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‘It’s nuts’: Real estate agents describe chaos in New York City’s hot rental market and more than half of Americans are living paycheck to paycheck, making them more vulnerable to recession

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Hi, MarketWatchers. Don’t miss these top stories. ‘There seems to be little relief in sight’: More than half of Americans are living paycheck to paycheck, making them more vulnerable to recession People living paycheck to paycheck were more likely to have experienced financially distressing events at some point over the last three years. Read More … Read more

M&A drivers tap the brakes on private deals as economy flashes yellow

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While financial market turmoil in 2022 has created more opportunities to find interesting deals, M&A practitioners remain more cautious to hit the accelerator on acquisitions, a senior executive at an advisory firm told MarketWatch. “People will be disciplined on price,” said James McVeigh, founder and CEO of Cyndx Networks LLC. “Investments that would have been … Read more

The IPO Market Has Gone Cold. Getting It Going Again Is Likely To Take Some Time.

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Elias Stein Text size The queue for initial public offerings is long, over 300 companies long. But precious few are proceeding: By June 17, only 47 companies, valued at $ 4.6 billion, had undergone traditional IPOs in 2022-74% below the same period in 2021, notes Dealogic. Most of the 47 have been tiny. Larger IPOs, … Read more

More Companies Start to Rescind Job Offers

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Businesses in several different industries are rescinding job offers they made just a few months ago, in a sign the tightest labor market in decades may be showing cracks. Companies including Twitter Inc.. real-estate brokerage Redfin Corp. and cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase Global Inc. have rescinded offers in recent weeks. Employers in other pockets of the … Read more

Fed looks ‘dead set’ on tightening financial conditions until the economy slows, warns BlackRock

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The Federal Reserve’s battle to get inflation down from a 40-year high probability means it will raise interest rates until the US economy slows, strategists at the BlackRock Investment Institute warned on Tuesday. “The Fed seems dead set on raising rates this year to levels that, in our view, would clearly slow the economy,” Jean … Read more

Market Turmoil Pummeled Stocks of Private Equity Firms. Why It’s Time to Buy.

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TPG said Tuesday it was buying Convey Health Solutions Holdings, a healthcare technology company, for $ 10.50 a share, or $ 1.1 billion. Dreamstime Text size This year’s market downturn has pummeled shares of publicly traded private equity firms, but the group, which includes TPG and Carlyle Group , ultimately is expected to gain from … Read more

The binaguinages retrouvent une nouvelle vocation, loin de l’Ehpad

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The retrospective settlement at the peninsula in the center of the Essort’s reception area, in Luceau. 1trenné le 1er janvier 2021, ce premier établissement affichait complet en moins de deux mois. Esprit Béguinage ENQUÊTE – À Luceau, in La Sarthe, as well as in other parts of the country, the management model for people who … Read more

Three alternatives to a small-business loan

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Banks and credit unions tend to offer the most affordable business financing – if your business can qualify. Only a fraction of small-business loan applications are approved, and this disparity is getting worse. According to the Federal Reserve’s 2022 Small Business Credit Survey, approval rates from both small and large banks declined from 2019 to … Read more

Why stock-market investors are ‘nervous’ that an earnings recession may be looming

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Investors are anxious in the stock market may be facing an earnings recession, potentially leading to deeper losses after the S&P 500 index just suffered its worst week since March 2020. “It’s pretty clear that earning estimates are probably going to come down after rising since the first of the year,” said Bob Doll, chief … Read more

How a Barron’s Top 100 Women Advisor Uses Dividends to Navigate the Market Volatility

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Mary Mullin with Merrill Lynch is No. 53 on this year’s Barron’s Top 100 Women Advisor ranking. Photograph by Valerie Anselme Text size Since earning her Certified Financial Planner, or CFP, distinction in 2000, Mary Mullin, managing director of Merrill Lynch’s Mullin & Associates in Boston, hasn’t stopped accumulating credentials. Her latest is the Sports … Read more