Investing is pretty much what you make of it. You can go fast and risk it all, or go slow and make those investments that pay off in the long run.
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Just got your first paycheck, or saved a tidy sum from your first job? You might be thinking about how to invest your money. Here are some of the things you should think about.
Option price swings show how much traders believe seasonal climate and weather matters for all sorts of industries, not just the ones you might expect.
Donald Trump’s social media platform, Truth Social, went public on Tuesday March 26. Shares in parent company Trump Media & Technology Group surged 15% after its first day of trading on the Nasdaq…
The SEC is investigating whether executives at First Republic Bank, which was seized by regulators and sold to JPMorgan Chase, improperly traded on inside information.
Bed Bath & Beyond has spent billions in recent years on share buybacks.
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Buying and selling stocks – with real or play money – is a way to harness the wisdom of the crowd about questions like who is going to win a competition.
After a mistake, people may try to correct the error with an intentional wrong judgment, this time in favor of the previously wronged party.
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Erroneous calls increase the chances of subsequent calls in favor of the person who was harmed. What drives this behavior, and do people even recognize they’re doing it?
Trading on tragedy.
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The share price of gun-makers Smith & Wesson and Sturm Ruger both jumped after the Uvalde massacre. In the past, gun-makers were punished after a shooting, but things have changed.
Gordon Gekko of ‘Wall Street’ may be the fictional face of insider trading.
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A bipartisan group of US lawmakers is pushing for a ban on active trading by members of Congress following accusations that some of their colleagues may have engaged in insider trading.
Investors often seem to view their performance through pink-tinted glasses.
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Robinhood’s trading app uses features commonly found in video games and casinos to make investing more fun, which also obscures the real risks involved.
Equity-based awards can form a large part of an employee’s overall pay. A new report shines a light on how women are being left behind when it comes to stocks and options.
The Justice Department is investigating stock trades made by Sen. Richard Burr (R-NC) after a briefing on the coronavirus.
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Did members of Congress illegally sell stocks after getting inside information about the pandemic from federal officials? A former lawyer for the House says proving such cases is very difficult.
The normally busy floor of the New York Stock Exchange was empty on Oct. 29, 2012, during Hurricane Sandy.
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Plunging stocks have triggered rarely used ‘circuit breakers’ that temporarily halt trading. A finance scholar explains what they are and the costs of shutting down markets.