Barron's
5 YEARS LATER
Five years ago, investors in a videogame retailer teetering toward bankruptcy nearly toppled the global financial system. The so-called GameStop revolution inspired books, countless blogs, TV specials, and even a Hollywood film. But for a short time,...
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The Roundtable
Our panelists are (mostly) bullish on the economy and stocks. Tech is expensive but healthcare, utilities, and consumer names could rally in ’26. Is the age of indexing over? IIf the stock market climbs a wall of worry, that wall is getting higher by...
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Best Income Investments 2026 for
Just when income investors were ready to give up on the bond market, it went and had its best year since 2020. The outlook is good for 2026, too, despite some growing risks. How troublesome has the bond market been? Many investors were abandoning the...
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QUALITY STOCKS 40% CHEAPER*
We’re incautiously optimistic—buy hot garbage,” advised none of the big investment firms a year ago in their 2025 outlooks. Pity. The S&P 500 index, despite a springtime tariff wobble, has so far returned a splashy 18%. And since the beginning of...
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Wall Street’s New Wager
On any given Sunday, Americans flock to their couches to watch hours of football on TV. Wall Street trading floors are closed, but the American pastime has become prime time for upstart financial platforms known as prediction markets. This past...
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THE RACE IS ON
Kevin Hassett may be the next Federal Reserve chair. Some former colleagues are worried about his independence.
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WALL STREET’S NEW RICH
WWill the last old-school banker please turn out the lights? This past Monday night in a packed Times Square ballroom, some 2,000 attendees rose out of their seats to salute the latest lion of Wall Street, Marc Rowan, CEO of Apollo Global Management....
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