Andreypopov | Istock | Getty ImagesWall Street is gearing up for one of the most important economic releases of the year Friday, when the Labor Department puts out a jobs report expected to go a long way in determining the future of Federal Reserve policy.The Wall Street consensus is for nonfarm payrolls growth of 161,000 for August and a slight decline in the unemployment rate to 4.2%, according to Dow Jones.However, recent data, including a massive downward revision to previous counts, has pointed to a sharp slowdown in hiring and has put some downside risk to that forecast.In turn, markets…
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The concept of risk-adjusted returns is crucial for investors because it allows for evaluating investment returns relative to the risk taken to achieve that return. I’ll review how to look at risk for individual stocks and the overall market. And then I’ll provide a hedge for the overall market. Common sense suggests that rational investors would demand higher rates of return to take on greater risk. Assuming investors have some estimate for both the rate of return they expect over time and a method to measure the risk associated with an investment, they may compare the risk-adjusted returns between different…
A general view of signage at the headquarters of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) on Feb. 29, 2024 in Vienna, Austria.Thomas Kronsteiner | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesMembers of the OPEC+ oil alliance have delayed plans to hike production by a scheduled 180,000 barrels per day in October, as part of a program to gradually return a broader 2.2 million barrels per day to the market over the following months.The increase has been delayed by two months, according to two OPEC+ sources, who could only speak anonymously because of the sensitivity of the talks.The 2.2 million-barrel-per-day…
Colleagues working together in the office.Aja Koska | E+ | Getty ImagesA version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Inside Wealth newsletter with Robert Frank, a weekly guide to the high-net-worth investor and consumer. Sign up to receive future editions, straight to your inbox.Family offices are expected to add over $2 trillion in assets by 2030, as an increase in wealth concentration and a revolution in wealth management drive rapid growth in new family offices.The number of single-family offices — the in-house investment and service firms of families typically worth $100 million or more — is expected to rise from 8,000…
Think September’s market action is bad? Buckle up, then. Goldman Sachs tactical specialist Scott Rubner noted Wednesday that the second half of September has been the worst two-week period of the year for the S & P 500 going back to 1950. During that period, the broad market index tends to lose nearly 0.5% on a median basis. It gets worse. Going back to 1928, the median S & P 500 return is negative in the final 10 of 11 days to end the month, Rubner added. The stock market is already off to a rough start for September. The…
Ryan Flournoy, #18 of the Dallas Cowboys, catches a touchdown pass as Matt Hankins, #23 of the Los Angeles Chargers, defends during the first half of a preseason game at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on Aug. 24, 2024.Ron Jenkins | Getty Images Sport | Getty ImagesA National Football League team today is a $6.5 billion business.That is the average value of the NFL’s 32 franchises, according to CNBC’s Official 2024 NFL Team Valuations. Pro football teams have been a lucrative asset for owners in the most popular U.S. sports league: The returns they have seen on their initial investments…
A Verizon telecommunications truck is parked on a street in Washington, DC June 11, 2019.Eva Hambach | AFP | Getty ImagesVerizon said on Thursday it would buy Frontier Communications in an all-cash deal valued at $20 billion, as the U.S. wireless carrier looks to boost its fiber network.Shares of Frontier Communications fell more than 9% in premarket trading. Verizon climbed about 1%.Verizon has offered $38.50 per Frontier share held, a premium of 37.3% to Frontier’s closing price on Sept. 3, before reports of a potential acquisition emerged.The acquisition, which is expected to close in about 18 months, will help Verizon better…
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell announces interest rates will remain unchanged during a news conference at the Federal Reserves’ William McChesney Martin Building in Washington, D.C., on June 12, 2024.Kevin Dietsch | Getty ImagesA deeper interest rate cut from the Federal Reserve this month could spook financial markets and send the wrong message about an imminent risk of recession, according to one economist.It comes as policymakers at the U.S. central bank are widely expected to start lowering interest rates when they meet on Sept. 17-18, with investors closely monitoring economic data for clues on just how big a rate cut…
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks prior to a meeting with Brunei Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah at Istana Nurul Iman in Bandar Seri Begawan on September 4, 2024.Dean Kassim | Afp | Getty ImagesSINGAPORE — India and Singapore on Thursday signed memorandums of understanding for cooperation on a number of key areas including semiconductors, digital technologies, skill development and health care.The announcement comes during Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s two-day visit to the Lion City, which began Wednesday following a trip to Brunei.”Singapore and India have built strong foundations for an enduring partnership. The next phase of the Singapore-India partnership is…
An offshore drilling platform stands in shallow waters at the Manifa offshore oilfield, operated by Saudi Aramco, in Manifa, Saudi Arabia, on Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2018.Simon Dawson | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesSaudi Arabia has a superpower. Not only is it the largest exporter of crude oil in the world; its production costs for oil projects are also the lowest in the world, at around just $10 per barrel. When around 75% of your fiscal revenue comes from oil, that’s a big deal.And for a time, its fiscal breakeven oil price — what it needed a barrel of crude to cost…