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☆ This tiny country is giving $2,000 to every household as an Exxon oil boom supercharges its economy
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-17 | by ( Theron Mohamed | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Guyana, the tiny South American nation, is giving $2,000 to every household in the country. AdvertisementThe world's fastest-growing economy is handing the equivalent of $2,000 to every household as it works to share its newfound oil wealth and soften the sting of higher living costs. Its oil fund held over $1.7 trillion of assets at the end of June, or more than $300,000 per Norwegian citizen. Sharing the wealthGuyana's $2,000 payment to households "sounds like great news," Karl Widerquist, a philosophy professor at Georgetown University-Qatar and the author of several books about universal basic income (UBI) told BI. Guyana's one-off, unconditional cash grant is a "positive step," Cleo Goodman, the basic income lead at the Autonomy Institute think tank, told BI.

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☆ Market fear signals are flashing red as stocks pull back from record highs
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-16 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Several major gauges of fear in the market are reflecting increased alarm from investors. @VX.1 1Y mountain The VIX over the past year At the same time, CNN's Fear and Greed Index has tipped into "fear" territory this week. Rising oil prices have also weighed on the stock market, as commodity traders bought in on expectations of escalating conflict in the Middle East. But he said the key threat to this outlook is if the conflict in the Middle East further spirals. "But, the caveat is, if things really go sideways in the Middle East, that could change the calculus."

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☆ These 3 stocks have outperformed Nvidia over the past 5 years—they're not Apple or Tesla
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-29 | by ( Ryan Ermey | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Microchip giant Nvidia has been the banner name, having returned an eyewatering 1,904% over the past five years. Why smaller stocks tend to outperform larger onesIt's not hard to picture how small companies can have a growth advantage over large ones. That's why investors who are looking to boost their long-term returns over time — especially those currently heavily concentrated in large stocks — are encouraged to diversify into small- and mid-cap stocks. "Smaller companies generally experience more volatility." How to add small and midsize stocks to your portfolio

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☆ These market signals suggest recession fears aren’t gone yet
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-02 | by ( Krystal Hur | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

The Dow Jones Transportation Average, which tracks 20 US transportation stocks from railroads to airlines to delivery, has fallen 1.6% so far this year, underperforming the broader Dow industrials’ 2.2% gain. As that optimism dims, some investors worry that the decline in transportation stocks suggests rough times ahead for the economy. The transportation index tends to fall when the economy deteriorates, as demand for travel and goods wanes. Turmoil in the airline industry also likely contributed to the recent slide in transportation stocks. But net profit fell 14% to €4.9 billion ($5.3 billion) as its tax bill rose.

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☆ Stock futures inch lower Monday night as major averages pause their late-2023 rally: Live updates
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-04 | by ( Hakyung Kim | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Stock futures ticked down Monday night after the major averages took a break from their latest hot streak. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 43 points, or 0.1%. S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq 100 futures each shed 0.1%. The pullback came on the back of five consecutive positive weeks for the three major averages. Meanwhile, small-cap stocks outperformed the rest of the market, with the Russell 2000 posting a 1% gain.

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