equity

In 2025, the wealthiest individuals globally saw their fortunes increase by a record $2.2 trillion. Despite the impressive performance of the U.S. equity market, an increasing number are exploring opportunities beyond the U.S. According to a report, the combined net worth of the world’s 500...

The equity risk premium (ERP), the extra return investors demand for holding equities over risk-free assets, is at its lowest level in years, and it's flashing yellow lights across institutional dashboards. Stern Business School Professor Aswath Damodaran noted that the implied ERP for the S&P...

Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) treasury companies like Michael Saylor‘s Strategy Inc. (NASDAQ:MSTR) (formerly MicroStrategy) were in focus as Brett Winton, the chief futurist at ARK Investment Management LLC, highlighted that trouble could be brewing for such companies in the long run. What Happened:...

OpenAI’s CEO Sam Altman has made a surprising revelation. He chose not to take any equity in the company when it was established in 2015. What Happened: Altman, a co-founder of the artificial intelligence firm, expressed at the New York Times’ DealBook Summit that his...

Ford Motor Co. (NYSE:F) has revised its diversity, equity, and inclusion policies, as confirmed by CEO Jim Farley on Wednesday. What Happened: CEO Farley informed employees via email about the changes. The company has refocused its employee resource groups and ceased participation in external...

Entrepreneur Mark Cuban recently defended a social media user’s rant about diversity and inclusion, emphasizing the importance of understanding and empathy in the workplace. What Happened: On Thursday, Cuban responded to a social media post criticizing diversity and inclusion at work. The...

Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, called his fellow billionaire entrepreneur Mark Cuban an ‘insufferable tool’ on X, formerly Twitter. What Happened: The tweet from Musk came on a Tuesday, amid a longstanding debate between the two tech giants concerning the operations of X, under Musk’s...

A public company, apart from the capital raised by offering shares on an exchange, is financed by another component: debt capital. It comes with an obligation to repay the amount borrowed plus interest at a later date.  Why take on debt? Couldn't a company be content with equity? How...

With a potential sale looming, shares of E-Trade Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: ETFC) are attractive, according to Jefferies.  The Analyst Jefferies analyst Daniel Fannon upgraded E-Trade Financial from Hold to Buy and maintained a $65 price target. The Thesis The upgrade demonstrates the...

In the financial world today, private equity trading is all the rage. Private equity funds are consistently outperforming the public markets. More often than not, tech startups choose to seek funding through private equity, avoiding the need for a public offering to raise capital. This hesitation...

Parse through the top asset-gathering, equity-based exchange-traded funds for a particular year, and it is unlikely that multiple sector funds appear, but that anecdote belies the rising popularity of sector ETFs. Sector ETFs have gained popularity among advisors and investors looking for more...

Global equity market carnage is not playing favorites on a regional basis to start 2016, and plenty of that carnage is being absorbed by UK stocks. Over the past month, the iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (iShares Trust (NYSE: EWU)), the largest UK exchange-traded fund trading in New York, has...

U.S. baby boomers have found themselves in a bit of a squeeze. Not enough savings to fund retirement, but a desire to slow down and either work less -- or not at all. The answer, for an increasing number of boomers, is a vehicle known as a reverse mortgage. This trend is predicated on the...

Recently many analysts and commentators have been quoted saying things like 'Stocks have never been so attractively priced when compared to bonds', or ' equities are a no brainer compared to bonds for the coming decade', or ' beware the bond bubble'. Many of these analysts encourage an...