Economy & Markets
The important economic and stock market news that advisors need to know.
Chicago Stock Exchange Says It’s Being Sold to Chinese-Led Group
By Matthew Monks & Annie MassaChongqing Casin, a property and investment firm, has agreed to the deal, with the sale expected to close in the second half of 2016.
February 05, 2016
4 Reasons to Cheer the January Jobs ReportJanuary's report offers good news for the economy and should cheer financial markets, if they can look beyond their obsession with central bank liquidity support.
February 05, 2016
GMO’s Grantham: Why the Stock Market Won’t Collapse This YearGrantham, the chief investment strategist of GMO and a perennial bear, is sounding somewhat optimistic about the U.S. economy and market this year.
February 05, 2016
U.S. stocks, Treasuries slide as dollar gains on jobs reportConcern the U.S. is vulnerable to global headwinds has dominated markets, fueling a retreat in the dollar and stocks.
February 05, 2016
U.S. stocks, Treasuries slide as dollar gains on jobs reportConcern the U.S. is vulnerable to global headwinds has dominated markets, fueling a retreat in the dollar and stocks.
February 05, 2016
Justices Will Know Insider Trading When They See ItA loose but useful way to think about U.S. insider-trading law is that it is supposed to encourage research, but discourage cheating.
February 04, 2016
Earnings: Disability insurers feel (a little) breezeUnum executives get many questions from securities analysts about interest rates; none about distribution.
February 04, 2016
Earnings: Disability insurers feel (a little) breezeUnum executives get many questions from securities analysts about interest rates; none about distribution.