(Click here to subscribe to the Delivering Alpha newsletter.) Emerging markets, specifically those in Eastern Europe, have been whipsawed amid the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict. With sanctions in place and Russia’s hard default deadline approaching in April, investors are particularly focused on the region’s sovereign debt — an area that Gramercy Funds has specialized in since its inception
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Federal Reserve officials expect to hike rates roughly six additional times this year, bringing its benchmark interest rate to nearly 2%, according to projections released Wednesday. The median member of the Federal Open Markets Committee expects the Fed Funds rate to be 1.9% at the end of the year, according to the release. On Wednesday,
In this article BABA BIDU 9618-HK China’s economic headwinds and slowing retail sales growth could weigh on Alibaba’s fiscal second quarter earnings when it reports numbers on Thursday. Costfoto | Barcroft Media | Getty Images Shares of Chinese stocks listed in the U.S. are falling Monday as investors reassess their positions amid renewed delisting fears.
In this article JPM Jamie Dimon, Chairman and CEO of JPMorgan Chase, attends a meeting hosted by US President Joe Biden with business leaders about a Covid-19 relief bill in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, February 9, 2021. Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images JPMorgan Chase on Monday told
In this article MRVL FIGS TSLA WMG CRWD The New York Stock Exchange welcomes executives and guests of FIGS, Inc. (NYSE: FIGS), on May 27, 2021, in celebration its Initial Public Offering. NYSE Investors aren’t likely to get a break from the market’s tumult any time soon. Stocks were off to a rocky start at
In this article OXY Warren Buffett at Berkshire Hathaway’s annual meeting in Los Angeles, California. May 1, 2021. Gerard Miller | CNBC Warren Buffett was not done. After spending around $4.5 billion last week to buy 91.2 million shares of Occidental Petroleum, he’s spent more than $1.5 billion this week to add another 27.1 million shares
In this article MRT.UN-CA CNE-CA CFW-CA Thomas Barwick | Stone | Getty Images Less than a third of corporate board seats are now held by women, despite evidence that has shown that gender diversity in boardrooms can lead to higher credit ratings and improved stock performance. Women are gaining ground in the boardroom. In 2022,
In this article OXY Vicki Hollub, President and CEO, Occidental Petroleum Corporation, participates in a panel discussion during the annual Milken Institute Global Conference at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on April 29, 2019 in Beverly Hills, California. Michael Kovac | Getty Images As oil prices surge to the highest levels since 2008, Occidental Petroleum CEO
Noah Kerner, CEO of Acorns. Adam Jeffery | CNBC Acorns, the fintech start-up that scrapped plans to go public in January, has raised $300 million from private investors, CNBC has learned. The savings and investing app is now valued at $1.9 billion after the transaction, more than double its last private round valuation, according to
Damircudic | E+ | Getty Images Women receive a small fraction of venture capital funding and closing the investment gender gap could drive economic growth, according to a new report from Citigroup. Female-founded companies received only 2.1% of venture capital dollars invested in 2021 in the U.S., according to PitchBook. “Lack of access to finance
In this article WOOF AAPL ABNB CRM SPLK Apple CEO Tim Cook attends the premiere for season two of the television series “Ted Lasso” at Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood, California, U.S. July 15, 2021. Mario Anzuoni | Reuters The last week has been nothing but turmoil for not only the stock market, but
In this article LPSN Daniloandjus | E+ | Getty Images Company: LivePerson Inc. (LPSN) Business: LivePerson is a New York-based software company that was founded in 1995 by Robert LoCascio, the current CEO and chairman. The company was the preeminent webchat provider in the U.S., if not globally, with 35% of the market share and
In this article MSCI Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchangeon March 04, 2022 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images Exchange traded funds that track Russian stocks fell dramatically this week and face an uncertain future as the war in Ukraine has led to Russia being increasingly isolated
Billionaire Warren Buffett says he drinks five Cokes a day. Bloomberg | Getty Images Warren Buffett’s recent success from his massive Apple bet is spurring comparisons with the legend’s greatest investment of all time — Coca-Cola. Berkshire Hathaway began buying Apple’s stock in 2016 and amassed a 5% ownership of the iPhone maker by mid-2018 with
A crane loads a shipping container branded A.P. Moller-Maersk onto a freight ship. Balint Porneczi | Bloomberg | Getty Images Maersk, one of the world’s largest shipping container firms, said on Monday that it may suspend all deliveries to and from Russia in light of sanctions against the Kremlin following its invasion of Ukraine. The
In this article JPM JP Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon gives a speech during the inauguration of the new French headquarters of US’ JP Morgan bank on June 29, 2021 in Paris. Michel Euler| AFP | Getty Images JPMorgan Chase is preparing to go all-in on private companies. For the past year, the bank has been
The central processing plant for oil and gas in Salym, Russia, Feb. 4, 2014. Salym Petroleum Development is a venture between Shell and Gazprom Neft. Andrey Rudakov | Bloomberg | Getty Images Shell said Monday it is ending an “equity partnership” with Gazprom, a Russian state-owned energy company, as the Russia-Ukraine conflict continues. Shell said
In this article AMZN WMT HD SOFI PANW The Amazon logo is seen at the company logistics center in Lauwin-Planque, northern France. Pascal Rossignol | Reuters Stocks have been volatile over the last two months, and the way ahead is looking tumultuous. Investors are contending with an array of factors that have shaken financial markets,
In this article BRK.A Berkshire Hathaway Chairman and CEO Warren Buffett. Andrew Harnik | AP Berkshire Hathaway‘s operating profits surged in the fourth quarter and for the full year as the conglomerate’s businesses continued to roar back to life from the pandemic economic slowdown. Chairman Warren Buffett increased his bet on that comeback, buying back
ISS Expedition 64 crew member, Russian cosmonaut Sergey Ryzhikov takes part in a training session at the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Zvyozdny Gorodok [Star City], Moscow Region. Anton Novoderezhkin | TASS | Getty Images For more than two decades, the space agencies of the United States and Russia have been partners through the