Top fund manager BlackRock Inc said on Wednesday it cast an advisory vote against the pay of executives at chipmaker Qualcomm Inc, , and against a compensation committee member, citing a concern that a one-time stock award was “not aligned” with shareholder interests.
How do you pick the next stock to invest in? One way would be to spend days of research browsing through thousands of publicly traded companies. However, an easier way is to look at the stocks that smart money investors are collectively bullish on. Hedge funds and other institutional investors usually invest large amounts of […] …read more […]
There are some things in life that we just can’t predict. But what we can do is try to make ourselves “antifragile.”
Today, Mark Ford shares how you can determine whether your assets are likely to be lost in an adverse event, along with the steps you can take to protect yourself.
Several years ago, Nassim Taleb came out with a bestselling book called Antifragile: Things That Gain From Disorder. You may have read it. If not, I recommend it. It’s one of those rare books that present the reader with a feast of delectable ideas – I find myself savoring every …read more […]
Boeing Co is planning to draw down the rest of a $13.8 billion loan it agreed last month, a source told Reuters on Wednesday, as the coronavirus outbreak adds to pressure on the U.S. plane-maker due to the grounding of its 737 MAX jets.
A large minority of Walt Disney Co shareholders who cast votes at the company’s annual meeting on Wednesday opposed the company’s executive pay plan, Disney said.
UBS Head of Equity Derivatives Research Stuart Kaiser joins On The Move to discuss why the sell off amid the coronavirus outbreak is not done and what investors can do to offset their losses. …read more […]
There are many recent concerns about the coronavirus. Plus there’s worry about the Democratic primary. And an oil war with OPEC members. Stock markets have been tumbling. In fact, they have entered into correction territory. But what exactly is a stock market correction?
A stock market correction is any time that the stock market falls 10% from its most recent peak. For example, let’s say the Dow Jones today is at 29,000. But over the next few months it falls 11% to 25,810. This would be considered a stock market correction.
Now, a market correction doesn’t necessarily mean the market was “wrong” …read more […]
Equinor reported the oil industry’s first coronavirus infection on an offshore installation on Wednesday, highlighting the challenge in preventing contamination for thousands of workers living in the close quarters on rigs and platforms.
Boeing Co said on Wednesday it took in 18 new orders for widebody planes in February but saw more customers cancel orders of its grounded and previously best-selling 737 MAX jet, as it faced another blow to demand from the coronavirus outbreak.
The U.S. planemaker, which had failed to secure any order in January for the first time in decades, said some customers swapped 737 MAX orders in favor of more expensive wide-body planes. Boeing had received 49 new orders in the first two months of 2019. The company, struggling with a crisis that started a year ago following the second of two fatal crashes involving the 737 MAX, said it delivered just 30 planes to customers in the first two months, down from 95 a year ago. …read more […]
Is former Vice President Joe Biden good for the stock market? …read more […]
President Trump has called an emergency meeting with health officials as the coronavirus outbreak escalates globally. Yahoo Finance’s Jessica Smith joins the On the Move panel from Washington, D.C. to discuss the latest update. …read more […]
PepsiCo Inc on Wednesday made its biggest bet in the energy drinks market with a $3.85 billion deal to buy Rockstar Energy Beverages, opening a new front in its long-running battle with Coca-Cola Co .
Boeing Co is planning a full drawdown of a $13.8 billion loan as early as Friday, as the U.S. based plane-maker struggles with worldwide travel disruptions from the coronavirus, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday, citing unnamed sources.
German sportswear makers Adidas and Puma warned on Wednesday of a major decline in sales in China due to the coronavirus and said while there were early signs of improvement there the impact had spread to other markets.
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