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Big DOJ Probe Looks at Almost 30 Short-Selling Firms and Allies
By Katia Porzecanski and Tom SchoenbergAs part of the probe, the FBI seized computers from the home of Andrew Left, the founder of Citron Research, some sources said.
January 31, 2022
60/40 Portfolio Set for Worst Loss Since March 2020The Bloomberg 60/40 index has lost 5.4% in January, its worst showing since the start of pandemic lockdowns.
January 31, 2022
Goldman, Morgan Stanley Strategists See Risk of Further Stock Market PullbackThe S&P 500 could drop 10% from Friday 's close to 4,000 if real U.S. treasury yields rise by 60 basis points to 0%, one analyst says.
January 28, 2022
Beware of VIX ETFs and ETNsThe volatility focused products have "effectively destroyed $12.4 billion in capital" in the last 12 years, Morningstar's Ben Johnson says.
January 27, 2022
4 Tips for Working With Clients When Markets Are VolatileMarket swings create opportunities for outreach, since they often lead to acute emotional responses in many investors.
January 26, 2022
Fed Signals Liftoff 'Soon,' Sees Asset-Reduction Start AfterwardFed chair Jerome Powell and other officials aren't "going to shrink the balance sheet until after they start raising rates," noted Guggenheim Partners CIO Scott Minerd.
January 25, 2022
How Inflation Really Hurts Retirees — and What to Do About ItHere are two cheap ways to help protect against inflation, without buying more stocks.
January 24, 2022
GMO's Grantham: 7 Signs We're in a Stock Collapse (And What to Do Now)While he hates to be a party pooper, the veteran asset manager says, "giving this advice is my job and possibly the right thing to do."