January 2022 - Page 25 of 30

January 6, 2022

Stock market news live updates: January 6, 2022

Stocks were mixed Thursday morning after equities did an about-face in the previous session, plummeting from record highs as investors mulled the likelihood of tighter Federal Reserve policy and interest rate hikes as soon as March.

The Dow extended declines to turn negative year-to-date, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq hovered around their flatline. Wednesday marked a bearish day for markets, spurred by the release of minutes from the Federal Open Market Committee’s (FOMC) meeting December 15 that flagged concerns from policymakers about worsening inflation and signaled more aggressive intervention by the central bank.

“Markets need time to settle, we’ve got earnings season starting in a couple weeks’ time,” OANDA market analyst Craig Erlam told Yahoo Finance Live.“I think that’s when people start to get a better grasp, or at least look at these markets through a more rational lens.”

Renewed pressures in tech amid interest rate worries sent the Nasdaq spiraling 3.1{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996} on Wednesday in its biggest drop since March, and the S&P 500 shed 1.9{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996}, dragged down by losses in real estate. The Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbled more than 1{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996}, falling for the first time this year.

“We actually like tech for all of 2022 in our outlook, but there’s no doubt that tech is going to take it on the chin when the yield curve does what it does,” Wells Fargo CIO of Wealth & Investment Darrell Cronk told Yahoo Finance Live. “[The response to] Fed meeting minutes suggests that long-duration assets like tech or REITs that are interest-rate sensitive will really come under pressure in moments when you believe the Fed is going to take a more hawkish stance.”

The minutes, underscoring this hawkishness, helped the benchmark 10-year Treasury yield top 1.7{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996}, its highest level since April.

“The primary piece of the puzzle is the Fed,” Zephyr market strategist Ryan Nauman told Yahoo Finance Live. “Markets don’t really react too greatly to when the Fed starts hiking rates — it’s the pace — and if the Fed increases the pace of interest rate hikes and there are a couple of surprise hikes in there to tame inflation, that’s when we can really get an impact on equity markets and see a steep pullback.”

Investors weighed a fresh read on initial weekly jobless claims Thursday morning that showed first-time unemployment filings ticked up but remained near a 52-year low last week, signaling continued recovery in the labor market as high demand for workers pours into the new year. The Labor Department’s latest read on initial jobless claims showed 207,000 Americans filed for unemployment in the week ending January 1.

Employment figures will remain in the spotlight for the rest of this week. The monthly jobs report due for release on Friday is expected to offer a more meaningful look at the strength of hiring and labor force participation — key measures of the U.S. economy.

Traders also assessed data on Wednesday that showed private payroll gains last month surpassed economist estimates. ADP, whose report sets expectations for Friday’s “official” government jobs numbers, reported private sector employers added back 807,000 jobs during the final month of November, nearly doubling consensus forecasts and suggesting job growth picked up to help relieve some labor shortages.

11:35 a.m. ET: Mortgage rates soar to highest level since May 2020

Mortgage rates rose to their highest level in more than a year and a half after details from the Federal Reserve’s last policy-setting meeting released on Wednesday hardened expectations for a higher interest-rate environment.

The rate on the 30-year fixed mortgage jumped from 3.11{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996} to 3.22{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996} this week, according to Freddie Mac. The increase on the rate — the most common loan used by homebuyers — places it at the highest level since May 2020.

—

11:28 a.m. ET: Dow turns negative year-to-date

Here were the main moves in markets as of 11:28 a.m. ET:

S&P 500 (^GSPC): +0.85 (+0.02{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996}) to 4,701.43
Dow (^DJI): -118.85 (-0.33{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996}) to 36,288.26
Nasdaq (^IXIC): +17.53 (+0.12{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996}) to 15,117.70
Crude (CL=F): +$1.90 (+2.44{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996}) to $79.75 a barrel
Gold (GC=F): -$34.60 (-1.90{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996}) to $1,790.50 per ounce
10-year Treasury (^TNX): +3.4 bps to yield 1.7390{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996}

—

11:00 a.m. ET: New orders for U.S.-manufactured goods surge in November

The Commerce Department reported Thursday morning that U.S. factory orders accelerated in November, climbing 1.6{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996} during the month.

