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Corporate Profits Are Booming. Can the Good Times Last?
Corporate America is having a very good year. S&P 500 earnings per share jumped 53% in Q2 from a year earlier, while sales rose nearly 16%, according to LSEG data.
Read MoreWhy Are Bond Yields Surging Around the World?
Global government bond yields are at their highest level since 2008 because investors are selling them. A Bloomberg gauge climbed to 3.72%
Read MoreOlder Workers Are More Optimistic About AI Than Gen Z
Younger workers may use AI more, but they’re also more worried about what it means for their careers. Nearly half of Gen X workers spoke positively
Read More“Ghost Job” Ads Are So Bad, Lawmakers Want to Bust Them
You spend hours polishing résumé for perfect job post that don’t exist. “Ghost jobs” are roles companies advertise despite no intention of filling, lawmakers starting to intervene.
Read MoreThe Definition of “Small Business” May Be About to Get a Lot Bigger
The Small Business Administration is proposing a major expansion of what counts as a “small business,” potentially allowing companies with $1 billion in revenue to qualify.
Read MoreThe Treasury is Trying to Calm the Bond Market. Is It Working?
Treasury is trying to win back investors. Bessent has pledged to increase purchases of long-term Treasuries. But investors aren’t sold.
Read MoreAre US Treasuries Losing Their Safe-Haven Status?
US federal debt hit $40 trillion last week. As that debt continues to grow, investors no longer see US Treasuries as quite the safe haven they once were.
Read MoreThe Stock Market Looks Calm. Investors Are Anything But.
Stocks look calm as earnings season winds down, but options trading shows investors swinging between fear of a selloff and fear of missing out.
Read MoreInvestors Are Sitting on Cash. Wealth Managers Want it Moving.
Individual investors are sitting on more than $3 trillion in retail money-market funds– nearly a record high, according to the Investment Company Institute.
Read MoreGen Z Is Betting Money It Used to Invest
Some pretty surprising stats came from a recent Betterment survey.
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