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Factbox-US stock performance on dates of presidential inaugurations
  • January 17, 2025

Factbox-US stock performance on dates of presidential inaugurations

Investors will closely monitor stock markets on Tuesday, the day after Donald Trump is inaugurated for his second term in the White House, to see if U.S. equities can continue their recent trend of posting gains after a president is sworn in. Historically, the benchmark S&P 500 stock index has not performed well on average on inauguration day, or the day after if the inauguration falls on a market holiday. However, the last three inaugurations have all resulted in market gains.

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Top Analyst Sees a ‘Compelling Entry Point’ in These 2 Aerospace & Defense Stocks
  • January 17, 2025

Top Analyst Sees a ‘Compelling Entry Point’ in These 2 Aerospace & Defense Stocks

President Trump will take office next week, and he’s not wasting time publicizing his plans for his non-consecutive second term. Prominent among those plans is DOGE, the Department of Government Efficiency, to be headed by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy. Their mandate: to cut as much as possible from the Federal Government’s expenditures. They’ve already talked about trimming $2 trillion worth of fat. While there’s no guarantee that Musk and Ramaswamy will find $2 trillion to cut, just that prosp

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Trump’s Tariff Threat Is Already Panicking the Junk Debt Market
  • January 17, 2025

Trump’s Tariff Threat Is Already Panicking the Junk Debt Market

(Bloomberg) -- Donald Trump’s team may have been batting around the idea of a gradual ratcheting up of import tariffs on much of the world, but bankers who finance the companies in his firing line are in a frenzy nonetheless.Most Read from BloombergThese Homes Withstood the LA Fires. Architects Explain WhyNYC Commuters Get New Way to Dodge Traffic: $95 Helicopter RidesScaramucci, Ackman Donate to Whitney Tilson’s NYC Mayoral RunWill Americans Ever Lose Their Taste for Telework?In a City of Spraw

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Chinese Stocks in Hong Kong Cap Best Week in Three Months
  • January 16, 2025

Chinese Stocks in Hong Kong Cap Best Week in Three Months

(Bloomberg) -- Chinese stocks had their best week in more than three months as sentiment improved following signs of easing external tensions and a recovery in domestic demand. Most Read from BloombergThese Homes Withstood the LA Fires. Architects Explain WhyNYC Commuters Get New Way to Dodge Traffic: $95 Helicopter RidesScaramucci, Ackman Donate to Whitney Tilson’s NYC Mayoral RunWill Americans Ever Lose Their Taste for Telework?In a City of Sprawl, Wildfire Evacuation Is Getting HarderThe Hang

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