October’s estimate was revised higher to show orders rising 1.2{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996} instead of 1.0{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996} as previously reported.

The agency reported that despite the increase in orders, business spending on equipment likely struggled to rebound in the fourth quarter.

Manufacturing accounts for 11.9{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996} of the economy and is supported by businesses restoring expended inventories.

—

10:45 a.m. ET: Rivian tumbles below IPO price

Shares of electric vehicle-market Rivian (RVN) slumped nearly 17{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996}, falling below their IPO price of $78 for the first time amid a broader sell-off in electric vehicle stocks.

The drop also comes one day after rival investor Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) signed a deal with Fiat and Alfa Romeo carmaker Stellantis NV to develop vans that use the commerce giant’s software and deploy electric delivery vans made by the Italian automaker.

Rivian was down 7.57{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996} to $83.20 per share as of 10:55 a.m. Amazon was mostly flat, trading at about $3,271 a share as of the same time.

—

9:30 a.m. ET: Markets see muted open following Fed-prompted sell off

Here were the main moves at the start of Thursday’s trading session:

S&P 500 (^GSPC): -1.77 (-0.04{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996}) to 4,698.81
Dow (^DJI): -7.92 (-0.02{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996}) to 36,399.19
Nasdaq (^IXIC): -57.40 (-0.38{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996}) to 15,042.77
Crude (CL=F): +$2.18 (+2.80{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996}) to $80.03 a barrel
Gold (GC=F): -$37.10 (-2.03{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996}) to $1,788.00 per ounce
10-year Treasury (^TNX): +2.5 bps to yield 1.7300{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996}

—

9:05 a.m. ET: November U.S. trade deficit nears record high

The U.S. is on pace to see its biggest annual trade deficit.

The Commerce Department reported on Thursday that November’s read jumped to a near-record $80.2 billion, 19.3{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996} higher than the October deficit of $67.2 billion and just below the all-time monthly record of $81.4 billion reported in September.

The agency’s final estimate is set to be reported next month.

—

8:30 a.m. ET: Jobless claims up from prior week but hold at pre-COVID lows

First-time unemployment filings ticked up but remained near a 52-year low last week, signaling continued recovery in the labor market as high demand for workers pours into the new year.

The Labor Department’s latest read on initial jobless claims showed 207,000 Americans filed for unemployment in the week ending January 1. The figure was up from consensus Bloomberg estimates of 195,000 but hovered around the key 200,000 level. The previous week’s print of 198,000 marked the second lowest number of claims during the pandemic.

Continuing claims came in at 1.754 million, compared to an expected 1.678.

“Fortunately for workers, employers have not been in a rush to cut jobs. New claims for unemployment benefits remain near decades-low levels,” Mark Hamrick, senior economic analyst for Bankrate, wrote in an email. “The question remains whether there will be sufficient workers to fill available positions and how many individuals will be willing to re-join the labor force, by working or looking for work.”

7:00 a.m. ET: Futures contracts mixed following Wednesday sell-off

Here were the main moves ahead of market open:

S&P 500 futures (ES=F): -0.75 points (-0.02{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996}), to 4,691.75
Dow futures (YM=F): +72.00 points (+0.20{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996}), to 36,363.00
Nasdaq futures (NQ=F): -70.00 points (-0.44{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996}) to 15,696.50
Crude (CL=F): +$0.93 (+1.19{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996}) to $78.78 a barrel
Gold (GC=F): -$27.80 (-1.52{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996}) to $1,797.30 per ounce
10-year Treasury (^TNX): +0.00 bps to yield 1.705{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996}

—

6:02 p.m. Wednesday ET: Stock futures open sideways after equities deepen losses

Here were the main moves in markets heading into the overnight session:

S&P 500 futures (ES=F): -92.25 points (-1.93{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996}), to 4,692.00
Dow futures (YM=F): +33.00 points (+0.09{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996}), to 36,324.00
Nasdaq futures (NQ=F): -1.50 points (-0.01{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996}) to 15,765.00
Crude (CL=F): -$0.75 (-0.96{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996}) to $77.10 a barrel
Gold (GC=F): -$14.30 (-0.78{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996}) to $1,810.80 per ounce
10-year Treasury (^TNX): +2.2 bps to yield 1.705{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996}

—

Alexandra Semenova is a reporter for Yahoo Finance. Follow her on Twitter @alexandraandnyc

Read the latest financial and business news from Yahoo Finance

Follow Yahoo Finance on Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, Facebook, Flipboard, and LinkedIn

January 6, 2022

TikTok couple goes viral after finding a clever way to survive I-95 traffic jam

Look at out what is clicking on FoxBusiness.com.&#13

A viral TikTok online video exhibits how a bread truck delivery driver was equipped to appear to the a great deal-necessary assistance of dozens of unsuspecting motorists who were being still left stranded on I-95 in Virginia for over 24 several hours due to snowy temperature and freezing temperatures this 7 days.

