UBS continued, “The tax hike is also likely to be smaller than the potential overall spending.” On balance, the report said, “With vaccination programs underway, we retain a positive longer-term […]
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Back to news homeMarket Edges Toward Euphoria, Despite Pandemic’s Toll
“It’s not as obvious a bubble as 20 years ago,” said Jay Ritter, a finance professor at the University of Florida who studies initial public offerings. “But we’re close to […]
Tesla, Profitable at Last, Bulls Its Way Into the S&P 500
The stock market has never seen anything quite like Tesla.Led by the mercurial celebrity billionaire Elon Musk, the electric-car maker’s shares have soared roughly 14,000 percent since it went public […]
Etsy Was a Twee Culture Punchline. Now It’s a Wall Street Darling.
Kat Panchal hadn’t yet learned how to use her sewing machine when the pandemic started. But in March, on leave from her job as a flight attendant with American Airlines […]
Markets Throw a Welcome Party of Sorts for Biden
A day after the Trump administration effectively acknowledged the election of Joseph R. Biden Jr., investors showed their relief by pushing the two major stock market indexes to all-time records […]
While the Pandemic Wrecked Some Businesses, Others Did Fine. Even Great.
The pandemic has turbocharged profits at some big businesses, like Amazon, which reported a 70 percent increase in earnings in the first nine months of the year. But it has […]