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As if investors didn’t have enough to worry about — between an unresolved U.S.-Iran war, worries over persistent inflation and uncertainty around Federal Reserve monetary policy — they may have to now add seasonal factors to their list of concerns. Oppenheimer chief market technician Ari Wald warned that, while a bullish rotation in the market “remains intact,” he also sees the “risk of a seasonal correction” that would take the S & P 500 toward 7,000. That’s almost 8% below Friday’s close. To be sure, the third quarter is just getting started, and July has historically been a strong month…
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Franckreporter | E+ | Getty ImagesArtificial intelligence has prompted concerns that workers — particularly young professionals — could be replaced by advancing technology.Yet signs are emerging that older workers are also affected, according to a new paper from the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College.Workers aged 55-plus in AI-exposed industries are leaving their jobs more often, author Geoffrey Sanzenbacher, a professor of economics, told CNBC. Those transitions are equally driven by unemployment and voluntary reasons, he said.”It’s a statistically significant effect,” Sanzenbacher said. “For some occupations, it can be quite large.”3 ways AI may impact older workers’ careersAI may…
Sir Olly has since defended his role in the process, saying that the government’s vetting processes must “remain absolutely confidential”.He previously told MPs that he had not seen the documentation from UK Security Vetting (UKSV), the government’s in-house vetting unit, containing their vetting assessment of Lord Mandelson.He said that instead, he was given an oral briefing, during which he was told the vetting agency considered Mandelson to be a “borderline case”, but that the Foreign Office may wish to grant clearance with “appropriate risk management”.Announcing Sir Olly’s decision to take legal action, the FDA said in a statement that the…
This article is an on-site version of our Trade Secrets newsletter. Premium subscribers can sign up here to get the newsletter delivered every Monday. Standard subscribers can upgrade to Premium here, or explore all FT newslettersWelcome to Trade Secrets, as the northern hemisphere heads towards the summer break. The big news is obviously the closing of the Strait of Hormuz, but once again oil prices haven’t really reacted that much. I got quite a lot of pushback to the optimism I expressed in my last column: readers said that crude prices staying surprisingly low might reflect governments releasing oil from…
(L-R) Brian Moynihan, Chairman and CEO of Bank of America; Jamie Dimon, Chairman and CEO of JPMorgan Chase; and Jane Fraser, CEO of Citigroup; testify during a Senate Banking Committee hearing at the Hart Senate Office Building on December 06, 2023 in Washington, DC.Win Mcnamee | Getty ImagesExpectations are high that when banks start posting second-quarter results Tuesday, led by JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America, revenue from trading equities and fixed income will approach, or even exceed, the records set earlier this year. That’s a key part of what veteran analyst Mike Mayo of Wells Fargo calls the “sweet…
Investing.com — In a bold research note that has sent shockwaves through the media landscape, Wells Fargo analyst Steven Cahall laid out a radical, counter-cultural thesis for the future of . Rather than doubling down on the fiercely competitive “engagement wars” against tech titans like Netflix and YouTube, Cahall suggests Disney should completely exit the direct-to-consumer (DTC) streaming market and return to its historical, highly lucrative roots: content production and licensing. Cahall argues that dropping the costly distribution burden of Disney+ and shifting back to a pure wholesale model could unlock massive upside for shareholders. “We lay out the case…
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has announced Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) will be designated a threat to national security.Mahmood will use new government powers to ban support for the group, which has been linked to death threats and intimidation in the UK.In a written statement to Parliament, she set out how support for the IRGC, from expressing a positive opinion to assisting them, will now be an offence punishable by up to 14 years in prison.Two other groups are also being proscribed, the Islamic Movement of Companions of the Right (IMCR), and the volunteer corps of Russia’s GRU (foreign…
Illustration of the Kalshi logo.Dado Ruvic | ReutersPrediction market platform Kalshi is launching a product for its highly active traders on Monday, the company told CNBC.Kalshi Pro, now available to the public, is designed for speculators who trade multiple markets at the same time and or move with speed during live events, according to a memo provided to CNBC. The platform is also designed to support those who run resting orders, trades that don’t execute until certain prices are met, the memo said.CNBC reported in the beginning of June that Kalshi was working on a terminal for its high-end traders.…
FILE PHOTO: Sam Neill attends a premiere of the television series ‘Apples Never Fall’, in Los Angeles, California, U.S. March 12, 2024.Mario Anzuoni | ReutersSam Neill, the New Zealand actor best known for playing paleontologist Dr. Alan Grant in dinosaur blockbuster “Jurassic Park” and whose career included more than 50 movies, has died at the age of 78.A post shared on social media by his family said Neill’s death in Sydney “was sudden and unexpected but blessed by the fact that Sam remained cancer free.” In April, Neill announced he was cancer free after a public battle with blood cancer.Described…