“This few had not eaten a thing for 37 hours stranded on this frozen Virginia interstate so they named the bread firm whose truck was just forward of them, inquiring if they could have what was within,” the narrator of the video clip explained, showing a photo of Casey Holihan and her spouse, John Noe, and the Schmidt Baking Company truck.

“To their surprise, the driver of the truck was contacted and was provided the go-in advance to start handing out bread to 50 hungry motorists,” they extra, as the online video displays the driver sporting boots and gloves handing out baggage of bread from the Baltimore-centered firm’s truck.

VIRGINIA’S SNOWY I-95 Website traffic JAM Invitations Connect with FOR Improved PREPAREDNESS FOR THE Unpredicted

It is unclear how several people were fed by the gesture or how extensive the drivers experienced been trapped in the visitors clog ahead of they were being rescued.

The enmeshed site visitors prompted Virginia state transportation officials to close the whole interstate, which includes the generally congested areas between exits 152 and 104.

Highway crews made use of tractors to go snow away from the entrance ramp to I-95 after it was closed right after a wintertime storm dumped a foot of snow on the location right away on January 04, 2022 near Fredericksburg in Stafford County, Virginia. (Image by Chip Somode ( Chip Somodevilla/Getty Visuals / Getty Pictures)

The incident started Monday just before pouring into Tuesday night but, in spite of the chaos, there ended up no documented fatalities, injuries, or really serious mishaps.

Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., shared on Twitter that he was caught on the interstate and that it took him 27 hours to travel the 110 miles involving Richmond and Washington.

Motor vehicles are caught in gridlock in the morning on the Interstate Freeway I-95 in close proximity to Stafford, Virginia, U.S., January 4, 2022 in this nonetheless impression attained from a social media online video. Susan Phalen/by means of REUTERS (Susan Phalen/via REUTERS / Reuters Photographs)

GET FOX Company ON THE GO BY CLICKING Below

Hundreds — if not hundreds — of motorists were being influenced ahead of their eventual help came from legislation enforcement vehicles, who have been also impeded and delayed by the storm, and the generosity of Schmidt Baking organization and its shipping truck driver.

This picture provided by the Virginia section of Transportation exhibits a closed portion of Interstate 95 around Fredericksburg, Va. Monday Jan. 3, 2022. (Virginia Department of Transportation by using AP) (Virginia Section of Transportation by means of AP / AP Newsroom)

There have been other reports of folks coming to assist of people who have been stuck, such as a spouse and children that handed oranges to the U.S. senator.

Governor Ralph Northam has declared a condition of emergency, immediately after in the beginning deciding upon not to do so, as a further wintertime storm is envisioned to hit Virginia in the coming days.

UPDATE: I’ve declared a state of unexpected emergency as Virginia prepares to react to one more substantial wintertime storm starting tomorrow.

These again-to-back again storms will crank out landmark winter climate that involves extra flexibility—particularly as several continue to offer with electrical power outages.

— Governor Ralph Northam (@GovernorVA) January 6, 2022

January 6, 2022

Parthenon acquiring RSM US wealth practice

Parthenon Money, a non-public equity business centered in Boston, has struck an agreement with Chicago-based mostly RSM US LLP, to get Leading Five Firm’s wealth administration observe.

RSM US Prosperity Administration LLC will be renamed Choreo LLC, with “Choreo” as the new brand name identify. The deal is expected to be accomplished in the very first quarter of the calendar year, with a focus on date of Feb. 18.

Monetary terms of the offer have been not disclosed. RSM US Wealth Management had above $12 billion in assets less than administration and assets underneath advisement as of Nov. 30, 2021. Parthenon anticipates that all of RSM’s around 140 prosperity administration experts will transition to Choreo, where the team will serve as the basis for long term expansion of the practice.

