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...in stock markets as global interest rates sharply climbed brought only a minor reprieve, with long/short equity funds falling 13.5 per cent, 6 percentage points less than the decline suffered by the S&P...
...For Jill Carey Hall, US equity strategist and head of US small and mid-cap strategy at Bank of America, the lower valuations of small-caps bode well for returns....
...Even if the Federal Reserve starts cutting rates as expected, it will still trim small-cap earnings by 24 per cent, according to BofA’s Jill Carey Hall....
...Now not so much,” Carey Hall said....
...SELL: Hotel Chocolat (HOTC) Cost base efficiencies are yet to have a pronounced impact at the chocolate retailer, writes Mark Robinson....
...The Russell 2000 index has risen 24 per cent since the beginning of 2020, lagging behind the S&P 500’s more than 60 per cent gain over the same period. Read the full story. 4....
...And on Wall Street, the S&P 500 has hit record highs this year. So what’s going on? Shouldn’t voters love all of this?...
...In the last quarter, Microsoft, Apple, Alphabet, Exxon and Chevron — massive cash spinners all — accounted for more than a quarter of all the buybacks in the S&P 500, according to data from S&P Dow Jones...
...The S&P 500 ended the day up around 1 per cent. [MUSIC PLAYING] Some people are now allowed to cross the border from Gaza into Egypt....
...Companies in Wall Street’s benchmark S&P 500 index spent $175bn buying back shares in the three months to June, according to preliminary data from S&P....
...Women were outnumbered five to one in the 533 most senior leadership positions in S&P 100 businesses in 2023, with only 17 black women on that list, according to USA Today in March....
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...You do the S&P 500 questions. Alexandra Scaggs The S&P is a multinational index. Robin Wigglesworth Yes. Alexandra ScaggsI take no responsibility for whether this is right or not. OK, so 497....
...Arizona State University, W.P. Carey School of Business, graduates May 2023 What are your survival tips for managing a rigorous course?You need support and balance....
...BUY: Lok’n Store (LOK) The storage company’s development pipeline is the key to driving its growth, writes Mark Robinson....
...Then again, Jancis Robinson made a case (ahem) for these not so long ago. Do enjoy your weekend. Alan LivseyLex Research Editor...
...Lee Robinson’s Altana Wealth wrote to investors in recent days to declare that “bonds are back”....
...Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas is You”, of which Hipgnosis has a 50 per cent stake, has been topping charts every holiday season since 1994....
...Analysts at Berenberg said last week that the S&P 500, Stoxx 600 and FTSE 350 were in net-downgrade territory for the first time since 2020....
...S&P Global downgraded Credit Suisse AG. We have taken very decisive steps....
...BUY: Tesco (TSCO) It’s all about price points at the UK’s largest grocer as inflation reduces real household budgets, writes Mark Robinson....
...HOLD: Oxford BioMedica (OXB) The market fears that the boost provided by Covid-19 may be coming to an end, writes Mark Robinson....
...One is Domaine A&P de Villaine in Bouzeron, just two miles from Santenay in the Côte d’Or....
...HOLD: Saga (SAGA) The over-50s specialist has not shaken off legacy issues linked to the pandemic, writes Mark Robinson....
...Live sports are ingrained in people’s lives,” said Greg Carey, head of sports finance at Goldman Sachs....
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