Bitcoin vs. gold: State Street worries the crypto rally’s allure is distracting precious metal investors

Bitcoin vs. gold: State Street worries the crypto rally’s allure is distracting precious metal investors

The bitcoin rally is generating a false sense of security among investors, according to the strategist behind the so-called granddaddy of gold exchange-traded funds. State Street Global Advisors’ George Milling-Stanley warns cryptocurrency plays don’t offer the stability of gold. “Bitcoin, pure and simple, it’s a return play, and I think that people have been jumping…

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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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JPMorgan Chase tops estimates for profit and revenue on better-than-expected interest income

JPMorgan Chase tops estimates for profit and revenue on better-than-expected interest income

JPMorgan Chase posted third-quarter results that topped estimates for profit and revenue as the company generated more interest income than expected. Here’s what the company reported: Earnings: $4.37 a share vs. $4.01 a share LSEG estimate Revenue: $43.32 billion, vs. $41.63 billion estimate JPMorgan said profit fell 2% from a year earlier to $12.9 billion,…

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