Larry Miles, a 20-year wealth management veteran, will turn into CEO of Choreo, when Dave Scudder, RSM US Prosperity Management’s nationwide leader, will transition to Choreo with the rest of the prosperity management crew and grow to be Choreo’s govt vice president of strategic partnerships.

The offer is portion of a pattern of large accounting corporations hanging specials with private fairness and other investment decision corporations. In November, Warren Averett’s prosperity management subsidiary entered into a strategic partnership with Prosperity Partners Money Group and HGGC, in which they obtained the majority of Warren Averett Asset Management (see tale). Other corporations striking bargains previous yr with financial investment corporations provided EisnerAmper with TowerBrook Funds Associates, and Schellman & Co. with Lightyear Funds.

In this situation, Parthenon is outright attaining RSM’s prosperity administration follow. “We’re unbelievably proud of our prosperity management staff and their achievements about the past two many years,” stated RSM taking care of spouse and CEO Joe Adams in a statement Wednesday. “We feel the combination of the skilled wealth management workforce with the eyesight of Parthenon and Larry Miles puts Choreo in a solid posture for the future.”

RSM US rated No. 5 on Accounting Today’s 2021 record of the Best 100 Companies, with $2.79 billion in once-a-year profits.

RSM and Parthenon reported their clientele would carry on working with the similar wealth administration crew they know and will receive the same expenditure advisory, monetary preparing, and other wealth management products and services. In the meantime, shoppers can continue on to get tax and other expert services from RSM US.

“RSM US Wealth Administration is a concealed gem in the field, and we see remarkable probable for advancement,” Miles explained in a assertion. “We’re eager to just take the corporation to the next amount by investing in the staff, technological know-how, recruiting and advertising and marketing, as effectively as growing into new marketplaces organically and by means of acquisitions. We appear forward to creating upon the culture that has contributed to a sturdy wealth management crew, and we’re excited to generate progress that will build new chances for our specialists and unlock included value for purchasers.”

January 6, 2022

Zacks: Analysts Anticipate Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:BR) Will Announce Quarterly Sales of $1.20 Billion

Wall Street analysts predict that Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:BR) will announce $1.20 billion in sales for the current fiscal quarter, Zacks reports. Five analysts have made estimates for Broadridge Financial Solutions’ earnings, with the lowest sales estimate coming in at $1.15 billion and the highest estimate coming in at $1.24 billion. Broadridge Financial Solutions reported sales of $1.05 billion during the same quarter last year, which would suggest a positive year over year growth rate of 14.3{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996}. The company is expected to announce its next earnings results on Tuesday, February 1st.

According to Zacks, analysts expect that Broadridge Financial Solutions will report full-year sales of $5.59 billion for the current financial year, with estimates ranging from $5.46 billion to $5.70 billion. For the next financial year, analysts anticipate that the firm will post sales of $5.88 billion, with estimates ranging from $5.77 billion to $6.00 billion. Zacks Investment Research’s sales averages are a mean average based on a survey of research firms that follow Broadridge Financial Solutions.

Broadridge Financial Solutions (NYSE:BR) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, November 2nd. The business services provider reported $1.07 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.97 by $0.10. The business had revenue of $1.19 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.15 billion. Broadridge Financial Solutions had a net margin of 10.62{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996} and a return on equity of 41.21{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996}. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 17.3{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996} compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm posted $0.98 earnings per share.

(Ad)

As of December 13, 2021, Bitcoin is over $40,000. In fact, some experts believe Bitcoin could replace gold in the future.
But most people aren’t even aware of these 5 stocks in the crypto space…

Separately, Raymond James boosted their target price on shares of Broadridge Financial Solutions from $187.00 to $192.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 4th.

