Portfolio managers have conflicting incentives as the economic and financial risks from climate change become more apparent but remain imprecise.
Category: Stocks and Bonds
Nvidia, with $3.34 Trillion Market Cap, Becomes Most Valuable Company
The chip maker’s stock price has jumped over the last year thanks to its stranglehold on the market for the chips needed to build A.I. systems.
Tesla’s Stock Price Shows Doubts About Outlook Under Elon Musk
A huge run-up in the stock’s value followed a 2018 vote on Elon Musk’s compensation package. But investors have recently become less enamored.
Roaring Kitty Came Back to Talk GameStop. Shares Plunged.
Keith Gill, the investor who spurred the meme stock mania in 2021, attracted a huge audience for his public return to livestreaming Friday. But his favorite buy dropped.
Office Buildings’ Losses Are Growing, With More Pain to Come
The distress in commercial real estate is growing as some office buildings sell for much lower prices than just a few years ago.
Tensions Rise in Silicon Valley Over Sales of Start-Up Stocks
The market for shares of hot start-ups like SpaceX and Stripe is projected to reach a record $64 billion this year.
In Silicon Valley, You Can Be Worth Billions and It’s Not Enough
Andreas Bechtolsheim, the first investor in Google, has an estimated $16 billion fortune. He recently settled charges that he engaged in insider trading for a profit of $415,726.
Counting Inflation, the Stock Market May Have Hit a Peak
Robert Shiller, the Nobel laureate, says valuations adjusted for high inflation suggest stock returns for the next decade are likely to be modest.
Disney Fends Off Activist Investor, Nelson Peltz, in Shareholder Vote for Second Time
Nelson Peltz had campaigned for two seats on Disney’s board of directors, as he sought to shake up the company’s growth plan.
India Election: What 10 Years of Modi Has Meant for the Economy
Narendra Modi has kept India on its swift upward path among the world’s largest economies. Many Indians are better off, though wealth gaps have widened.