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Investors brace for a rocky ride with stocks
Breakfast with Benjamin: January was rough, and though Seattle winning the Super Bowl is a good omen for stocks, it's going to be a bumpy ride. Also: How defined contribution assets surged, celebrating 25 years as a top PM, who to thank (or blame) for 401(k)s, finding gems in the emerging markets and who won the Super Bowl of advertising?
Facebook, Google: Gamechangers?
Breakfast with Benjamin: Big news from two tech giants: strong earnings and a gamechanging sale. Plus two questions: Should you worry about the rout in emerging markets and is your technology working for or against you? Also: A super price for a Super Bowl suite.
Stockman’s Chicken Little prediction a turkey, critics say
Former White House budget director David Stockman has never been shy with his opinions. Now, he's predicting that the stock market rally, fueled solely by Fed policy, is about to crash and burn.
‘Taper tantrums’ aside, a strong 4th quarter for ETFs
While investors continued their bipolar behavior during the fourth quarter, throwing “taper tantrums” at any sign of strong…
The 2014 contrarian investment tour, from rupees to copper
Risks of the strategy can be great the returns even greater.
Good news for stocks: Economic recovery taking hold
Despite worries over valuations — and the potential for a correction — the longer-term outlook for stocks is solid. As long as the global economic recovery continues to expand.
In seeking to stop departure, Gross told El-Erian ‘hell no’
In seeking to stop Mohamed El-Erian from leaving Pimco, Bill Gross told him 'hell no.' It didn't work and now Pimco must revisit its succession plan as its struggle to move beyond bonds continues.
Apple on the hotseat
Breakfast with Benjamin: Apple's earnings will be a focus, but the big question for CEO Cook will be about Carl Icahn. Plus, the emerging markets rout isn't over, why it might be too early to buy the dip, Janet Yellen's Job One and who won big at Sunday night's Grammy Awards.
Stocks drop sharply amid emerging-markets rout
Weak earnings combine with currency volatility send investors to the exits
Economic nuggets from the State of the Union
Breakfast with Benjamin: Will Obama's 'myRA' work? Plus, finding the biggest divident payers, don't bail on stocks now, what you need to know today and enough, already, with the polar vortex.
Roubini forecasts sweet spot for multinationals, bond market
Economist predicts weakness, slow growth will persist in world markets
Pimco’s El-Erian to step in to shore up $3B multi-asset fund
Pimco's co-chief investment officer Mohamed El-Erian will be taking the reins of the firm's $3 billion multi-asset fund that has underperformed since its launch in 2008. That should help - the fund is based on a book he wrote.
KKR ducks away from the retail market
Breakfast with Benjamin: Private equity giant KKR finds expanding beyond the HNW crowd is not so easy and shuts two retail-focused funds. Plus: Gold jumps on Yellen preview, fund manager changes lead to Morningstar updates, Barclays cuts 12,000 jobs, and another day, another Obamacare delay.
Using derivatives even when they hurt society
Breakfast with Benjamin: Dr. Doom gets even doomier, using derivatives even when they hurt society, more sluggish economic growth, cashing in on video surveillance, and the pros and cons of free airport Wi-Fi.
Janus shares dropped most in 15 months in 4Q on investor withdrawals
Subpar performance prompted investors to pull money for the 18th consecutive quarter.
BlackRock puts the brakes on market-moving analyst sentiment reports
Today's Breakfast with Benjamin features BlackRock's settlement with the N.Y. attorney general. Plus: Stock futures looking up, activist hedge funds rock, a look at 4Q earnings, the myth of cybersecurity, retirement mistakes to avoid and the upside of office relationships.
What to expect from the Davos World Economic Forum
Today: What to expect from Davos ... but remember how Davos big-thinkers whiffed last year. Also: Time to worry about deflation again, hedge funds go for the gold, a Super Bowl market indicator, and Happy MLK Day.
Goldman calls stock market lofty by most measures
Today's Breakfast with Benjamin includes: Goldman's stock market call, a closer look at Fed policy, lawyers pick apart Volcker rule, retailers and cyber security, combining IRAs, and how not to ignore your client's wife.
Rubber meets the road on Fed tapering
Breakfast with Benjamin: Did the Fed make the right move with tapering? We'll know this week. Plus: Hot stocks for cold weather, missing out on the market, consumer sentiment looks bright, office vacancy rates still hurting, and the minimum wage debate.
Gold hits the skids and miners dig deep
Today's Breakfast with Benjamin shines a light on the slide in gold and its impact on miners, Volcker rule tweaks, Nasdaq settling its Facebook IPO glitch, the expected drop in oil prices, and quotes to ponder
