Economy & Markets
The important economic and stock market news that advisors need to know.
Investors Demand More Diversified Products, Customized Advice: Study
By Michael S. FischerInvestors want products that cut across wealth, insurance and banking and align with their values, Accenture found.
August 23, 2021
Pfizer-BioNTech COVID Vaccine Wins Landmark U.S. ApprovalThe approval is the first full FDA approval for a COVID vaccine, and other vaccines could receive approvals in coming months.
August 23, 2021
Stocks Rise to Record High Amid Pfizer Vaccine ApprovalThe approval could lead to more vaccine mandates as the delta variant surge has weighed on the economic recovery.
August 20, 2021
Delta Variant Is Top of Mind for Active Traders: SchwabThe virus outranks inflation, Federal Reserve policy and U.S.-China relations as the top factor, the survey found.
August 19, 2021
Don't Give Up on Investing in ChinaThe unpredictable regulatory environment adds significant risk, but the country remains an important and still-viable market.
August 19, 2021
COVID-19 Vaccine Campaign Prevented Nearly 140,000 U.S. Deaths: StudyThe study authors say their research is the first to assess the effects of state-level vaccination campaigns on the pandemic.
August 19, 2021
MetLife Boosts Hourly Wage for U.S. Employees to $20The insurer said the move builds on the 2018 launch of its $10 million Workforce of the Future Development Fund.
August 18, 2021
U.S. Expands Booster Shots to All American Adults to Head Off Delta VariantElderly people and health-care workers who got their shots at the beginning of the year will become eligible for the boosters first.