Norway’s giant sovereign wealth fund on Thursday reported first-quarter profit of 1.21 trillion kroner ($109.9 billion), supported by robust returns on its investments in technology stocks. The so-called Government Pension Fund Global, the world’s largest sovereign wealth fund, said it had a value of 17.7 trillion kroner at the end of March. It described the
(Bloomberg) — When Elon Musk announced he’ll unveil a Tesla Inc. robotaxi in August, it was a clear attempt to arrest a spiral for the once high-flying carmaker. Most Read from Bloomberg Tesla shares already had been sinking before the company reported anemic quarterly delivery figures on April 2. Days later, Reuters reported the automaker
A major exchange-traded fund provider is going deep on two popular plays: megacap tech and weight loss drug stocks. In health care, Roundhill Investments is getting ready to launch a fund that focuses on the companies behind GLP-1 drugs. Dave Mazza, the firm’s chief strategy officer, expects to have more information on the fund’s debut
Treasury yields continued to edge higher on early Friday as investors digested the latest jobs data and comments by officials of the Federal Reserve. Weekly jobless claims surprised economists Thursday by coming in at their lowest level since September 2022, in a further indication of the strength of the U.S. jobs market. The yield on
Socially responsible investors are optimistic heading into the new year. Sustainability-focused funds have seen outflows in all three completed quarters of this year, according to Morningstar. That comes as higher energy costs and the politicization of ESG investing frameworks weighed on traders. (The acronym is short for environmental, social and corporate governance.) However, ESG-minded money
Stock-market investors fear a megacap meltdown. Here’s what history says.
Investors spent 2023 fretting about the sustainability of a stock-market rally largely driven by a handful of megacap tech stocks. Those worries remain in place as the S&P 500 has returned to record territory in the new year. “With the usual set of select megacap stocks pacing early 2024 performance, concentration-risk worries have been getting