A "mild" downturn is coming?
The recession alarms have been sounding lately due to bank failures, stubborn inflation, rising interest rates and general stock market volatility.
Minutes from a recent Federal Open Markets Committee (FOMC) meeting predict a "mild recession" later in the year.
Investors expect a second-straight quarter of decline in profits from U.S. companies. Per the Zacks Earnings Trends report, total S&P 500 earnings are...

* This article is a work of fiction. Any similarities are purely coincidental.
I recently went to Singapore with my family to visit my long-lost cousin.
When my cousin arrived at the airport in a cool Tesla, she asked me, "This kid has been working for years. Why hasn't he found a partner to bring to Singapore?"
'Well, work is so busy that finance workers don't have time to fall in love. I have to watch the Hong...

Most companies are badly hit with the recent SME banks collapse and the aftermath of COVID and continuing tensions between RU/Ukraine. Cost of borrowing is going up as the consequence of rising interest rates. There are also layoffs from reputable companies, from tech to even F&B (McD). All of these have got a declining impact to world economy but not all is lost because this is a cycle. There will be bad times and good times. If there are any investments in portfolio, do you...

If by going with the usual technical definition, owning one stock is comsidered as a part-owner. However, i personally feel the holdings i own is not 'influential' to the degree I call myself a part-owner 😂. More like im a mini owner🤣

In 2022, the U.S. stock market was in turmoil, but in the midst of the storm, 92-year-old Warren Buffett still wears the "crown" - in the year the S&P 500 fell 18.1%, Warren Buffett's Berkshire gained 4% positive return, for the stock god Warren Buffett is still "a good year".
On a longer timeline, from 1965-2022, Berkshire's annualized return was 19.8%, significantly outpacing the S&P 500's 9.9%, for a cumulative ...