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Principal Financial Group, Inc.’s PFG expansion of its Featured Partner Program should strengthen its Retirement and Income Solutions business by making private-market investments more accessible within defined-contribution (DC) retirement plans. The program brings together asset managers, trust companies and fiduciaries to develop collective investment trust (CIT)-based solutions that combine public and private assets. The expansion…

By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON, Sept 16 (Reuters) – U.S. retail sales rebounded sharply in August as households boosted purchases of a range of goods while also spending more at restaurants and bars, reinforcing the economy’s resilience even as consumers grow more anxious about high inflation. The stronger-than-expected report from the Commerce Department on Wednesday prompted…

🐾Image Summary🐾 Good work! 🐾Sunday, September 20th, our market strategy meeting for next week! Target period: September 21st (Mon) – September 25th (Fri)* The Tokyo Stock Market will be closed from the 21st (Mon) to the 23rd (Wed), and trading will resume on the 24th (Thu). Since the US market will be trading during this…

Investors are seeing a triple-whammy unfold before their eyes. And in case you aren’t familiar with the term, a triple-whammy isn’t a good thing. Three separate negative developments have occurred so far in September. Each has been a key ingredient in significant stock market declines at times in the past. Is a stock market crash…

The U.S. stock market is having a decent year despite economic uncertainty created by the Iran conflict. The broad-based S&P 500 (SNPINDEX:^GSPC) has advanced 11%, the technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX:^IXIC) has added 14%, and the blue chip Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES:^DJI) has added 7%. However, investors got bad news from the Federal Reserve last…

If you ask most economists, market experts, and even the Federal Reserve, the story of the US economy for the rest of 2026 will be one of strong and steady growth. But there are serious reasons to doubt this forecast of calm waters. There’s no better example of the sanguine consensus view than the Fed’s…

When 35-year-old Sima walked into a Tehran pharmacy, her eyes raced across the shelves behind the counter, searching for the box that would keep her kidneys from failing. Without it, she was running out of time. She finally found the medication in the seventh pharmacy she visited, in a wealthy Tehran neighborhood. Her relief faded…

Bullish (NYSE:BLSH) has drawn fresh attention after a sharp daily gain of 8.8%, adding to a one-month move of 41.8% and a 3-month return of 44.9%. For context, Bullish shares trade at US$34.91 and recent momentum has been strong, with a 30 day share price return of 41.8% and a 90 day gain of 44.9%.…

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Trump has renewed his attacks on the Federal Reserve after it hiked its benchmark interest rate Wednesday, but the Fed matters less than broader economic trends when it comes to longer-term borrowing costs, economists say. The economy is growing steadily despite being hit with repeated shocks — and may even be…

In investing, is someone’s gain someone else’s loss? Thinking about it that way, investing can seem somewhat like gambling. However, if we look closely, completely different worlds unfold in the short term versus the long term. In this article, I will organize the values that short-term trading and long-term investing each focus on, and summarize…