Bond shop betting on an oil-price recovery.
You may never have thought that your clients would thank you for putting them into bond funds – until now.
According to Barry Ritholtz, whether we are in a bubble has yet to be determined, but Donald Trump is most certainly not the first to cry wolf.
Royal Dutch Shell, Total SA and BP, Europe's three biggest oil producers, were among 175 energy and mining companies whose credit ratings were placed on review for possible downgrade by Moody's Investors Service after cutting its forecasts for crude prices.
Equities surged back to pare the biggest one-day selloff in five months.
The New York-based investment bank is considering cutting bond traders and salesmen later this quarter as it contends with an industrywide revenue slump.
The junk-bond market is indicating a 44% chance of a recession in the U.S. within one year, according to Martin Fridson, a money manager at Lehmann, Livian, Fridson Advisors LLC.
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> Avenue Capital decided to deal with the outflows from its junk-bond fund by not reporting them to Lipper and Morningstar. That should do the trick.
Even if the odds of winning the record $1.4 billion Powerball jackpot on Wednesday are 292.2 million to one, it could happen. Here's what to do if it does.
Diving into the riskiest parts of Europe's government bond market proved to be a clear winner this year, and firms like BlackRock, Pimco and more are betting 2016 will be no different.
Dow falls more than 390 points as a slump in crude oil sent markets reeling after Chinese shares tumbled into a bear market.
Diversifying beyond a single fund or single strategy is key.
Morgan Stanley reported a $908 million fourth-quarter profit as legal costs shrank.
The market's swoon to start 2016 offers a sobering reminder that unexpected roller-coaster rides remain as real a threat as they were in 2015.
One of the market's biggest bears says there's more bad news ahead.
The money manager doesn't see a bright future for go-anywhere funds, with the notable exception of his own DoubleLine Flexible Income Fund.
<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i>: SEC backs away from part of its charges, moving Steve Cohen a step closer to again managing outside capital.
Global markets are facing a serious challenge that has similarities to the 2008 financial crisis, billionaire George Soros told an economic forum in Sri Lanka on Thursday.
Massachusetts' Securities Division sent out a subpoena Monday to look into the fund closure and liquidation plan.
With the Fed likely to begin boosting its rate next week, advisers are preparing to answer a lot of questions — and preemptively communicating the move's impact.
