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Producer prices rose in July, but that's not all that concerning

by Justin Ho
Aug 11, 2023
Services prices helped push up the producer price index in July. But that increase likely isn't a lasting one.
An uptick in stock prices has led to an increase in management fees investment portfolios, which was a big portion of services inflation in July.
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Are stocks just not gonna do as well anymore?

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Jul 12, 2023
Some economists — citing interest rates, taxes and market cycles — think we are entering an era of underperformance.
Some economists believe the stock market's strong performance of recent decades is unsustainable.
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First minority-owned public stock exchange looks to make its debut

by David Brancaccio , Alex Schroeder and Erika Soderstrom
Jun 27, 2023
It's called the Dream Exchange and it plans to offer access to the capital markets for small and mid-cap companies.
Dream Exchange founder and CEO, Joe Cecala, is looking to expand access to capital markets through a new exchange.
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Following IPO wave, startups' stock sales have slowed to a trickle

by Henry Epp
Jun 6, 2023
The IPO window is closed, the pros say, amid high interest rates and recession fears. But it will be back, they add.
The Cava restaurant chain is planning to sell shares to the public, a move that's less popular than it used to be.
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What does the decline in corporate profits say about the economy?

by Samantha Fields
May 25, 2023
Profits fell for the second quarter in a row, partly due to Fed rate hikes. Whether it’s a good thing depends on your role in the economy.
Profits are falling, but the stock market is "not freaked out," says Bruce Sacerdote of Dartmouth.
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The markets are taking debt limit uncertainty in stride — for now

by Justin Ho
May 9, 2023
Stock markets aren't upset by the debt limit debate. But that could change as the June 1 default deadline draws closer, analysts say.
The stock market doesn't have a lot to react to because little is happening in terms of raising the debt limit, says Ian Dew-Becker, a finance professor at Northwestern University. Above, a trader at the New York Stock Exchange.
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Retirement accounts fell more than 20% in 2022

by Mitchell Hartman
Feb 27, 2023
Fidelity Investments reports that average 401(k) and IRA balances fell to around $104,000 in 2022, as financial markets stumbled.
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Why do we allow investors to deduct stock market losses from their taxes?

by Janet Nguyen
Jan 20, 2023
It’s based on the principle of fairness — within limits.
A trader at the New York Stock Exchange reacts to the closing bell on Dec. 30, the final day of trading in 2022. Investors racked up substantial losses during the year.
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How the world's richest people became much richer during the pandemic

by Samantha Fields
Jan 16, 2023
Two-thirds of the $42 trillion in new wealth went to the wealthiest 1%, says a new report from Oxfam. The group also says tax policy can change that.
Many of the big companies that made the most money early in the pandemic, like Amazon and Walmart, spent more on shareholders than raising workers' pay, says Molly Kinder of Brookings. Above, the interior of a Walmart.
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Why corporate dealmaking plummeted in 2022

by Justin Ho
Jan 3, 2023
A number of factors — the falling stock market, the war in Ukraine and rising interest rates — created uncertainty for companies that wanted to go public in 2022.
A slumping stock market is among the reasons companies refrained from going public last year.
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