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Investment companies | Monthly | December 2022 A collation of recent insights on markets and economies taken from the comments made by chairs and investment managers of investment companies – have a read and make your own minds up. Please remember that nothing in this note is designed to encourage you to buy or sell any of the…

Given the huge difference in U.S. fiscal policy that the political party in charge can make, one might think the party that controls the White House and Congress would have a huge impact on equities markets.To find out what impact the party in charge has on U.S. equities markets, Investopedia looked at elections over the years to see what…

More women than ever before are running the world’s biggest companies, but research shows that the rise in representation has been accompanied by a fall in trust in female leaders. It paints a grim picture for those who manage to break through the metaphorical glass ceiling. In November, new data from The Reykjavik Index for Leadership, an…

FOR 17th January 2022By News18/ Updated: January 17, 2022, 05:55ISTMinute-by-minute news updates of happenings from around the world, with special focus on India. From daily coronavirus news about the probable third wave, number of infections, vaccination, and reopening of places and activities to all developments in the fields of politics,…

Comment on this storyCommentSACRAMENTO, Calif. — California will likely have a $25 billion budget deficit next year, state officials announced Wednesday, ending a run of historic surpluses and acting as a warning to other states about a potential recession.Democratic-controlled California taxes rich people more than other states, meaning most of…

BY THE NUMBERSU.S. stock futures fell Tuesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was set to open nearly 1% lower, hit by Goldman Sachs' drop on disappointing earnings. The Nasdaq was tracking for a 1.5% drop at the open as bond yields at the short end and the long end of the curve move higher. (CNBC)After a mixed session Friday, the Dow, the…

With midterm elections underway, investors are waiting to see if, and how, the results may weigh on stocks — and which names will outperform. The market is expecting Republicans to at least gain control of the House and is rising for a third straight day on Tuesday. RBC's head of U.S. equity strategy, Lori Calvasina, believes there may be a…

Malaysia's King Al-Sultan Abdullah said on Tuesday that he will pick the next prime minister soon after the leading two contenders failed to win a majority in an inconclusive election on Saturday. The vote resulted in an unprecedented hung parliament, with neither opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim nor former premier Muhyiddin Yassin winning the…

Good morning and welcome to Fox News First. Here's what you need to know as you start your day …Rand Paul slams Fauci as 'political animal' after fiery Senate hearingU.S. Sen. Rand Paul sparred once again with Dr. Anthony Fauci in a Senate hearing on Tuesday, with the lawmaker pressing the director of the National Institute of Allergy and…

Comment on this storyCommentPolitics are personal. So is investing.But the two shouldn’t mix if you’re investing for the long term.Yes, the stock market doesn’t like uncertainty. The day after this week’s midterm elections, with so many races still not settled, the benchmark S&P 500 index shed 2.1 percent. The Dow Jones industrial average…