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Massachusetts Democrat says Bessent’s participation at the event highlights a broader concern that President Trump’s “opaque decision-making” could foster insider trading.
Lazard’s stock retreated on Friday after the investment bank said that its deal backlog has grown but that an elevated level of economic uncertainty is making it difficult to predict how the second quarter will play out.
Sentiment has fallen for four straight months.
Investors should not be tempted back into the stock market until certain criteria are met, says BofA.
Intel’s stock is down after earnings, and “there seems little to get excited about,” even with shares at depressed levels, noted one analyst.
Boston Beer Co. says that the company faces long-term challenges.
Schlumberger’s stock falls after a rare earnings miss and a warning that a slowing economy and uncertain tariff policies could hurt demand for oil drilling.
Patient investors will see the benefits of taking small purchases of these stocks.
It’s difficult to overcome “hindsight bias” — thinking that investing was easier than it really was.
Munis are paying interest rates that are irrationally generous.
The mood will improve later in 2025 as tariff angst eases, and focus turns to tax cuts and deregulation
“I have no idea at this point how much I have lost.”
