Trading digital board showing the data on rising stock market.gettyJerome Powell is preparing a wonderful holiday income dish for us.The economy is running hot and he’s cutting rates anyway. Oh baby! “Lame Duck Jerry” is finally starting to cook.But vanilla investors aren’t having it. They’re sprinting from the table! Recession fears dominate the headlines, even though the data scream otherwise.The Atlanta Fed’s thermometer has GDP at a sizzling 4%. Four percent! In today’s AI-fueled, efficiency-obsessed ec ...

US stocks surged on Thursday as blockbuster Nvidia (NVDA) earnings helped rekindle faith in the AI trade, and rate-cut hopes brightened after the release of the long-awaited September jobs report. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) led the way higher, rising roughly 2.5%, while the S&P 500 (^GSPC) was up more than 1.8%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI), which includes fewer tech stocks, rose 1.3%, or over 500 points. Stocks had seen a modest rebound on Wednesday, breaking a four-day losing str ...

Singapore’s Straits Times Index (SGX: STI) just broke through 4,500, a level we haven’t seen in a decade that has investors buzzing. With rate cuts looming globally, and Singapore’s heavyweights posting strong results, many are asking: is this the STI’s long-awaited breakout after years of treading water? To answer that, we need to examine what’s driving the surge, and what could get in the way.What’s Driving the STI RallyThe STI’s strength stems from recovering REITs and steady industrial performance, thou ...

Bitcoin, it briefly dipped below 90K, but it's back around $93,000. It's down about 10% in just one week. It's now negative for the year.Is this the bottom or are we headed lower from here. Joining me now is Cosmo Jang, general partner at Panta Capital. Cosmo, it's great to have you on.>> Hi, Morgan. Thanks for having me. >> Is this crypto winter coming early here.>> Look, we just had a long six-month rally, so some consolidation I think is very reasonable. Crypto tends to have these characteristics of risk ...

Pearl Diver Credit Company (NYSE:PDCC) Q3 2025 Earnings Call November 18, 2025 11:00 AM ET Company ParticipantsEmma Little - Head of Investor RelationsIndranil Basu - CEO, Founder, and Managing PartnerChandrajit Chakraborty - CIO and Managing PartnerConference Call ParticipantsGaurav Mehta - Managing Director and Senior Equity Research AnalystEric Zweck - AnalystOperatorThanks, and welcome to the Pearl Diver Credit Company third quarter 2025 earnings call. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only ...

The market unraveled fast over the weekend. Bitcoin broke under $90,000, taking the year’s progress with it, and retail sellers flooded out in panic, with the exception of El Salvador. Mr Saylor … I don’t feel so good El Salvador loaded up on approximately 1,100 BTC, a $100M purchase made right as the floor was giving way, making it the lone country to double down during the drawdown. Think about it, we have all of this going for Bitcoin this year, and it is still crashing: M2 money supply pumping De ...

US stock futures fell on Tuesday, pointing to a return to losses as bitcoin's (BTC-USD) slump rattled nerves, with a pivotal Nvidia (NVDA) earnings report and shutdown-delayed jobs data on the horizon. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures (YM=F) dropped roughly 0.3%, and S&P 500 futures (ES=F) also slid 0.3%. Contracts on the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 (NQ=F) moved 0.4% lower on the heels of sharp closing losses for Wall Street stocks. The overnight moves follow a bruising session for equities. The Dow tumbl ...

Muni bonds have had record trading in 2025 with large trading volumes. With more rate cuts in the foreseeable future, e.g., in 2026, investors may need to find better landing places for their cash positions. The muni funds, such as DWSAdvanced education in economics, business management and engineering. Professional experience with product management and development in high tech industry, including advisory with multiple fintech startups. Have been investing in growth companies since 1998. Recent interest o ...

The market partly recovered after a selloff early in the session that dragged all three major Wall Street indexes down more than 1%. Investors in recent days have fretted about the pace of rate cuts and pricey valuations of heavyweight artificial intelligence stocks that have fueled much of the U.S. stock market's gains in recent years. Nvidia, Palantir, Microsoft and Tesla all gained. Expectations the Fed will cut rates at its December policy meeting have faded in recent days amid signs of persistent infl ...

Dow futures were under pressure on Friday, falling about 214 points, roughly 0.5% as investors turned cautious ahead of key economic data and fresh Fed commentary. The drop came after a round of hawkish remarks from Fed officials, which dampened hopes for any near-term rate cuts. ...