A man check his phone near an Apple logo outside its store in Shanghai, China September 13, 2023. Aly Song | ReutersCompanies are feeling the ill effects of dampening consumer demand in a range of sectors, but select names are confident they can deliver solid growth even as the economy becomes...
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We’re not headed for another global financial crisis, top UBS economist says after recession warning
Despite indicators like U.S. credit card debt pointing toward financial and economic pressures, another global financial crash is not imminent, UBS chief U.S. economist Jonathan Pingle believes.U.S. credit card debt soared to $1.08 trillion in the third quarter of 2023, data from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York showed...
Growing geopolitical conflicts have some investors feeling guilty about buying defense stocks
An F-15E fighter aircraft can carry seven groups of four StormBreaker bombs.Source: RaytheonAs the war between Israel and the Hamas militant group ramped up last month, Kenneth Suna took to his investing-focused TikTok account.Suna began a video asking his more than 200,000 followers "if you're cool with profiting off war,"...
Top Wall Street analysts say buy these dividend stocks for enhanced returns
A Citibank sign in front of one of the company's offices in California.Justin Sullivan | Getty ImagesThe ongoing market volatility continues to add to investors' woes, making it difficult for them to pick the right stocks. However, it is always better to have a longer-term investment horizon and look for...
Activist Engaged Capital sees a path to lift VF Corp’s share price and slash costs
A shopper passes in front of a North Face store at the Easton Town Center mall in Columbus, Ohio, on Jan. 7, 2021.Luke Sharrett | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesCompany: VF Corporation (VFC)Business: VF Corp. is a consolidator of consumer footwear and apparel brands. It engages in the design, procurement, marketing...