1039 days ago
With equities investors sitting on decent returns since the beginning of the year, many wonder about whether they should sell or not. While this strategy did not seem to work so well in the US, it did offer an outperformance in Europe.
1039 days ago
Firms have raised $10.9B YTD through equity markets, a 9.3% increased from last year. The government flooded the market with money in order to fight the effects of the second strain on the economy, which in turn has spurred equity markets to new heights.
1039 days ago
2020-2021 has seen a comeback of stock splits compared to the last 5 years. Indeed, there have been 8 stock splits in the S&P 500 in the past 12 months, the most in 6 years. Splitting a stock has the merit to make it cheaper and thus, more accessible to a wider range of investors. While mathematically, it doesn't change much, a split usually attracts more inflows simply because of opening up the investment to more investors.
1042 days ago
Recently, Amazon made its second biggest acquisition, snatching up the film production company MGM for $8.5 billion. Despite a too important price according to some analyst, Amazon's most expensive acquisition was Whole Foods, which they bought in 2017 for $13.7 billion.
1042 days ago
The MSCI Asia Pacific Index climbed as much as 1.1%, extending its gains for the week to more than 2%. A gauge of consumer discretionary companies provided the biggest boost for the regional benchmark, with Japanese automakers Toyota Motor and Honda Motor among top contributors.
