Economy

Published Sun, Aug 18 2024 10:00 AM EDT Zev Fima @zevfima Traders work the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on August 16, 2024. Angela Weiss | AFP | Getty Images The economic worries that pummeled stocks in early August quieted further in recent days, enabling Wall Street to turn in its best week […]

U.S. Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris and her running mate Minnesota Governor Tim Walz hold a campaign event in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, U.S., August 7, 2024. Kevin Mohatt | Reuters When Kamala Harris chose Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, a former teacher, as her running mate, experts noted he could bring a revitalized […]

Investors may want to consider buffer ETFs to hedge the recent market volatility. Bruce Bond, CEO of Innovator ETFs, sees an opportunity in buffer exchange-traded funds to offer some protection from the market’s downside. “This [strategy] fits a group of people that are interested in getting exposure to the market, but not taking the full […]

Teachers play a critical role in society, tasked with molding young people into the adults that shape the future. But teachers don’t get paid as much as many other professionals. The median annual salary for high school teachers is $65,220, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. That’s as compared to $130,160 per year for […]

Malaysia’s sovereign wealth fund Khazanah Nasional is rebalancing its investment portfolio for greater resilience against market volatility, according to its managing director.Khazanah’s net asset value declined 5% to 81 billion ringgit ($17.4 billion) in 2022 from a year ago, hit by global market downtrends, the fund said in March. The Kuala Lumpur-based fund invests more… […]

Chinese Premier Li Qiang attends a meeting on June 26, 2023, with the Director-General of the World Trade Organization ahead of the World Economic Forum New Champions meeting in Tianjin, China.Pool | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesBEIJING — Chinese Premier Li Qiang said Tuesday his country was still on track to reach its annual… […]

Amin Nasser, the chairman and CEO of Saudi Arabia’s state-run oil giant Aramco.Jon Gambrell | APKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Saudi Arabia’s state-owned oil giant Aramco is bullish on oil markets for the rest of 2023 as demand from major importers China and India is expected to be strong despite an expected global downturn.”We believe that… […]

Pedestrians cross an intersection in the Shibuya district of Tokyo, Japan, on Tuesday, April 25, 2023. Photographer: Kentaro Takahashi/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesBloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesJapan’s stock markets have been testing new highs not seen since 1990 — evoking memories of its “bubble economy” right before the country plunged into its so-called “lost decade.”Since… […]

Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai delivers the keynote address at the Google I/O developers conference at Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, California, May 10, 2023.Justin Sullivan | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesGoogle users have long been able to append their search queries with the term “Reddit” to find helpful resources on specific topics.When thousands of… […]

How to be happier has always been a tricky thing to figure out, but in recent years, experts have researched at length just how to achieve the desired feeling. August is National Happiness Happens Monthwhich serves as an annual reminder to celebrate what makes you happy. Over the past year we’ve talked to researchers about […]