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Stocks fell on the prospect of larger rate hikes and the Fed’s intent to reduce its holdings by $95 billion a month.

Investors are bracing for more uncertainty as Fed officials pledge to aggressively raise rates to combat inflation.

Some experts are warning that the economy will take a “major hit” next year as the Fed struggles to combat inflation.

The latest move is meant to drain Russia’s dollar reserves and bring it closer to a potential default.

IRS says crypto is property, so transfers trigger tax, even swaps of one crypto for another. But if you are holding crypto for someone else, is the tax problem yours, or does it belong to the person on whose behalf you are holding it?

Banks could lose billions as they scale back business in Russia—but exposure was minimal to begin with.

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The invasion of Ukraine will test many countries across Europe - Poland is leading the support for Ukraine, but Hungary, Serbia and other countries are not 'on side'. Will Hungary leave the EU?

Investors are pulling capital out of long/ short equity funds at a rapid pace—and have been for the last 12 months at least.

The Russia-Ukraine war is already causing food crisis around the world.

Last week, the SEC issued its long-awaited proposed mandatory climate-related disclosure rules. Under the directive, public private equity firms such as Carlyle and Blackstone will be required to make climate disclosures for their portfolio companies.

Only a month after the invasion of Ukraine equity volatility has dropped sharply, though bond volatility remains very high. One will catch up with the other and most likely equites will correct.

Thirty years of ESG investing According to data from Refinitiv Lipper, investors poured a record $649 billion into ESG funds around the globe during the first 11 months of 2021, up from the $542 billion invested in such funds in 2020 and $285 billion in 2019.

The Fed is late in withdrawing stimulus and this has boosted inflation, complicating and exacerbating a bad situation with geopolitical risk rising.

Sundial and Tilray are up about 50% this week but the gains may just be temporary.

The streaming wars heat up, as the likes of Netflix and Disney compete for a host of awards.

Stock market forecasts for this year are growing steadily gloomier.

Some of Wall Street’s biggest investors warn that there could be a permanent shift in the world order.

The concept of the black swan is dead. Events we never imagined are happening—and in multitude. Reflecting market volatility in early March, hedge funds sold stock holdings at the fastest rate for any five-day period in the past decade.

Markets are facing a “harsh reality” as geopolitical risks add to inflation fears.