Markets are not in a comfortable place right now. The S&P 500 was down by more than a percentage at yesterday’s close, the Dow Jones by near the same, and the Nasdaq was down nearly 2%. The VIX volatility index, by contrast, is up more than 9%—suggesting the turbulence is far from over. Even then,…
By Pritam Biswas (Reuters) -U.S. publisher McGraw Hill was valued at $3.25 billion as its shares opened at par in their New York debut on Thursday, hinting at a mixed response from investors in an otherwise upbeat IPO market. IPO market activity has rebounded strongly following a significant setback earlier in the year caused by…
Good morning. Well, we’ve got a trade deal with Japan and a blueprint for a national AI policy (more on that below). In this topsy-turvy business environment, that’s something you can hang your hat on. But don’t keep your hat off too long. There’s plenty of potential surprises still working their way through the various…
A top Wall Street economist is sounding the alarm on sky-high valuations in AI stocks — and drawing comparisons to the tech bubble of the late 1990s. “Yes, AI will do incredible things for all of us,” Torsten Sløk, chief economist at Apollo Global Management, said on Yahoo Finance’s Opening Bid. “But does that mean…