The number of low-price, highly speculative stocks on exchanges has exploded, harming investors
No one wants to end up paying more for a poorer-quality company
No trading suspensions, no drama
Research Affiliates found that S&P 500 falls before a close election and surges after
Rare half-point reduction was baked into last week’s rally and led to a mild sell-off afterwards
Plus Mexico’s judicial fallout
Research tracking mobile data shows how some corporate insiders avoided losses by selling around the time regulatory staff visited
Consumer staples sector outperforms broader market in recent weeks as investors hunt for defensive stocks
Plus Apple’s buybacks
Bourses hope to draw listings with pitches that draw on corporate aspirations, strategy or identity
It may never come
Outsized market reactions to management changes have as much to do with failings of the old boss
Soft payroll data prompts traders to increase bets on aggressive rate cuts by Federal Reserve
Comments from policymakers follow report showing US economy added fewer jobs than expected
We hardly knew ye
Market turbulence driven by fears of potential US economic slowdown and fall in Nvidia shares
Evidence shows groups that get dumped from the S&P 500 tend to outperform
S&P 500 suffers worst day since a bout of volatility last month as investors await payrolls data
Investor caution on megacap valuations slows rise of US blue-chip index
Investor attention may focus more on the broader market, which is in fine fettle
Silicon Valley chipmaker seeks to reassure investors of further growth despite production issues
Strong growth due to AI chip demand fails to meet Wall Street’s highest hopes
And a final word on greedflation
Investors turn cautious on tech ahead of US chipmaker’s results
Investors have rewarded the conglomerate this year as its chair has sold stocks including Apple