#Dow jumps more 800 points as Wall Street as rate fears ease

#Dow jumps more 800 points as Wall Street as rate fears ease

“Dow jumps more 800 points as Wall Street as rate fears ease” Wall Street’s main indexes jumped sharply on Friday in a broad rally as signs of slowing economic growth and a recent pullback in commodity prices tempered expectations for the Federal Reserve’s rate-hike plans. The Dow Jones Industrial Average surged 823.32 points, or 2.7%, to…

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#Billionaire Leon Cooperman calls cryptocurrency ‘crap’

#Billionaire Leon Cooperman calls cryptocurrency ‘crap’

“Billionaire Leon Cooperman calls cryptocurrency ‘crap’” Stocks still have further to fall, billionaire investor Leon Cooperman warned on Tuesday — adding that speculative assets such as SPAC deals, cryptocurrencies and NFTs are “crap” and aren’t likely to recover anytime soon. Cooperman, the chairman and CEO of Omega Advisors, said he sees the US economy falling…

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#Your 401(k) is in the Fed’s hands this week

#Your 401(k) is in the Fed’s hands this week

“Your 401(k) is in the Fed’s hands this week” At this week’s policy meeting, the Federal Reserve will have to choose its poison. If it fails to accelerate the pace of interest-rate hikes, it risks losing control over runaway inflation. Yet if it surprises us with a faster pace of interest-rate increases, it risks further…

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#US stocks tank over sky-high May inflation data

#US stocks tank over sky-high May inflation data

“US stocks tank over sky-high May inflation data” Stocks plummeted on Friday as data showing inflation accelerated to a fresh four-decade high in May rattled Wall Street and sent indexes to another week of losses. The Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbled  880 points or 2.7%. The tech-heavy Nasdaq index slid 414.21 points, or 3.5%, while…

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#JPM’s chief economist, others disagree with Dimon’s ‘hurricane’ warning

#JPM’s chief economist, others disagree with Dimon’s ‘hurricane’ warning

“JPM’s chief economist, others disagree with Dimon’s ‘hurricane’ warning” JPMorgan Chase boss Jamie Dimon’s view of a looming “hurricane” for the US economy has some notable dissenters, including his bank’s own chief economist Bruce Kasman, who sees clearer skies. Kasman said Monday that there is “no real reason to be worried about a recession,” arguing…

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