A trader works, as a screen broadcasts a news conference by U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell following the Fed rate announcement, on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., April 29, 2026. Brendan McDermid | Reuters As Federal Reserve Chair took the podium for what was probably […]
Bill Ackman, founder and CEO of Pershing Square Inc., attends his company’s IPO at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), in New York City, U.S., April 29, 2026. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Bill Ackman’s long-awaited push into public markets debuted Wednesday, marking a scaled-back but still ambitious step toward building a Berkshire Hathaway-like investment platform. […]
Gold prices held steady on Thursday, while a firmer dollar and fading hopes for near-term interest rate cuts due to higher oil prices continued to weigh. Hans-peter Merten | The Image Bank | Getty Images One of the hottest trades of the past year might have run its course, if one options trader gets their […]
Shares of Nvidia fell a bit on Tuesday after a WSJ report raised questions about OpenAI growth targets and the whole AI complex. Options traders used the sell-off as an opportunity to make bullish bets that the chipmaker will return to all-time highs. Up until Tuesday, Nvidia options had been cheaper to trade than in […]
Blue Owl signage outside the Seagram Building at 375 Park Avenue in New York, US, on Thursday, March 12, 2026. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Saba Capital Management said that the tender offers for shares in non-traded business development companies managed by Blue Owl Capital and Starwood Capital came in “below initial expectations.” […]
Investors continue to grapple with stock market volatility due to tensions in the Middle East. Those looking for a stable stream of passive income amid ongoing uncertainty can add stocks of some well-established dividend-paying companies to their portfolios. In this regard, insights from top Wall Street analysts can help investors pick attractive dividend stocks, as […]
Intel Xeon 6 processors are shown to CNBC at Intel’s advanced packaging facility in Chandler, Arizona, on November 17, 2025. Tony Puyol Semiconductors are a runaway train — up 17 of the past 18 sessions — and options traders are buying increasingly expensive call options to chase the rally higher. The VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH) […]
Soon, investors may be able to wager on who wins control of the Senate in their brokerage accounts. Bitwise, Roundhill and GraniteShares have filed applications with the SEC to offer event contracts as exchange-traded funds which would then be available, for instance, within a self-directed IRA. “An ETF issuer’s job is to give investors access […]
Australia, Queensland, Brisbane Central Business District, Mary Street rental car agencies competing signs Avis Budget rent. Jeff Greenberg | Universal Images Group | Getty Images There’s a ‘CAR’ crash on Wall Street and it’s reminding some traders of GameStop. Shares of Avis Budget Group, ticker ‘CAR,’ soared from under $100 last month to a record […]
Evan Greenberg, president and chief executive officer of Chubb Ltd., arrives for the morning session of the Allen & Co. Media and Technology Conference in Sun Valley, Idaho, U.S., on Wednesday, July 10, 2019. Patrick T. Fallon | Bloomberg | Getty Images Chubb’s stock is falling on Wednesday despite a big earnings beat and a […]