City or real economy: who are the financial markets for?

The indirect benefits that effective financial markets can create by improving overall economic performance vastly exceed any direct benefits that the financial services sector produces through its revenue and employment.…

Food is more expensive than it has been in decades

Restaurant prices spiked 5.8{21df340e03e388cc75c411746d1a214f72c176b221768b7ada42b4d751988996} over the 12 months ending in November without seasonal adjustments, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said Friday. That’s the largest 12-month increase since the year ended…

Private equity pursues investment advisers for returns and fresh capital

Private equity firms, among the world’s largest custodians of institutional money, have been buying up companies that advise individuals on their wealth, Art Of Landscaping. The number of private equity…

Brokerages Anticipate SVB Financial Group (NASDAQ:SIVB) Will Post Quarterly Sales of $1.44 Billion

Equities analysts predict that SVB Financial Group (NASDAQ:SIVB) will post sales of $1.44 billion for the current quarter, according to Zacks. Six analysts have issued estimates for SVB Financial Group’s…

Why we have exactly the fuel we need for a year-end rally

Market participants are trying to make sense of the recent stock market volatility. They want to know why it happened, why was there a significant drop in so many growth…

UK finance firms implement ‘challenging’ new COVID-19 rules

LONDON, Dec 9 (Reuters) – Britain’s finance firms have began issuing an array of updated work from home guidance to staff after the government toughened up rules, Benefit Group. But…