awaiting Berkshire Hathaway Chairman Warren Buffett’s annual investor letter, in which he typically expounds on Berkshire’s performance along with anecdotes and vignettes about ...

MarketWatch - Feb. 21

2-, 10-year yields end at 2025 lows as investors navigate fears about growth

U.S. government debt rallied on Monday, pushing 2- and 10-year yields to lows for the year, amid worries about the outlook for economic growth against a backdrop of sticky inflation.

MarketWatch - Feb. 24

Palantir drops 10% for worst day since May as investors continue dumping onetime market favorite

The stock notched its fourth straight losing session.

CNBC - Feb. 24

3 tips from Warren Buffett's 2025 shareholder letter that can make you a smarter investor

Warren Buffett's annual shareholder letters are often considered valuable fonts of investing wisdom. Here are three key lessons from his 2025 edition.

CNBC - 6d

Investors in $6.4 trillion T-bill market are getting less chill about the U.S. debt ceiling

Yields on Treasury bills set to mature in July and August have been climbing, reflecting growing concerns the U.S. debt-ceiling battle.

MarketWatch - 6d

Investors love Buffett and then ignore what he says. How to avoid these mistakes made in 2024.

Larry Swedroe, author of several investing books, talks about the biggest mistakes investors make year after year, and how they can break the cycle.

MarketWatch - 5d

Trump wants to use $5 million 'gold cards' to replace foreign investor visas

Trump proposes creating a type of green card program for wealthy foreign investors that would give them permanent residency and a pathway to citizenship for $5 milllion.

NBC News - 5d

Momentum investors have amplified the bond-market rally, says JPMorgan. Here’s how far they can take things.

One of the reasons that government bonds have surged in value lately is that momentum investors have amplified the move.

MarketWatch - 4d

Jobless claims may have just fired the clearest recession warning yet — here’s why investors should be worried

Layoffs by Elon Musk and his “DOGE,” along with signs of a slowing economy, spark questions about a potential serious stumble for the economy.

MarketWatch - 4d

Trump’s tariff push has spooked investors. Here’s what it would take for him to step in to stop the selling.

The latest wobble in the U.S. stock market has been fairly modest so far, with the S&P 500 still within 4% of its record closing high from last week. But that hasn’t stopped some on Wall Street ...

MarketWatch - 4d

How you as an investor can avoid mistakes that are made even by Warren Buffett and other market veterans

Also: Warnings from the stock and real-estate markets; Eli Lilly’s success; a mixed response to Nvidia; and how cuts to Social Security and other government agencies can affect you or loved ones.

MarketWatch - 3d

Bitcoin rout amplified by record ETF outflows, traders say — what investors need to know about ‘faster money’

Record ETF outflows accompanied bitcoin’s February rout, intensifying the selloff.

MarketWatch - 2d

Walmart’s earnings failed to please investors. Can Costco and these other retailers do better?

Earnings Watch: Costco, Target, Macy’s, Gap and other retailers report this week, as consumer confidence sinks and boycott pressure intensifies

MarketWatch - 1d

From Nvidia to Palantir and Tesla, investors are getting an education on the riskiest way to trade the market

Leveraged and inverse ETFs trading on hot tech stocks like Nvidia, Tesla and Palantir can generate big returns, but equally big losses.

CNBC - 22h

Ramp secures $13 billion valuation in deal allowing employees, investors to sell shares

The deal is also the latest in a string of private companies letting employees cash out shares and lowering the pressure on themselves to go public.

CNBC - 16h

China kicks off annual parliamentary meeting as investors watch for clues on economic policy

Thousands of delegates across the country gathered in Beijing for the country's biggest political event of the year, known as the "Two Sessions."

CNBC - 2h

Apple cheers Trump with $500bn US investment plan; UK defence firm Chemring ‘targeted’ by private equity firm – business live

One of the world’s largest private equity investors has made an approach to buy Chemring, the FTSE 250 defence group, Sky News reports. German election live: Merz says priority is to make Europe ...

The Guardian - Feb. 24

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