Trump is the most pro-stock market president in history, Wharton’s Jeremy Siegel says

Trump is the most pro-stock market president in history, Wharton’s Jeremy Siegel says

The stock market could enjoy a bigger boost from President-elect Donald Trump than any previous administration thanks to his pro-business policies, according to Jeremy Siegel, finance professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. “President-elect Trump is the most pro-stock market president we have had in our history,” Siegel said Monday on CNBC’s “Squawk…

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‘Two-stocks’ are better than one? Repacking ‘pair trades’

‘Two-stocks’ are better than one? Repacking ‘pair trades’

The exchange-traded fund industry is trying to make pair-trade strategies more accessible to everyday investors. Tidal Financial Group’s Michael Venuto filed last month for eight two-stock ETFs: going long one stock and short the other. “They should come out probably in about two or three months,” Venuto, the firm’s chief investment officer and co-founder, said on CNBC’s…

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DoubleLine’s Gundlach says expect higher rates if Republicans also win the House

DoubleLine’s Gundlach says expect higher rates if Republicans also win the House

Jeffrey Gundlach speaks at the 24th Annual Sohn Investment Conference in New York, May 6, 2019. Adam Jeffery | CNBC DoubleLine Capital CEO Jeffrey Gundlach said Thursday that interest rates could shoot higher if Republicans end up controlling the House, securing a governing trifecta that gives President-elect Donald Trump free rein to spend as he pleases. Gundlach, a…

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Stock futures rise slightly as Wall Street readies for presidential election: Live updates

Stock futures rise slightly as Wall Street readies for presidential election: Live updates

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.  NYSE Stock futures edged higher in overnight trading ahead of Tuesday’s high-stakes U.S. presidential election Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 25 points, or 0.06%, while S&P 500 futures gained 0.1%. Nasdaq-100 futures rose 0.15%. Palantir popped 13% in overnight trading…

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