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Tech stocks holding ‘very, very narrow leadership’ in markets, the expert explains

ETF Think Tank Director of Research Cinthia Murphy joins Yahoo Finance Live to discuss the state of the market, the debt ceiling, inflation, tech stocks, AI, and rate cuts.

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– It’s been a choppy month for markets, between the Fed decision and the debt ceiling showdown. Investors are showing, though, signs of what our next guest says is, quote, “tep bullishness.” Joining us now is ETF Think Tank Director of Research Cinthia Murphy for this ETF Report brought to you by Invesco QQQ.

So let’s get right into this, Cinthia. Tell us about the leadership. Where is the

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Are banks the new meme stocks?

Amateur trader Matt Kohrs said he lost nearly $30,000 betting on the recovery of First Republic, a bank seized by regulators last Monday. Burnt by the trade, the 28-year-old decided it made more sense to bet that regional lenders would decline.

He took short positions in PacWest (PACW), Western Alliance (WAL), Zions (ZION) and SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF (KRE), an exchange-traded fund that tracks the performance of regional banks.

Thus so far his unrealized gains are more than $17,000, according to screenshots of his positions shared with Yahoo Finance on Friday, after investors pushed down the stocks of numerous

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What to avoid in a divorce to prevent financial harm

The tone of divorce proceedings runs the gamut from cordial to downright cruel. But while feelings of anger are common, attempts to inflict financial harm on a spouse will backfire – and can prove very costly for those who try, lawyers say.

“People will sometimes fail to disclose assets, they’ll try to hide them and play games with the values, or they’ll hide money offshore,” says Andrew Feldstein, a lawyer at Feldstein Family Law Group. “There’s always an element of power and control that takes place between former spouses and finances is the element that bleeds into power.”

In April,

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Why Runway Growth Finance Corp. (RWAY) is Poised to Beat Earnings Estimates Again

If you are looking for a stock that has a solid history of beating earnings estimates and is in a good position to maintain the trend in its next quarterly report, you should consider Runway Growth Finance Corp. (RWAY). This company, which is in the Zacks Financial – SBIC & Commercial Industry industry, shows potential for another earnings beat.

This company has seen a nice streak of beating earnings estimates, especially when looking at the previous two reports. The average surprise for the last two quarters was 9.12%.

For the most recent quarter, Runway Growth Finance Corp. Was expected to

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Technical Expert Group On Sustainable Finance (teg)

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The use of cash as a way of representing money began within the years between 600 and 570 BCE. Cities underneath the Greek empire, such Finance as Aegina , Athens , and Corinth , started to mint their own coins. In the Roman Republic, curiosity was outlawed altogether by the Lex Genucia reforms.

  • Quantitative finance – additionally known as “mathematical finance” – includes those finance actions the place a sophisticated mathematical mannequin is required, and thus overlaps several of the above.
  • They embrace industrial banks, savings banks, savings and mortgage associations, and
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Climate Finance Groups Are Misunderstood, BMO Says

(Bloomberg) — Climate finance groups that press companies to decarbonize are wrongly confused as being regulators that set rules for businesses to reach net zero emissions, according to Dan Barclay, chief executive officer of BMO Capital Markets.

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Entities such as the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero don’t set rules and there is no “regulatory” outcome from what they do, Barclay said.

“People think that GFANZ, for example, is now the regulator of ESG,” he said Tuesday at the BNEF summit in New York. “It’s not the regulator. It’s a collection of firms that have alignment

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Leaked Memo Reveals New Finance Structure As Cuts Loom

  • Disney CFO Christine McCarthy has restructured its finance teams, according to a leaked memo.
  • Thousands of Disney employees will be laid off next week, Bloomberg reported, across film, TV, parks, and corporate.
  • The finance consolidation is part of CEO Bob Iger’s effort to cut $5.5 billion in costs.

Disney’s chief financial officer, Christine McCarthy, named a new finance team pulling together staff from both Disney Entertainment and ESPN. The new structure was outlined in a memo from McCarthy that was reviewed by Insider.

McCarthy shared the details with staff this week, naming Bryan Castellani as the new chief financial officer

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Mortgage fees are changing for homebuyers next month. Here’s what you should know.

If you’re looking to buy a home, be aware that mortgages will change next month.

Starting May 1, upfront fees for loans backed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will be adjusted because of changes in the Loan Level Price Adjustments (LLPAs), the fees that vary from borrower to borrower based on their credit scores, downpayments, types of home , and more. The changes relate to credit scores and downpayment sizes.

In some cases, people with higher credit scores may end up paying more while those with lower credit scores will pay less.

scoring higher: Applying for a mortgage? How

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