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Big Three

September 15, 2023 | The United Auto Workers (UAW) union initiated coordinated walkouts at three manufacturing plants owned by General Motors, Ford, and Stellantis (the parent company of Chrysler.) The strike marks the most extensive labor movement in the U.S. industrial sector in years.

Bond King

September 14, 2023 | Ray Dalio bootstrapped the world’s biggest hedge fund, Bridgewater Associates, from essentially nothing. In doing so, his firm mastered trading in many different types of financial markets and is no stranger to the market for U.S. government debt — Treasury bonds.

Inflation & iPhones

September 13, 2023 | The iPhone 15 isn’t as controversial as when Apple removed the home button, but new iPhones will feature updated cameras, buttons, aesthetics, and most notably, a new charging port, supporting customers’ pockets and assortment of cables.

Wealth Destroyers

September 12, 2023 | A discovery in the crater of an ancient supervolcano along the Nevada-Oregon border has geologists, economists, investors, and even the U.S. government buzzing about the potential ramifications.

Unseating China

September 11, 2023 | Last year, while just about every other sector sold off, energy companies were the market’s best performers. In fact, it was the only S&P 500 sector to close 2022 with gains. This year, oil-and-gas companies are hot again after a quick breather.

Corporate Paradise

September 10, 2023 | No matter where you live, you probably interact with Delaware companies daily. Possibly, every hour. Delaware is a corporate paradise, with more registered businesses than residents. Read more here.

Hot New Thing

September 09, 2023 | You don’t normally think of the finance industry as “inventing” new things. If anything, most people probably think the financial system is bloated and unnecessarily esoteric.

Wrecking Ball

September 08, 2023 | This summer, the biggest markets story is arguably not China’s slumping economy, the AI-driven tech boom, or whether the Fed will keep hiking interest rates. There’s one thing at the intersection of these stories and many others: The surging U.S. dollar.