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☆ India hits back after George Soros says Adani troubles will greatly weaken Modi's grip on power
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-20 | by ( Sumathi Bala | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

NDIA - JANUARY 18: Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Gautam Adani, chairman and founder of the Adani Group, and other delegates at Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit, at Mahatma Mandir Exhibition cum Convention Centre, on January 18, 2019 in Gandhinagar, India. India slammed billionaire investor George Soros after he alleged the Adani turmoil will weaken Prime Minister Narendra Modi's grip on power and lead to a "democratic revival" in the country. The Adani Group has denied those allegations, calling the report a "calculated attack on India." Last week, Soros criticized the prime minister saying India was a democracy but Modi "is no democrat." Over the weekend, India's foreign minister, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, told a conference in Sydney that Soros' comments were typical of a "Euro-Atlantic view" and rejected his accusations.

☆ India FM Jaishankar says Soros dangerous, debate needed on democracy
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-18 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

SYDNEY, Feb 18 (Reuters) - India’s foreign minister said the democratic world needed a debate on democracy, labelling billionaire investor George Soros “old, rich, opinionated and dangerous” for his comments on India that didn’t recognise its difficult path from colonisation. In a speech ahead of the Munich Security Conference the billionaire investor Soros on Thursday criticised India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi saying India was a democracy but Modi was not a democrat. read moreIndia’s Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar told a conference in Sydney on Saturday that Soro's comments were typical of a "Euro Atlantic view". He said there was “a debate and conversation that we must have on democracy”, including whose values defined a democracy as the world rebalanced and became less Euro Atlantic. The Australian Strategic Policy Institute think-tank hosted a one-day conference where Jaishankar highlighted in a speech the urgent need to "de-risk the global economy" as India took over the G20 presidency.

☆ Buffer ETFs were big winners in 2022. Here's how they work when markets rally
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-09 | by ( Jesse Pound | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Defined outcome and buffer ETFs proved their worth in 2022's bear market, but a murky market outlook for 2022 could make using the funds a bit more complicated for investors. Buffer ETFs — offered by several firms, including First Trust, Innovator, and Allianz — were a winning strategy for investors in 2022. And they've done exactly what we said they were going to do," said Trevor Terrell, head of distribution at Innovator ETFs. And if the rally continues past the cap, the funds could be in for a terrible year. The success of the buffer funds last year could lead to different types of defined outcome strategies coming to market soon.

PARIS, Feb 6 (Reuters) - French investment firm Eurazeo (EURA.PA) ousted Chief Executive Virginie Morgon on Monday and named a new executive board following a row with the group's number one shareholder, the Decaux family, a source close to the matter said. Jean-Charles Decaux, Eurazeo's chairman, pushed for the decision after a number of matters caused friction between Morgon and the Decaux family, which owns 18% of Eurazeo, the source said. A spokesperson for Jean-Charles Decaux, who is also co-CEO of JCDecaux (JCDX.PA), the world's biggest outdoor advertising firm, declined to comment. In a statement Jean-Charles Decaux, Eurazeo's supervisory board president, called the newly appointed executive board "collegial" and "focused". ($1 = 0.9298 euros)Reporting by Mathieu Rosemain and Sudip Kar-Gupta; Editing by Kirsten DonovanOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Analysis: Renault cedes power at Nissan for uncertain benefits
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-30 | by ( Gilles Guillaume | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

[1/2] The Nissan logo is seen on a car wheel at Nissan Gallery in Yokohama, Japan November 29, 2021. REUTERS/Androniki ChristodoulouPARIS, Jan 30 (Reuters) - Renault and Nissan hailed a new deal announced on Monday as a major step in reviving their two decade alliance. The deal, months in the making and still subject to board approvals, will see Renault (RENA.PA) reduce its stake in Nissan to 15% from around 43%. The deal sees Nissan commit to invest in Renault's flagship Ampere electric vehicle unit, which was the French group's key goal. "It is interesting for Renault to see Nissan enter Ampere, if only for financing projects.

☆ Goldman Sachs: These 27 stocks have the highest expected returns on equity of up to 49% for the next 12 months as we enter a recessionary environment
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-18 | by ( Laila Maidan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

The bad news is stock returns on equity are expected to continue to decline this year. There's good news: Inflation could hit 3% by the end of this year, according to Goldman Sachs. Declining returns on equity (ROE), a metric that gauges how well a company is using its shareholders' investments, may be a feature of the market in 2023. The Goldman Sachs team led by Chief US Equity Strategist David Kostin has rebalanced its basket of stocks expected to grow their ROE. Below is a list of 27 new contenders added to their list of 50 stocks that have the highest consensus-expected ROE growth for the next 12 months.