In other news, VP Vijay Mayadas sold 25,208 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $174.00, for a total transaction of $4,386,192.00. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Also, President Christopher John Perry sold 415 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $185.04, for a total transaction of $76,791.60. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 67,180 shares of company stock worth $11,736,880. 1.90{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996} of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. BlackRock Inc. grew its position in Broadridge Financial Solutions by 0.9{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996} in the 3rd quarter. BlackRock Inc. now owns 9,283,177 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $1,546,949,000 after purchasing an additional 86,967 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp grew its position in Broadridge Financial Solutions by 0.3{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996} in the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 4,846,335 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $785,564,000 after purchasing an additional 16,629 shares in the last quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD grew its position in Broadridge Financial Solutions by 2.4{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996} in the 2nd quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 4,811,623 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $777,221,000 after purchasing an additional 112,745 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its position in Broadridge Financial Solutions by 4.4{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996} in the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 2,160,725 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $359,184,000 after purchasing an additional 91,573 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec grew its position in Broadridge Financial Solutions by 156.7{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996} in the 3rd quarter. Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec now owns 1,268,126 shares of the business services provider’s stock worth $211,321,000 after purchasing an additional 774,130 shares in the last quarter. 86.57{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996} of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Shares of NYSE:BR opened at $177.46 on Thursday. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $176.38 and its 200 day simple moving average is $172.48. The stock has a market capitalization of $20.69 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 38.16 and a beta of 0.88. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.38, a current ratio of 1.25 and a quick ratio of 1.25. Broadridge Financial Solutions has a 1 year low of $137.91 and a 1 year high of $185.40.

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, January 5th. Investors of record on Wednesday, December 15th were issued a $0.64 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, December 14th. This represents a $2.56 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.44{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996}. Broadridge Financial Solutions’s payout ratio is 55.05{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996}.

Broadridge Financial Solutions Company Profile

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc engages in the provision of investor communications and technology solutions to banks, broker-dealers, mutual funds, and corporate issuers. It operates through the following segments: Investor Communication Solutions and Global Technology and Operations. The Investor Communication Solutions segment offers services for broker-dealer investor communication, customer communication, corporate issuer, advisor solutions, and mutual fund and retirement solutions.

Should you invest $1,000 in Broadridge Financial Solutions right now?

Before you consider Broadridge Financial Solutions, you’ll want to hear this.

MarketBeat keeps track of Wall Street’s top-rated and best performing research analysts and the stocks they recommend to their clients on a daily basis. MarketBeat has identified the five stocks that top analysts are quietly whispering to their clients to buy now before the broader market catches on… and Broadridge Financial Solutions wasn’t on the list.

While Broadridge Financial Solutions currently has a “Buy” rating among analysts, top-rated analysts believe these five stocks are better buys.

View The 5 Stocks Here

January 6, 2022

Blame the Fed? Tech stocks get off to worst start to a calendar year since the 2008 financial crisis.

The calendar year undoubtedly commenced off on a hopeful notice, but the wheels have appear off the bull-market place wagon, with a sharp tumble for the Nasdaq Composite and a very similar slump for the Nasdaq-100 index marking the worst begin for individuals tech-weighty benchmarks in over a decade.

The Nasdaq Composite
COMP,
-3.34{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996}’s
unsightly 3.3{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996} Wednesday drop aided to saddle the benchmark with the worst commence to a calendar year, down 3.48{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996}, given that 2008 when it dropped 5.6{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996} in the very first three buying and selling classes.

For the Nasdaq-100 index
NDX,
-3.12{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996},
composed of the premier firms in the Nasdaq, the calendar year-to-day decrease is 3.36{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996}, also representing its steepest slide to start the initially a few times of a year in 13 decades, when the money crisis gripped the world.

This time all-around, the COVID pandemic has wreaked havoc in provide chains and appears to be persuasive the Federal Reserve to ratchet up its tightening cycle to overcome out-of-regulate inflation, which is functioning properly higher than its annual 2{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996} focus on.

Study: Fed minutes suggest officers are primed to move away from quick coverage stance

On Wednesday, minutes from the Fed’s mid-December accumulating, its previous of 2021, pointed to a more quickly timetable for increasing interest charges in 2022, most likely as quickly as in March, amid increased distress with high inflation. Sector individuals are anticipating at minimum a few curiosity level raises this year.

On best of that, and aiding to rattle produce-delicate segments of the market place like tech, associates of the Federal Open up Industry Committee signaled an interest in shrinking its around $8.8 trillion portfolio of bonds and other property somewhat shortly soon after commencing to raise prices.

