‘Reacceleration ahead’: Bank of America names global tech stocks to buy — predicting growth in the second half
Despite a challenging earnings season and mixed results in the second quarter, the bank sees potential for acceleration in critical areas of the industry.
Want a well-diversified portfolio? Here’s how to create one, according to a Morningstar portfolio manager
A well-diversified portfolio has “exposure to asset classes that have different drivers of growth,” says Morningstar’s Nicolo Bragazza.
Macao did it. Singapore too. Now Thailand looks to build casinos to attract tourist dollars
If the law gets passed, Thailand could be Macao and Singapore’s largest competitor by the end of the decade, industry watchers told CNBC.
German far-right party wins its first state election and is very close in a second
The far-right Alternative for Germany won 32.8% of the vote in Thuringia — beating center-right Christian Democratic Union, the main national opposition party.
Far-right state win shakes Germany’s fragile coalition
German state elections and historic wins for two anti-establishment parties are likely to aggravate instability in an already fractious ruling coalition.
Hotel key cards are being replaced by digital options like Apple, Google wallets
Hotel chains are racing to ditch the plastic room key card and replace it with digital options like Apple Wallet and Google Wallet.
Japan protests second territorial incursion by China in under a week
An uptick in Chinese military activity near Japan and around Taiwan in recent years has stoked concerns in Tokyo.
Six hostages, including Israeli American Hersh Goldberg-Polin, found dead in Gaza
The hostages, taken by Hamas during the Oct. 7 attack, were recovered in a tunnel under Rafah, President Joe Biden said.
The ‘rent-first’ lifestyle is catching on. From cars to clothes and even caskets, here’s when it makes sense to buy vs. rent
Younger adults are showing a preference for the renting lifestyle, studies show. In some cases, it also makes financial sense.
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway sells more Bank of America, has now cut stake by nearly 15%
Warren Buffett has added around $6 billion to Berkshire Hathaway’s sizable cash pile this summer with a string of Bank of America stock sales since mid-July.
