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Prolific U.S. oil production raises questions about a new tipping point
Friday Breakfast with Benjamin highlights the downsides to cheap U.S. oil. Plus: Maybe you don't need long-term-care insurance, the high risks of not saving for retirement, Putin becomes a gold bug, and why you might get a raise in 2015.
Stock-index futures signal pullback from record highs
Rally pushes valuations to highest level since 2009; financials in focus.
Soros’ Quantum puts $500 million with Gross at Janus
Bond manager announces the news on Twitter
Investor appetite for China A-shares sends ETF assets toward record
X-trackers Harvest, Market Vectors ChinaAMC exchange-traded funds get surge of cash as stock pipeline opens.
Hedge funds jumping into Puerto Rico muni bonds
Today's Breakfast with Benjamin on hedge funds owning $16 billion in Puerto Rican muni bond debt, the scary similarities between advisers and psychics, why deep-water drilling looks like a bargain, and more.
Markets in a ‘bad mood’ as S&P 500 gives back year’s gains
Weak economic numbers and an Ebola panic spurred a pullback, causing the S&P 500 to give back the year's gains.
The bitter economic costs of cheap oil
Breakfast with Benjamin: The bitter economic costs of cheap oil, plus notes on taking advantage of the rising dollar, avoiding bond funds like the plague, and running toward market volatility.
UBS facing nearly $1 billion in Puerto Rico claims
Claims over the firm's Puerto Rican bond funds exceed $900 million, three times as much as in the first quarter, and plaintiffs' attorneys say the number will probably climb higher.
The Fed struts its market-timing skills to inject a sense of calm
Breakfast with Benjamin: The Fed tries to inject a sense of calm in the market, Mohamed El-Erian passes on Pimco, all economists get it wrong, a global currency war is unfolding before our eyes, and more.
Emerging-markets ETFs’ quandary
Investors using market-cap-constructed funds run risk of overweighting near-developed economies
No stock shock as central bank holdings keep ballooning
Combined balance sheets of U.S., Japan and euro area likely to swell another 20%.
Muni bond funds face ongoing Puerto Rican woes
Muni bond funds face ongoing Puerto Rican woes as Franklin Templeton and OppenheimerFunds challenge legality of Puerto Rican debt law
Passive ETFs are not the answer to emerging markets investing
One problem: Indexes used by most investors have big concentrations in countries that are not emerging anymore.
Earnings season shapes up as the next test for the markets
Monday's Breakfast with Benjamin menu: How will the market handle 3Q earnings? Plus: Bracing for an oil-price war, trouble beneath the surface of lower gas prices, a rare hawkish nod from the Fed, and advisers get high marks from clients.
Market chop puts alternative strategies front and center
Friday's Breakfast with Benjamin menu: The market's jolt puts liquid alt strategies in the spotlight. Plus: Minding the next threshold for stocks, reminding clients to buy on the dip, Fed missed the mark on inflation, and don't forget to worry about China.
Markets are poised to ride the Fed doves even higher today
For Breakfast with Benjamin today: Stock climb to continue. Plus: Loving and hating the strong dollar, China sets up for a currency fight, more spooky details in the JPMorgan hack attack, Pimco's slippery marketing gambit, short-sellers bet on the rally, and drones shape up as niche investment strategy.
Bob Doll: Why the bull market isn’t ending anytime soon
With all eyes on the Fed, Nuveen's Bob Doll explains why the U.S. market rally should continue.
Equity markets buckle up for FOMC minutes, Alcoa earnings
Breakfast with Benjamin: Equity investors brace for insight from Janet Yellen and the Fed today. Plus: ETFs chase the freed-up Pimco assets, breaking down the bond market fears, Morgan Stanley says the auto industry's days are numbered, and Warren Buffett makes another safe bet.
What’s next for asset prices as the Fed signals end to QE?
As hockey great Wayne Gretzky would say, play your asset allocation where the Fed is going and that means U.S., European and emerging market equities.
IPO markets don’t need Alibaba for best quarter since 2010
Companies raised $41.8 billion in three-month period ended Sept. 30.
