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The Speculators The first domino to topple was ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK). The most celebrated fund of the previous year, having scored a 156% return, ARKK began 2021 where it had left off. By Jan. 25, it had already gained another 18%. The sky was the fund’s target. That day […]
Text size Alibaba has taken investors on a wild ride in 2021. David Becker/Getty Images After hitting a yearly low earlier this month, Alibaba stock is now on track to hit a new rock bottom before 2021 is done. The embattled Chinese technology giant entered this year with a stock […]
It could be very difficult for Powell and the Fed to tame inflation without causing an economic slowdown. Photo illustration by Barron’s staff; (reference) Dreamstime (5) Text size Like Winnie the Pooh in the Hundred Acre Wood, investors have lived with the naive worldview that everything will be all right. […]