Stock investors are brushing aside economists’ gloomy predictions about US president-elect Donald Trump’s economic policies, betting instead that his plans will boost corporate earnings and power the market higher. Wall Street’s S&P 500 benchmark soared to record highs last year and, although there has been a recent pullback, equity strategists have predicted gains of about
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“The risks to the budget we are facing include stock market volatility, uncertainty around federal policy and tariffs, which could have some impact on California,” said Finance Director Joe Stephenshaw.California Department of Finance The devastating fires affecting Los Angeles took center stage Friday when California’s finance director presented Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposed $322.2 billion budget.
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The US economy blew past expectations to create 256,000 jobs in December, sending yields on long-term US government debt to the highest level since 2023 and pushing stocks to the lowest point since Donald Trump’s
In this aerial view taken from a helicopter, the Kenneth fire (below) approaches homes while the back side of the Palisade fire (above) continues to burn Los Angeles county, California on January 9, 2025. Josh Edelson | Afp | Getty Images Insurers exposed to the California homeowners’ market sold off sharply Friday as the devastation
A home available for sale is shown in Austin, Texas, on May 22, 2024. Brandon Bell | Getty Images There’s good news in the housing market to close out 2024: There’s a lot more supply. The bad news: A lot of that supply is stale, sitting unsold for much longer than usual. Active listings in
Daniel Wiles retired from Los Angeles County in December, but continues to serve on the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board.MSRB Daniel Wiles has lived in southern California for more than two decades, but it hasn’t altered the ingrained humility of the Minnesota native. Wiles, who retired — mostly — from a long municipal finance career at
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. BlackRock has become the latest financial firm to bail out of a big climate change industry group in the wake of Donald Trump’s election as US president and heightened regulatory scrutiny. The world’s largest money
Homes in Larchmont, in New York’s Westchester County, which received and S&P upgrade to AAA>Bloomberg News Westchester County is ringing in the new year with a new AAA rating from S&P Global Ratings. S&P’s analysts cited growth in the county’s reserves, conservative budgeting and strong sales tax revenue as the reason for Tuesday’s upgrade from
Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Major U.S. indices had a good run in 2024, thanks to the buzz around artificial intelligence and interest rate cuts. However, macro uncertainty could weigh on investor sentiment in 2025. In this scenario, investors looking for regular income can consider adding dividend stocks to their portfolios. Top Wall
Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Images Bitcoin ETFs were a hit with investors in 2024, and now asset management firms are starting to build out ways to combine crypto and derivatives in exchange traded packages. New products are set to roll out this month. Asset manager Calamos announced Monday that it will launch a structured
In this article NVDA RGTI Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang speaks with the press during the launch of the supercomputer Gefion at Vilhelm Lauritzen Terminal in Kastrup, Denmark, on Oct. 23, 2024. Ritzau Scanpix | Mads Claus Rasmussen | Via Reuters Quantum computing stocks dropped Wednesday after Nvidia CEO Jensen
A Vestas wind turbine near Baekmarksbro in Jutland. Afp | Getty Images European wind power stocks tumbled Wednesday after President-elect Donald Trump said he would prevent the construction of new turbines. “We’re going to try and have a policy where no windmills are being built,” Trump told reporters at a press conference at his Mar-a-Lago
In this article EIX PCG SRE Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A palm tree burns as powerful winds fueling devastating wildfires in the Los Angeles area force people to evacuate, at the Eaton Fire in Altadena, California, U.S. Jan. 8, 2025. David Swanson | Reuters Fear and uncertainty surrounding the wildfires in California appear
Bond markets have entered a new era of antagonism with governments, fund managers say, as investors sell sovereign debt in big economies such as the UK, France and the US amid a deluge of borrowing. The UK’s heavy-borrowing budget in October has triggered sell-offs in the gilt market, pushing the 10-year yield to its highest
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Insurers are bracing for losses of as much as $10bn from wildfires in Los Angeles after blazes ravaged some of the most exclusive neighbourhoods in California, according to early estimates from analysts. Moody’s rating agency
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Veteran investment manager Terry Smith has dumped his underperforming £22.5bn fund’s stake in Diageo after almost 15 years owing to concerns over the drinks maker’s new management team and the threat to demand posed by
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Less than three months after delivering her first Budget, Rachel Reeves is running into treacherous fiscal waters as rising UK borrowing costs erode her room for manoeuvre. There is now a real risk that the chancellor will be forced to impose tighter fiscal policy as soon as March, when the Office for Budget Responsibility presents
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Let’s recognise this latest political furore over grooming gang scandals for what it is. The sudden sanctimonious concern among politicians of the right for a subset of child rape victims — only those abused by
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