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The Federal Reserve’s quickening pace of tightening raises the prospect that consumers and businesses may aggressively look to earn more on their cash. It is natural for people to want more for their savings as rates rise. The Federal Reserve’s most recent move to raise rates is surely beginning to catch the attention of people…

This is no time to rely on human judgment alone, behavioral economists and financial planners say. With the stock market selling off and inflation at a four-decade high, it is human nature to want to take action to protect your shrinking account balances. But human nature has a lousy track record. We tend to act…

Once-popular trades are falling out of favor as investors brace for further volatility. The 2022 pullback in U.S. stocks intensified last week, with stocks on Thursday staging their largest single-day decline since the onset of the pandemic. The plunge came just a day after Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell appeared to clear the way for…

Flash loans can have benefits, such as helping traders capitalize on price differences between cryptocurrencies on different exchanges. But flash loans have a dark side. A hacker who robbed the decentralized stablecoin platform Beanstalk in April had a powerful tool: a $1 billion loan taken out with no collateral, no proof of income and no…

Oil-and-gas stocks have had an amazing run as the rest of the market sagged, and there may be more to come. Oil and natural gas are hot, and so are American energy stocks. But investors, whether they have been along for the ride or are just thinking of joining now, may be wary of getting…

Monthly Monitor: The average U.S.-stock fund fell 8.6% for the month and is down 14.1% so far this year. Unplugged. Tech stocks absorbed a long-awaited decline in April, damaging mutual funds and exchange-traded funds that had enjoyed their run-up. Some investors hope it’s just a needed pause after a strong run for stocks of software,…

Saudi Arabia’s sovereign-wealth fund committed $2 billion to Jared Kushner’s Affinity Partners, agreeing to allow investment in Israeli firms for the first time. Jared Kushner’s new private-equity fund plans to invest millions of dollars of Saudi Arabia’s money in Israeli startups, according to people familiar with the investment plan, in a sign of warming ties…

A new study suggests that companies with relatively high trademark filings earn higher future profits Trademark filings can serve as valuable indicators for investors, according to a new study. When comparing companies based on how many trademarks they register in a year—relative to their total assets—it is the shares of the companies that register more…

Banks all over the U.S. and around the world have curtailed lending to the U.S. oil-and-gas sector. BOK Financial has doubled down. Read More Auto Amazon Links: No products found.Auto Amazon Links: No products found.