On January 27, Sherry Paul, Morgan Stanley senior portfolio manager, joined CNBC’s ‘Closing Bell’ to discuss the state of equity markets and whether more volatility is ahead. Pre-Davos market was characterized by overwhelming bullish sentiment, and the post-Davos environment is marked by renewed volatility, the Sell-America trade, a rallying gold price, and a consistently weak dollar. Paul noted a critical shift in global discourse coming out of Davos: the transition from the term de-globalization to the ne ...

In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, (L-R) Russia's President Vladimir Putin walks with China's President Xi Jinping and North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un before a military parade marking the 80th anniversary of victory over Japan and the end of World War II, in Beijing's Tiananmen Square on September 3, 2025. Sergey Bobylev | Afp | Getty ImagesThe potential threat arising from an "anti-Western alliance" is reaching unsettling levels, according to a top security expert — w ...