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Bill Ackman Cheers Money Market Funds Hitting Record $7.4 Trillion As Jerome Powell Snubs Trump's Rate Cut Demands
Thursday, July 10, 2025 - 4:20am | 690Billionaire Bill Ackman said that he was “bullish” as the money market funds hit a record, hinting that any rate cuts could direct these monies into the equity markets. What Happened: The founder and CEO of Pershing Square Capital Management, L.P., emphasized his “bullish”...
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Insights From Cannabis Journalist On Financial And Legal Obstacles In Fast-Moving Industry
Tuesday, March 28, 2023 - 10:14am | 424Although U.S. cannabis companies are generating more revenue, the lack of progress in federal prohibition, weakness in equity markets and high-interest rates make it difficult for companies to sell stocks and raise capital, causing cash to become an essential asset. Smaller cannabis companies may...
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Cryptocurrencies Like Bitcoin And Ethereum Can't Shake The Risk Asset Tag: What's Holding Them Back
Saturday, December 31, 2022 - 5:52pm | 998When cryptocurrencies first started gaining the attention of mainstream investors in early 2017, a number of crypto pundits were quick to claim that they could act as an effective hedge against inflation. Citing the limited token supply of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) as the chief...
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Equity Markets Update
Thursday, May 19, 2022 - 6:44pm | 915What a month it has been thus far across all major markets post the Fed decision of hiking 50 basis points. When the Federal Reserve Chairman caught the whole World off guard about not considering increasing interest rates by 75 basis points it came as no surprise that investors and traders alike...
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The Small Caps Hold The Key To The Rest Of 2020 And Beyond
Thursday, March 12, 2020 - 10:23am | 1338By Avi Gilburt, ElliottWaveTrader.net Right before I had to undergo a surgery at the end of the first week of February, I began to pen an article regarding the potential bearish set up in IWM as a follow up to the bearish analysis I posted about EEM earlier that week entitled...
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A High Dividend Avenue To Emerging Markets Stocks
Wednesday, March 30, 2016 - 8:21am | 494Conventional wisdom dictates that when equity markets slump, dividend stocks are usually less bad than their non-dividend counterparts. Assuming conventional wisdom is accurate, it is reasonable to say emerging markets investors are feeling let down by dividend exchange-traded funds. While...
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Financials Lead Equity Markets Higher on Improved Risk Sentiment; FTSE Continues Rally Above 5200
Wednesday, September 28, 2011 - 7:21am | 359Equity markets (with financial stocks being the stand outs) are broadly higher as markets run on the expectation that a European aid package is on the verge of being accepted by the member states of the EU. This assurance could turn violently, however, if these expectations are not met as it will...