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US homeowners have stacked up trillions of dollars of home equity. Big investors are now ready to cut deals that could change homeownership forever.

China has curbed short selling and quant trading activities to support its flailing stock markets, but the moves could dampen investor appetite.

JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon, Bridgewater Associates founder Ray Dalio, and BlackRock chief Larry Fink have also cited similar concerns.

Walmart, Capital One, and Truist announced transactions worth a combined $53 billion this week, meaning dealmaking and M&A are making a big comeback.

Jeremy Grantham warned of a huge real estate bubble, predicted stocks would disappoint for a decade, and blasted the Fed for driving up asset prices.

Millennials and Gen Z were the winners of the stock market's pandemic-era boom. They even managed to slightly close the wealth gap with baby boomers.

Ppending is likely to slow after Chinese New Year, signaling more bad news for Beijing when what it really needs is a break.

Boeing is a quintessential example of America's rotting business culture. After 40 years of mistakes, companies need a philosophical revolution.

Stocks are poised to disappoint, recession alarms are flashing, and speculation is rife in tech and crypto, the market prophet Gary Shilling says.

China replaced its top markets regulator late on Wednesday following news Xi was to meet with the agency amid a deep market rout.

China reported GDP growth of 5.2% in 2023. But, it has been in "a running battle to roll out extraordinary support measures," said the Rhodium Group.

China vowed to crack down on short-selling and insider trading, attract investment from longer-term funds, and listen to investors earnestly.

The latest jobs report had lots of good news for the labor market. Workers are in a great spot, but not a perfect one.

The share price surges came as investors cheered stellar results from both tech giants for the final three months of 2023.

Meta cofounder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg owns 350 million shares in the company that just announced a 50 cent-per-share quarterly dividend.

In January alone, Chinese authorities pulled about a dozen moves to stabilize a stock market rout and support downbeat property market demand.

Warren Buffett's company beat the odds given its original focus on "textiles, trading stamps, and department stores," says author Jacob McDonough.

The Federal Reserve is expected to continue its pause on interest rate hikes this week, with cuts likely to come later this year.

Analysts' earnings estimates for companies represented by the MSCI China Index members are down nearly 1% since the start of 2024, per Bloomberg data.

"There has been increasing confusion over Beijing's policy stance on the economy," wrote Nomura economists in a Monday note seen by Business Insider.

Inflation rose at a higher-than-expected rate of 3.4% last month, damping market expectations of imminent cuts to interest rates.

A bipartisan group of lawmakers, along with environmental groups, say they fear more environmental harm if JBS gains access to additional capital.

Over 80% of respondents to a World Economic Forum survey said they're expecting heightened economic and stock-market volatility in 2024.

Baby boomers' dominance in the US housing market is coming to an end. And Gen Z, not millennials, are poised to take over.