Latest News on private equities market

Market bulls and bears are having trouble as 'unlimited' Fed support short circuits models

Investors — even market bulls — who are trying to figure out what will break the market's momentum are just about at a loss for arguments.

4 years ago

The Fed could be locked into zero rates for five years, or even longer

Wall Street is prepping for a return to the post-Great Recession days, when rock-bottom rates prevailed for seven years before the Fed even tried moving them higher.

4 years ago

Americans are saving more during the pandemic: CNBC + Acorns Invest in You survey

During the pandemic, people are spending less and saving more. Here's what they should do with the cash.

4 years ago

Nearly 14% of Americans have wiped out their emergency savings during the pandemic: CNBC + Acorns survey

Since the virus was declared a pandemic, 14% of Americans — as many as 46 million — said they've wiped out their emergency savings, according to a new CNBC + Acorns Invest in You survey.

4 years ago

House Democrats say coronavirus small-business program helped businesses, but wasted billions in the process

The Democrats' report says that "a lack of oversight and accountability" may have diverted large chunks of the funding away from those who needed it.

4 years ago

Here’s How to Check in on Your AI System, as COVID-19 Plays Havoc

McGill | Delve | June 19, 2020 Despite its reputation as a disruptive technology, AI does not handle disruption well COVID-19 has disrupted our behaviours, playing havoc with AI systems. Subject matter experts who understand the context in which an AI system is operating should assess how the COVID-19 crisis may have affected it. MIT

4 years ago

Delighting in the possible

McKinsey & Company | By Zafer Achi and Jennifer Garvey Berger  | March 1, 2015 In an unpredictable world, executives should stretch beyond managing the probable. Moving from “managing the probable” to “leading the possible” requires us to address challenges in a fundamentally different way. Rather than simply disaggregating complexities into pieces we find more

4 years ago

When it comes to Apple and Tesla stock splits, investors should tread lightly, advisors say

Investing in Apple and Tesla looks a lot more affordable after both companies split their stocks. Here's why you might want to stay on the sidelines, according to financial advisors.

4 years ago

She gets just $33 a week in unemployment benefits. Trump's $300 boost isn't coming.

Donna Crenshaw gets $33 a week in unemployment benefits, and can't access an extra $300 a week through a new Trump administration program due to restrictions. Now, she's being forced back to work despite being at high risk for Covid-19.

4 years ago

Statement on Modernization of the Accredited Investor Definition

SEC | Chairman Jay Clayton | Aug 26, 2020 Today, the Commission adopted final rules to modernize and add much needed flexibility to the definition of “accredited investor” by adding new categories of qualifying individuals and entities that have demonstrated financial sophistication such that they should not be excluded from the very large, multifaceted and

4 years ago

Today is the first day of the payroll tax deferral. It's complicated, here's what we know

Employees may soon see changes to their take-home pay as the payroll tax holiday rolls out. Here are a few things they should know to prepare.

4 years ago

Law reform to move identity verification online

The Law Society Gazette | Michael Cross | Sep 2020 The need to produce original official documents in order to prove identity could finally become obsolete under ambitions for electronic identity verification announced by the government today. The Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport revealed that the government plans to update existing laws 'to

4 years ago

Carlyle's David Rubenstein: 'Still a little nervous' but market rally has 'somewhere more to go'

"I don't think it can keep going up forever at this pace. I think there will be a pause at some point," Carlyle Group co-founder David Rubenstein told CNBC on Monday

4 years ago

Due to pandemic, more than 13 million college students are worried about their financial future: study

Amid extreme economic uncertainty and rising student debt balances, most college students say the coronavirus crisis has changed how they feel about their financial future.

4 years ago

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway buys stakes in Japan's five leading trading companies

News of the purchases came on the Oracle of Omaha's 90th birthday.

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