Popular discussions surrounding “the rise of the robots” often manifest as hyperbolic sci-fi posturing, though it is unlikely that the Terminator prophecy will come to fruition any time soon. But that does not mean “robots” (or at least digitally automated processes) are not rising in our world. In fact, according […]
Month: December 2021
(Bloomberg) — Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc. dropped on Friday, bringing its shares closer to a bear market after months of volatility triggered by a whistle-blower’s revelations and disappointing quarterly results. Most Read from Bloomberg The selloff was 19.7{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996} since its closing record on Sept. 7, erasing about $224 billion […]
It looks like The Williams Companies, Inc. (NYSE:WMB) is about to go ex-dividend in the next four days. The ex-dividend date is usually set to be one business day before the record date which is the cut-off date on which you must be present on the company’s books as a […]
Markets should be wary of high inflation and the potential spread of new COVID variants in 2022, a new Bank of America (BAC) report warns. “Future COVID waves are the biggest downside risk,” the report noted. “On the upside, the supply-side wakes up to meet the gains in demand.” Authored […]
The United States faces a default sometime between Dec. 21 and Jan. 28 if Congress does not act to raise or suspend the debt ceiling, a Washington think tank warned on Friday. The projection from the think tank, the Bipartisan Policy Center, was a narrower window than it provided last […]
The wealth management industry is in the midst of a technological transformation as firms look toward technology to address challenges with profit growth, changing demographics and operational efficiency. This phenomenon is particularly noticeable in estate planning, an area long overdue for disruption that currently requires wealth managers to spend resources […]