The Market's 'Fear Gauge' Just Hit Its Lowest Level Since January 2020: Morning Brief
Wall Street's so-called "fear index" — the CBOE Volatility Index (^VIX) — fell to 12.73 Thursday, the lowest reading since January 2020.
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Insight Partners Fined $1.5M Over Excess Fees, Conflicts of Interest
New York-based investment adviser Insight Venture Management agreed to pay a $1.5 million penalty in settling with SEC.
Hedging Failure Exposes Private Equity to Interest-Rate Surge
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Odey’s Only Female Money Manager Posts Gain But It’s Not Enough to Keep Clients
Sophia Whitbread, the only female portfolio manager at what used to be Crispin Odey’s investment empire, has been the best performer among her peers.
BlackRock Files for Bitcoin ETF in Push into Crypto
BlackRock, world's biggest asset manager, filed for a bitcoin exchange-traded fund that would allow investors to get exposure to the cryptocurrency.
Wall Street Isn’t Buying What Powell, Economists Are Forecasting
Defying the odds, the world’s biggest stock market has recouped all losses caused by the most disruptive monetary-tightening campaign in a generation.
