Chinese banks rushed to meet their annual state-imposed lending quotas last month by buying up low-risk financial instruments rather than issuing loans, a surge that bankers and analysts said reflected financial institutions’ wariness about the country’s slowing economy. The rise in demand for banker’s acceptances, which are guaranteed by their […]
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For two years, the stock market has been largely able to ignore the lived reality of Americans during the pandemic — the mounting coronavirus cases, the loss of lives and livelihoods, the lockdowns — because of underlying policies that kept it buoyant. Investors can now say goodbye to all that. […]
The Graham family has had ties to Warren Buffett for more than four decades. Graham Holdings, the family’s conglomerate, amounts to a small-scale version of Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway, with a large group of unrelated businesses and a strong balance sheet. Graham Holdings (ticker: GHC) was known as the Washington Post […]
Text size Retailers that specialize in luxury goods and those that are resilient against inflation will do well in 2022, according to Cowen analysts. Scott Heins/Getty Images The top retail stocks for 2022 are companies that specialize in luxury goods, and those that are resilient against inflation, according to Cowen […]
For Immediate Release Chicago, IL – December 28, 2021 – Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. Stocks recently featured in the blog include: EPR Properties EPR, […]
We can readily understand why investors are attracted to unprofitable companies. For example, biotech and mining exploration companies often lose money for years before finding success with a new treatment or mineral discovery. Nonetheless, only a fool would ignore the risk that a loss making company burns through its cash […]