The minutes, generally a snoozer on Wall Street, drove offering in the industry that previously was on edge anticipating a central financial institution that would be much less accommodative, even as the omicron variant of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 fuels disruptions in the worldwide overall economy.

See:Here’s what inventory and bond market place strategists say after Fed minutes issue to the end of effortless cash

Omicron stumbles are envisioned to be quick-lived, having said that. That may well be why the Fed is inclined to dial down market place-supportive bond purchases and elevate curiosity costs, which now stand at a assortment concerning {21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996} and .25{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996}, nearer to ordinary.

Traders weren’t having it very well, with the Dow Jones Industrial Ordinary
DJIA,
-1.07{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996}
snapping a two-day streak of report-superior closes to end down 1.1{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996} and the S&P 500
SPX,
-1.94{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996}
skidding to a 1.9{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996} fall on the session.

January 6, 2022

Power Corporation Group of Companies Consolidates Interest in China Asset Management Co., Ltd. Under IGM Financial

Readers are referred to the section “Forward-Looking Statements” at the end of this release. All figures are expressed in Canadian dollars.

Power continues to simplify corporate structure
Power Corporation sells its 13.9{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996} interest in ChinaAMC to IGM Financial
Transaction to be partially funded through sale by IGM of common shares of Great-West Lifeco to Power Corporation
Further opportunity to support Power share buyback program

MONTRÉAL, Jan. 5, 2022 /CNW Telbec/ – Power Corporation of Canada (Power Corporation or Power) (TSX: POW) today announced that it has entered into an agreement under which the Power Corporation group of companies’ current combined 27.8{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996} equity ownership stake in China Asset Management Co., Ltd. (ChinaAMC) will be consolidated at IGM Financial Inc. (IGM) (TSX: IGM). Under the agreement, Power will sell its 13.9{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996} ownership stake to Mackenzie Financial Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of IGM, for aggregate consideration of $1.15 billion in cash. Power shareholders will continue to participate in ChinaAMC through Power’s 64.3{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996} economic interest in IGM.

To partially fund the transaction, IGM has agreed to sell 15,200,662 Great-West Lifeco Inc. (Great-West Lifeco) (TSX: GWO) common shares to a subsidiary of Power Financial Corporation (Power Financial or PFC), for aggregate consideration of $575 million, representing a price of $37.83 per share which is equivalent to the 5-day volume-weighted average price of the Great-West Lifeco common shares as at the close of business on January 5, 2022 (the Great-West Lifeco Share Transfer).

“We continue to execute on our strategy to simplify and streamline Power and to deliver value for our shareholders,” said R. Jeffrey Orr, President and Chief Executive Officer of Power Corporation. “We look forward to continued participation in ChinaAMC through our ownership of IGM. We also believe this is an attractive opportunity to both increase our ownership in Great-West Lifeco and support our share buyback initiatives.”

Power Corporation expects to return a portion of the net cash proceeds from the transaction to its shareholders, after factoring in the purchase of Great-West Lifeco common shares, through share repurchases over time pursuant to a normal course issuer bid of Power. The transaction is expected to be accretive to Power’s net asset value.

Timing and Regulatory Approvals

The sale of Power’s interest in ChinaAMC will be subject to, among other things, approval by the China Securities Regulatory Commission and by certain other Chinese regulatory authorities.

The acquisition by Power of the Great-West Lifeco common shares is conditional on the closing of the sale of the ChinaAMC shares.

The transactions are expected to close in the first half of 2022.

Advisors

BMO Capital Markets and Morgan Stanley are acting as financial advisors to Power. Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP, and Baker McKenzie are acting as Power’s legal advisors.

Early Warning Disclosure

PFC currently beneficially owns, including through its controlling interest in IGM, an aggregate of 657,587,165 Great-West Lifeco common shares, representing approximately 70.7{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996} of the issued and outstanding Great-West Lifeco common shares (69.1{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996} on an economic basis). Excluding Great-West Lifeco common shares beneficially owned by IGM, PFC currently owns 620,250,032 Great-West Lifeco common shares, representing approximately 66.7{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996} of the issued and outstanding Great-West Lifeco common shares.

