At the opening bell, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 0.35%, the S&P 500 0.51%, and the Nasdaq Composite 0.83%. Mega-caps, which include market leaders such as Apple Inc. (AAPL) and Nvidia Corporation (NVDA), slipped between 0.3% and 1.1%. According to Reuters, the five-year note achieved a four-week record in the wake of a…
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The prime index hovered above the 40,000 brink at a stage on Thursday, 16 May 2024, but ended that day lower. Hopes of rate cuts fuelled bullish investor actions and enabled the Dow Jones’s gallop towards this all-time high. According to CNN, the latest report from the US Bureau of Labour Statistics indicated a decrease…
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U.S. equity funds experienced net outflows of $3.04 billion during this period, the smallest amount in the past four weeks. This trend was mitigated by a rally on Wall Street, mainly driven by solid gains in the tech sector following optimistic projections from TSMC and Super Micro Computer (SMCI.O). U.S. value funds witnessed net redemptions…
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According to a Bloomberg report released in September of last year, BrightSpring, backed by investment management company KKR & Co. (KKR), originally hoped to garner $1bn in IPO, although this figure is now absent from the most recent filing from the US Securities and Exchange Commission on 2 January. In 2023, the healthcare provider saw…
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Data shows fluctuating market highs and lows put many global hedge funds on the back foot. Moves, such as losses when trading on macroeconomic events drew the shortest straw due to the unanticipated rebound in government bonds. Other investments, such as those related to US tech stocks, hit their marks. Compared to hedge fund performances…
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The expansion not only offers a broader range of stock options to eToro's users but also aligns with the company's mission to provide cost-effective trading solutions. The users now have the chance to diversify their investment portfolios more robustly by adding these stocks. The expansion covers a variety of new stocks, thus broadening investment choices…
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This announcement from BidX Markets follows shortly after a warning issued by the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) against investment platforms engaging in "double dipping" – a practice where platforms retain a portion of interest on client cash balances while charging an additional fee for cash management. Simon Blackledge, the CEO of BidX Markets, said:…
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Valued at 15.4 times its projected 2024 adjusted EBITDA, VettaFi boasts over 80% recurring revenue. TMX Group expects the acquisition to positively impact its adjusted earnings per share within the first year. The deal, financed through $1 billion in bank debt, is anticipated to be finalised in January 2024. John McKenzie, the CEO of TMX…
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The company's success in the rates market was particularly noteworthy. The daily average volume for U.S. government bonds grew by 19.5% year-over-year, amounting to $163.7 billion. Similarly, the European government bonds saw a 30.5% year-over-year increase, totalling $44.8 billion. Factors contributing to this growth include an expanded client base, diverse trading methodologies on the institutional…
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Nasdaq’s new contractual options are based on the exchange-traded products of the United States Oil Fund, SPDR Gold Shares, iShares 20+ year Treasure Bond ETF (TLT), United States Natural Gas Fund and iShares Silver Trust. The short-term options market is well built for stock index products, and, while it has historically been the case that…
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