The market for initial public offerings is getting too euphoric and unhealthy in the longer term, according to Goldman Sachs Chief Executive David Solomon. “ ‘I do think we’re at a moment in time where there is a lot of euphoria…and I don’t think in the long run [that] that’s healthy.’ …
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Target is looking forward to Cyber Week as many shoppers plan to buy their gifts online this year due to COVID-19 Target States that had tighter restrictions on Thanksgiving Day gatherings saw higher online sales than those with more lax rules, according to the latest data from Adobe Inc. ADBE, …
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A shopper wearing PPE (personal protective equipment), of a face mask or covering as a precautionary measure against COVID-19, walks in an empty Covent Garden in London on June 15, 2020 as some nonessential retailers reopen from their coronavirus shutdown. tolga akmen/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images U.K. retail sales logged a fourth …
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Tales of out-of-work 20 and 30-somethings using coronavirus-stimulus checks to scoop up stocks on Wall Street with reckless abandon are emerging fast and furiously, but the reasons behind the recent fervor for investing is, perhaps, far simpler. MarketWatch has written a bit about the rise of retail investors of late, …
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There’s a pretty big gulf between how professional investors manage money and the bets made by average people. Like many things, it may have been amplified by the upside-down nature of markets and the economy in the wake of the coronavirus shock — or not. The chart above shows the …
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As states begin to reopen, home purchases are slowly beginning to regain steam. The latest data from the Mortgage Bankers Association shows that home purchases, while down compared to last year at this time, are up 11% week-over-week. Mortgage lenders, like Movement, are relying heavily on technological enhancements to allow …
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