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Coal is mostly known as a fuel to generate power, but scientists are actively exploring its lesser-known potential. Now the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL) and Leidos have discovered a new way to transform coal into graphene, a super material so promising it earned scientists the 2010 Nobel Prize in Physics. Read more here.
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“Real estate may serve as a hedge against market risks, such as inflation,” says David Vincent, CFA, CAIA, investment Specialist at New York-based real estate financial technology company Cadre. “It tends to be less volatile than equities and holds its value over the long term.” Read more here.
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Data scientists are upending the way investors select and buy commercial real estate. Quantitative machine learning techniques, analyzing millions of data points from thousands of variables reflect a radical change in the real estate industry. Such predictive analysis builds upon the traditional method of buying and selling properties, which once relied solely on a deep personal knowledge of local markets by individuals. Read more here.
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The Wall Street term had one definition for decades, while now it has another. Read more here.
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On the face of things, booming commodities markets should mean Brazil’s outlook would be promising. But the reality is that global investors have lost confidence in the county’s leadership, including President Jair Bolsonaro. The situation could get worse as global growth slows, experts say.
“Earlier this year, Brazil was a favorite investment play, but it fell out of favor,” says Marc Chandler, chief market strategist at Bannockburn Global Forex. “Bolsonaro has lost credibility with investors.” Read more here.
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D’après les statistiques officielles, on pourrait croire que l’économie chinoise est en plein essor. Mais un indicateur clé montre que la deuxième économie mondiale pourrait connaître des difficultés.
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Les investisseurs en métaux précieux ne doivent pas désespérer. Les perspectives à long terme restent positives. Selon un analyste chevronné, la récente chute des prix depuis août 2020 n’est que le calme qui précède une nouvelle hausse dans un marché haussier qui se poursuit.
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If you’re worried about the U.S. debt ceiling crisis, you’re wasting valuable brain cells.
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Proposed increases in corporate tax rates could put the breaks on profits growth. That should concern investors in the SPDR S&P 500 exchange-traded fund, which tracks the S&P 500. Read more here.
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This study examines the extent of the disagreement by different rating agencies over ESG (environmental, social, and governance) ratings. Companies with high disagreement in their ratings face higher risk premiums but better stock returns.
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Surging natural gas price highlight how vulnerable Europe is to the Kremlin turning off energy supplies. Read more here.
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You’d think from the official statistics that China’s economy was on fire. But a key metric indicates there could be trouble ahead for the second largest economy.
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Precious metals investors shouldn’t despair. The long-term outlook remains positive. Read more here.
Over the coming weeks, there will be hundreds of think pieces about the track record of Germany’s outgoing chancellor, Angela Merkel. But for leaders in the private sector, probably the most impressive takeaway is pretty simple: the length of that track record.
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You may be surprised at how much more you can save with a variable-rate mortgage. Read more here.
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They aren’t exactly an everyday occurrence in financial markets, but they can have a big impact on investors. Read more here.
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You are likely going to pay more at the gas pump and for that you can thank Hurricane Ida’s landfall on the Gulf coast. Read more here.
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Mutual funds are currently holding a record low level of cash, according to a recent report from iconic Wall Street bank Goldman Sachs GS .
That probably means that investors should brace themselves for a drop in the stock market. Read more here.
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China is already eyeing up Afghanistan’s vast mineral wealth, using the excuse of wanting to help rebuild the worn torn country now primarily ruled by the Taliban. Read more here.
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Brace yourselves! If Brazil suffers another bout of dryness over the next few weeks, your morning cappuccino is likely to get even more expensive.
And its already pretty pricey! Read more here.
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Stock investors might need to look out below.
An esoteric financial markets indicator just registered a warning signal that historically augured in double-digit falls in the S&P 500, the index tracked by the SPDR S&P 500 (SPY) exchange-traded fund.
The metric in question is the Marshallian K., which measures the liquidity in the economy. Recently, the liquidity started contracting. Read more here.
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Historically, investing directly in commercial real estate has been beyond the scope of all but an elite few. That is changing, as technological advances and entrepreneurial disruptors are opening this asset class up to a far wider range of investors. Read more here.
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The lumber bubble is over. Prices likely will stay rangebound for the foreseeable future as supply increases and demand from home builders remains robust. Read more here.
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Selon le récent rapport Global Business Complexity Index 2021, le Danemark est le meilleur pays dans le monde pour faire des affaires. Gérer une entreprise en Europe c’est un peu comme le roman Le Conte de deux cités de Charles Dickens : parfois cela peut être merveilleux, d’autres fois cela ressemble davantage à un cauchemar. Tout va dépendre de l’endroit où vous installez votre entreprise. Évidemment, c’est également un aspect que les investisseurs doivent prendre en compte quand ils investissent dans des projets à l’étranger.
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Sometimes stock-market research reports refer to something known as “drawdowns.” But it’s not always clear what the term means, because it’s often ill-defined and it’s used in at least a couple of different ways.
In its simplest form, it’s Wall Street-speak for “You lost money.” Read more here.
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Actively trading securities in the run-up to a divorce can be detrimental to an individual investor’s wealth, a draft research report finds.
The paper adds to research showing how major life events can affect the investment performance of both individual and professional investors. Read more here.
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While unemployment ballooned and the global economy collapsed in the months following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, an odd thing happened: Wall Street surged. The stock market rose to record levels, relatively new asset classes such as cryptocurrencies headed to the moon, and individual investors had hedge fund managers reeling. Read more here.
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Silver prices look set to stage a double-digit percentage rally in the fall. However, experts say investors should wait for a likely dip in prices over the next few weeks before snapping up a stash of the metal.
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On one late-spring afternoon, a commercial airliner approaching the Lithuanian border was diverted by Belarusian officials. They ultimately removed and arrested one of the plane’s passengers, an opponent of the authoritarian president of Belarus, in what some are calling a “state-sponsored terrorist act.” The airspace above Belarus immediately became heated political territory, disrupting travel throughout the area and, more importantly, threatening another regional conflict. Read more here.
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The current global surge in inflation may have started in the U.S. but it won’t end there, new research shows. It’s likely to show up in other places too.
“Recent currency movements imply that inflation will accelerate in Japan,” states a recent report from economics analytics company HCWE & Co. Read more here.
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The waning COVID-19 pandemic hasn’t stopped investors from piling into gold bullion so far this year. Read more here.
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The U.S. has done an amazing job of rallying 130 countries together to push for a global minimum tax on corporate profits. That’s great news in terms of organization.
The bad news is the rate they are planning to charge corporations. Read more here.
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