On closing of the Great-West Lifeco Share Transfer, PFC will indirectly acquire 15,200,662 additional Great-West Lifeco common shares (representing approximately 1.6{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996} of the issued and outstanding Great-West Lifeco common shares) such that PFC will beneficially own an aggregate of 635,450,694 Great-West Lifeco common shares, excluding those beneficially owned by IGM, representing 68.3{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996} of the issued and outstanding Great-West Lifeco common shares. The Great-West Lifeco Share Transfer will not impact the aggregate beneficial ownership of Great-West Lifeco common shares by PFC, which shall remain at 70.7{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996} of the issued and outstanding Great-West Lifeco common shares (including indirect beneficial ownership through its controlling interest in IGM). PFC’s economic interest will increase to 69.8{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996}. PFC and its subsidiaries will continue to own, in the aggregate, voting securities representing approximately 65{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996} of the votes attached to all voting securities of Great-West Lifeco.

PFC holds the Great-West Lifeco common shares for investment purposes and, in accordance with applicable securities laws, may increase or decrease its investment in Great-West Lifeco depending on market conditions and then relevant factors. PFC relies on Part 5 of National Instrument 62-103 in respect of aggregation relief relating to any securities that may be held by Great-West Lifeco and its subsidiaries, IGM and its subsidiaries, and any investment fund managed by entities within the Power Corporation group of companies.

About Power Corporation

Power Corporation is an international management and holding company that focuses on financial services in North America, Europe and Asia. Its core holdings are leading insurance, retirement, wealth management and investment businesses, including a portfolio of alternative asset investment platforms. To learn more, visit www.PowerCorporation.com.

Power Financial, a wholly owned subsidiary of Power Corporation of Canada, is an international management and holding company with interests in financial services and asset management businesses in Canada, the United States and Europe. It also has significant holdings in a portfolio of global companies based in Europe. PFC is continued under the Canada Business Corporations Act and its head office is located at 751 Victoria Square, Montréal, Quebec H2Y 2J3. To learn more, visit www.PowerFinancial.com.

About China Asset Management Co., Ltd

Founded in 1998 as one of the first fund management companies in China, China Asset Management Co., Ltd. (ChinaAMC) has maintained a market leading position in China’s asset management industry with total AUM of approximately RMB¥1.607 trillion ($309 billion) at June 30, 2021. The company currently serves over 75,000 institutional clients and 184 million retail investors. ChinaAMC boasts one of the industry’s strongest investment teams with over 250 dedicated investment professionals. CITIC Securities is the largest shareholder of ChinaAMC. To learn more, visit fund.chinaamc.com for more information.

About IGM Financial Inc.

IGM Financial Inc. is one of Canada’s leading diversified wealth and asset management companies with approximately $270 billion in total assets under management and advisement at November 30, 2021. The company provides a broad range of financial planning and investment management services to help more than two million Canadians meet their financial goals. Its activities are carried out principally through IG Wealth Management, Mackenzie Investments and Investment Planning Counsel. To learn more, visit www.igmfinancial.com.

About Great-West Lifeco Inc.

Great-West Lifeco Inc. is an international financial services holding company with interests in life insurance, health insurance, retirement and investment services, asset management and reinsurance businesses. It operates in Canada, the United States and Europe under the brands Canada Life, Empower Retirement, Putnam Investments, and Irish Life. To learn more, visit www.greatwestlifeco.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements in this news release, other than statements of historical fact, are forward-looking statements based on certain assumptions and reflect Power’s and PFC’s current expectations, or with respect to disclosure regarding Power’s and PFC’s public subsidiaries, reflects such subsidiaries’ disclosed current expectations as disclosed in their respective MD&A. Forward-looking statements are provided for the purposes of assisting the reader in understanding the Power’s and PFC’s financial performance, financial position and cash flows as at and for the periods ended on certain dates and to present information about management’s current expectations and plans relating to the future and the reader is cautioned that such statements may not be appropriate for other purposes. These statements include, without limitation, statements regarding the anticipated benefits of the disposition of Power’s equity ownership stake in ChinaAMC and the Great-West Lifeco Share Transfer, the timing of the completion of the disposition of Power’s equity ownership stake in ChinaAMC and the Great-West Lifeco Share Transfer, the timing for the receipt of the required regulatory and other approvals, the interest of PFC in Great-West Lifeco following the Great-West Lifeco Share Transfer, repurchases pursuant to a normal course issuer bid of Power, and the effect of the disposition of Power’s equity ownership stake in ChinaAMC and the Great-West Lifeco Share Transfer on Power’s and PFC’s future operations, financial conditions and share price performance. Forward-looking statements include statements that are predictive in nature, depend upon or refer to future events or conditions, or include words such as “expects”, “anticipates”, “plans”, “believes”, “estimates”, “seeks”, “intends”, “targets”, “projects”, “forecasts” or negative versions thereof and other similar expressions, or future or conditional verbs such as “may”, “will”, “should”, “would” and “could”.

