Insights and Market Perspectives POLITICIANS IN BOTH PARTIES are calling for policies that boost employment and the economy but that laudable goal overlooks the most important factor: there aren’t enough workers. THE REFRAIN WE HEAR across the country is that the labor shortage is still acute, but there’s a disconnect. As President Biden touts the […]
The global exchange-traded fund industry attracted $856.16 billion of net inflows in 2022, its second-highest annual net inflow ever, according to ETFGI data released Thursday. Last year’s net inflows were second only to 2021, when a record $1.29 trillion poured in, according to London-based ETFGI, an independent research and consultancy firm, whose global ETF industry […]
LONGMEADOW, Mass. (WWLP) – Non-profits gathered at the Blake Student Commons at Bay Path University for Springfield Regional Chamber’s (SRC) first Rise and Shine Breakfast this year. Report: Home sales have decreased in December compared to 2021 It was created to involve people in the community across different sectors of businesses.Non-profits talked about their critical […]
Thousands of people were without power Thursday morning in New Orleans, primarily in Central City and Gert Town, Entergy said. A vehicle hit a utility pole, which damaged Entergy’s equipment and caused the outage, according to our news partners at WWL-TV. It wasn’t immediately clear if there were injuries. As of 6:50 a.m., 4,066 customers […]
Penn National Gaming (PENN 0.61%) could continue to grow revenue and profits as consumers are looking to spend their money on experiences rather than goods. *Stock prices used were the afternoon prices of Jan. 9, 2023. The video was published on Jan. 11, 2023. Parkev Tatevosian, CFA has no position in any of the stocks […]
LONDON, Jan 12 (Reuters) – The yen got a boost on Thursday on expectations the Bank of Japan will review the side effects of its monetary easing, while the dollar held near a seven-month low against the euro ahead of U.S. inflation data later in the day. The yen rose 1.3% to a session high […]
SEOUL :South Korean tech conglomerate Kakao Corp said on Thursday unit Kakao Entertainment secured a 1.2 trillion won ($966.27 million) investment from leading sovereign wealth funds. The move, which Kakao said was the largest overseas investment in a South Korean content company, signals investors’ bullish outlook for Korean contents’ growth potential and its “recession-proof” tendencies […]
Striking out on one’s own while working as a team may seem like contradictory ideas, but GE HealthCare President and CEO Peter Arduini made it clear that both themes will guide the company’s future after it spins out of parent company GE early next year. The occasion for his remarks was GE HealthCare’s Investor Day […]
Three years from now, hypothetically, China launches an amphibious invasion of Taiwan. It does not go well, according to a top Washington think tank report. While the Taiwanese military is able to prevent initial invaders moving beyond beachheads, US Naval forces and aerial bombardments quickly cripple the Chinese naval fleet, aided by strikes from the […]
New York CNN — A federal agency is considering a ban on gas stoves, a source of indoor pollution linked to childhood asthma. In an interview with Bloomberg, a US Consumer Product Safety commissioner said gas stove usage is a “hidden hazard.” “Any option is on the table. Products that can’t be made safe can […]