☆ This equal-weight ETF is off to a hot start in 2023 after outperforming last year
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-09 | by ( Jesse Pound | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

The Invesco S & P 500 Equal Weight ETF (RSP) rose 2.8% in the first week of the new year, roughly double the gains for the S & P 500. The index was down less than 12% last year on a total return basis, while the S & P 500 fell nearly 20%. Similar funds like the Invesco Russell 1000 Equal Weight ETF (EQAL) have also outperformed. The run has been so strong that, as CNBC's Michael Santoli pointed out in his weekend column , the S & P 500 equal weight index is trading at a multiyear high versus the S & P 500. The upcoming earnings season may be another reason for investors to consider an equal weight fund.

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☆ One of the market's biggest ETFs is changing its holdings. Here's what's new
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-17 | by ( Jesse Pound | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

The index behind one of the biggest ETFs on the market is getting a shakeup next week, creating a shift in the portfolios of many investors. The index is the backbone of the Invesco QQQ Trust , one of the biggest ETFs on the market with more than $150 billion in assets under management. Investors who own the QQQ will see their own portfolios indirectly change as the massive fund rotates its holdings. Discovery are also not perfect fits within the tech sector. The Invesco QQQ Trust, which was launched in 1999, has an expense ratio of 0.20%.

☆ Buy these 16 stocks that are minting profits from their investments while maintaining ultra-low valuations, Bank of America says
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-13 | by ( Marley Jay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Former growth stocks can become outstanding value plays, according to Bank of America. It says they can deliver strong returns because of their balance sheets and competitive positions. "Young growth stocks can become mature value stocks," the group of strategists wrote. The RIC is positive on energy, small cap, and value stocks, noting that "there's always a bull market somewhere." Bank of America says they're among the least expensive S&P 500 stocks based on price-to-adjusted book value.

☆ Robinhood revenue falls marginally on crypto weakness
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-02 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Nov 2 (Reuters) - Robinhood Inc (HOOD.O) posted a small drop in third-quarter revenue on Wednesday as the online brokerage, which was at the center of last year's meme stock trading frenzy, took a hit from a fall in crypto trading volumes. A turmoil in financial markets due to a war on inflation by global central banks and the threat of a recession have turned investors risk averse, triggering a selloff in speculative assets such as cryptocurrencies. As a result, trading in cryptocurrencies fell 12% sequentially to $51 million. Trading in options rose 10%, while that in equities was up 7% sequentially as investors took advantage of heightened volatility in financial markets and rebalanced their portfolios. The Menlo Park, California-based company reported a 1% fall in total net revenue at $361 million.

☆ GOLDMAN SACHS: Buy these 26 stocks that are poised to outperform and generate rich cash flows in the near future despite the Fed's rate hikes
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-25 | by ( Laila Maidan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Higher interest rates mean a grimmer economic outlook and a further drag on the stock market. On Wednesday, the Federal Open Market Committee raised its key interest rate by 75 basis points for a third straight time. Rising interest rates also mean short-duration stocks, those that generate a larger share of their cash flows in the near future, will outperform their long-duration peers, Kostin said. That's because stocks with cash flows pegged to the distant future are more sensitive to interest rates, he added. Below is a list of 26 stocks that Goldman added to its newly rebalanced basket of short-duration stocks.

☆ Goldman says own these frugal stocks with corporate profitability under siege
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-19 | by ( Michelle Fox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Corporate profits will continue to be crushed amid high inflation and Federal Reserv e interest rate hikes, according to Goldman Sachs. Already this year, profitability has weakened, with the S & P's ROE declining by 84 basis points in the second quarter. With that in mind, Goldman rebalanced its "ROE Growth" basket, which contains 50 stocks with the highest consensus expected ROE growth during the next 12 months. Charter Communications , Amazon and Nike were among those added to the basket, all with expected ROE growth close to 40%. Among the financial names new to the basket is Allstate , with an expected ROE growth of 28%.

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☆ 100x crypto opportunities, plus new ways to protect your portfolio from inflation
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-23 | by ( Business Insider | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

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