By its nature, this information is subject to inherent risks and uncertainties that may be general or specific and which give rise to the possibility that expectations, forecasts, predictions, projections or conclusions will not prove to be accurate, that assumptions may not be correct and that objectives, strategic goals and priorities will not be achieved. A variety of factors, many of which are beyond Power’s and PFC’s and their respective subsidiaries’ control, affect the operations, performance and results of Power and PFC and their respective subsidiaries and their businesses, and could cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations of estimated or anticipated events or results. These factors include, but are not limited to: the impact or unanticipated impact of general economic, political and market factors in North America and internationally, fluctuations in interest rates, inflation and foreign exchange rates, monetary policies, business investment and the health of local and global equity and capital markets, management of market liquidity and funding risks, risks related to investments in private companies and illiquid securities, risks associated with financial instruments, changes in accounting policies and methods used to report financial condition (including uncertainties associated with significant judgments, estimates and assumptions), the effect of applying future accounting changes, business competition, operational and reputational risks, technological changes, cybersecurity risks, changes in government regulation and legislation, changes in tax laws, unexpected judicial or regulatory proceedings, catastrophic events, man-made disasters, terrorist attacks, wars and other conflicts, or an outbreak of a public health pandemic or other public health crises (such as COVID-19), Power’s and PFC’s and their respective subsidiaries’ ability to complete strategic transactions, integrate acquisitions and implement other growth strategies, the disposition of Power’s equity ownership stake in ChinaAMC and the Great-West Lifeco Share Transfer not occurring as expected, including failure of any condition to the disposition of Power’s equity ownership stake in ChinaAMC and the Great-West Lifeco Share Transfer, or the failure to achieve the anticipated benefits of the disposition of Power’s equity ownership stake in ChinaAMC and the Great-West Lifeco Share Transfer and Power’s or PFC’s and their respective subsidiaries’ success in anticipating and managing the foregoing factors.

The reader is cautioned to consider these and other factors, uncertainties and potential events carefully and not to put undue reliance on forward-looking statements. Information contained in forward-looking statements is based upon certain material assumptions that were applied in drawing a conclusion or making a forecast or projection, including management’s perceptions of historical trends, current conditions and expected future developments, that the required approvals for the disposition of Power’s equity ownership stake in ChinaAMC will be received, as well as other considerations that are believed to be appropriate in the circumstances, including the availability of cash to complete purchases under normal course issuer bid, and that the list of factors in the preceding paragraph, collectively, are not expected to have a material impact on Power or PFC and their respective subsidiaries. While each of Power and PFC consider these assumptions to be reasonable based on information currently available to management, they may prove to be incorrect.

Other than as specifically required by applicable Canadian law, each of Power and PFC undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which such statement is made, or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events, whether as a result of new information, future events or results, or otherwise.

Additional information about the risks and uncertainties of Power’s and PFC’s business and material factors or assumptions on which information contained in forward-looking statements is based is provided in their disclosure materials, including each of Power Corporation’s most recent Management’s Discussion and Analysis and Annual Information Form, filed with the securities regulatory authorities in Canada available at www.sedar.com.

Non-IFRS Financial Measures and Presentation

This press release presents and discusses a financial measure which is not in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). Net Asset Value presents the fair value of the net assets of Power, expressed on a per share basis. Net Asset Value presents the fair value of the net assets of Power and is used to assist in assessing value, on a per share basis. This non-IFRS financial measure does not have a standard meaning and may not be comparable to similar measures used by other entities. Reconciliations of the Net Asset Value and the non-IFRS basis of presentation with the presentation reported in accordance with IFRS are included in Power’s most recent Management’s Discussion and Analysis.

SOURCE Power Corporation of Canada

Cision

View original content: http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/January2022/05/c8420.html