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LONDON, May 19 (Reuters) - Global fund managers raised their allocation to equities by the most on record in May, driven by optimism over earnings growth and by the possibility of the Federal Reserve

Dell Technologies has been one of the loudest stories in AI infrastructure this year. The numbers behind the rally are real, but so is the debate about how much upside is left. That tension is exactly why Bank of America's latest move stands out. The firm just raised its price target on Dell ...

(Bloomberg) -- A surge in longer-maturity US Treasury yields is testing the resolve of global bond investors torn between the possibility of locking in the rates near to the highest levels in decades and the risk of an even greater selloff.Most Read from BloombergUS Lawmakers Plan New $130 Fee for Electric Vehicle OwnersBillionaire Rinehart Bets $100 Million on US Defense StocksStocks and Oil Whipsaw on Mixed US-Iran Signals: Markets WrapTrump Says Holding Off on New Iran Strikes After Gulf Appe

Salesforce (NYSE: CRM) just picked up one of the more unusual analyst calls of 2026, and it landed at a price the market wasn't ready for. Bank of America analyst Tal Liani reinstated coverage of Salesforce on May 18 with an Underperform rating and a $160 price target, Yahoo Finance reports. The ...

Wall Street sometimes loves to misread particular kinds of stocks. And it is always the ones that look disrupted from the outside but are actually getting more deeply embedded on the inside. ServiceNow (NOW) has spent much of 2026 carrying that misread. The stock fell roughly 38% year to date the ...

(Bloomberg) -- Zohran Mamdani was set to hold individual meetings with Jamie Dimon, chief executive officer at JPMorgan Chase & Co., and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. CEO David Solomon, as New York City’s democratic socialist mayor seeks to build relations with the business community. Most Read from BloombergStocks Fall, Oil Rises as Hormuz Deal Hopes Fade: Markets WrapBillionaire Rinehart Bets $100 Million on US Defense StocksIranian Media Said US Offered Interim Waiver on Oil SanctionsUS and Iran F

(Bloomberg) -- China’s growth slowed across the board in April with investment resuming declines, calling into question the government’s reluctance to add stimulus to the economy as a global energy crisis hits factories and consumers across the world.Most Read from BloombergWinners and Losers From Trump and Xi’s Beijing Summit TalksHormuz Oil Flows Creep Higher as More Supertankers ExitUS, Iran Stall on Hormuz Reopening as Oil Supplies TightenUS and Iran Far From Deal as Bond Rout Piles Pressure

A 58-year-old engineer in Palo Alto, married filing jointly, earns $750,000 a year, has already stuffed $4 million into 401(k)s and IRAs, and parks another $1.2 million in a brokerage account that holds a single S&P 500 fund. The 401(k) is maxed. The mega backdoor Roth is maxed. The next tax dollar saved has to ... The $40,000 Tax Move That Comes After Your 401(k) Hits Its Limit

(Bloomberg) -- The tech-fueled stock rally is looking bubble-like to some investors, and they’re turning to exotic options that better protect against an eventual slump.Most Read from BloombergWinners and Losers From Trump and Xi’s Beijing Summit TalksHormuz Oil Flows Creep Higher as More Supertankers ExitUS, Iran Stall on Hormuz Reopening as Oil Supplies TightenTrump Gets Revenge on Republican Who Voted to Convict HimHow Keir Starmer Imploded and Plunged Britain Into More ChaosThe fear-versus-A

(Bloomberg) -- The emerging-market carry trade has bounced back from its Iran war losses as surging crude oil prices reinforce expectations that interest rates will stay elevated and bolster the currencies of commodity exporters. Most Read from BloombergWinners and Losers From Trump and Xi’s Beijing Summit TalksHormuz Oil Flows Creep Higher as More Supertankers ExitUS, Iran Stall on Hormuz Reopening as Oil Supplies TightenTrump Gets Revenge on Republican Who Voted to Convict HimHow Keir Starmer

Investing.com -- Institutional investors are growing increasingly concerned about upside inflation risks in the United States while pulling back from downside growth fears.

Nvidia (NVDA) just became the first company in history to hit a $5.5 trillion market cap. Its CEO is flying to Beijing with President Trump. And on the same day all of that was happening, Bank of America's top semiconductor analyst just changed a number that puts 45% upside on the table. That ...

We appear to be looking at an excellent entry point for long-term investors.

It could be a tough travel season for key players.

(Bloomberg) -- The worsening shortage in global memory chips due to the artificial intelligence buildout is driving a widening gulf in corporate results and stock performances.Most Read from BloombergAmbani’s Cola War With Coke, Pepsi Spurs Fridge Bonanza in IndiaInside a Year of Chaos and Conflict at Kevin Hart’s Media CompanyMamdani Scraps Property Tax Hike, Counts Second-Home RevenueIran Makes New Offer on Uranium in Response to US, WSJ SaysShares of memory makers Micron Technology Inc. and S

Block investors have been looking for signs that the company’s reset is doing more than lowering costs, and Bank of America says the first quarter gave them a stronger case to consider. In a Bank of America note provided to TheStreet, analyst Matthew C. O’Neill maintained a Buy rating on Block and ...

Nebius has had one of the more remarkable runs of any stock in the AI infrastructure space. Up more than 110% year to date and roughly 600% over the past year, the company is heading into its Q1 2026 earnings report on May 13 with enormous expectations built in. Bank of America just made those ...

Affirm has been one of the more closely watched names in financial technology as investors weigh whether the buy now, pay later company can turn rapid growth into a more durable profit story. Bank of America came away from the company’s latest quarter with more confidence, raising its price target ...

(Bloomberg) -- JPMorgan Chase & Co. spent hundreds of millions of dollars over the course of more than a decade developing systems using blockchain, a novel technology that was supposed to radically upend financial markets, but has yet to become a game-changer.Most Read from BloombergIran Makes New Offer on Uranium in Response to US, WSJ SaysInside a Year of Chaos and Conflict at Kevin Hart’s Media CompanyIran Says It’s Deployed Mini Subs in Contest to Control HormuzEpstein's Black Card: How He

Bank of America just got even more bullish on CoreWeave (CRWV), spearheaded by the market’s insatiable demand for AI infrastructure. On May 6, according to TheFly, BofA raised its price target on the AI cloud giant’s stock to $140 from $120, while maintaining a “Buy” rating, driven by relentless ...

(Bloomberg) -- Goldman Sachs & Co and Bank of America Corp are the latest in a growing cohort of Wall Street banks pushing back their forecasts for interest-rate cuts, arguing that both jobs and inflation data make a case for the Federal Reserve to keep rates on hold until at least the end of the year.Most Read from BloombergIran Makes New Offer on Uranium in Response to US, WSJ SaysInside a Year of Chaos and Conflict at Kevin Hart’s Media CompanyTrump Rejects New Iran Peace Offer as ‘Totally Un

Bank of America has added FedEx (NYSE:FDX) to its “US 1 List,” a collection of its best investment ideas. The move, announced May 11, is a high-conviction symbolic signal even without a fresh price target attached. For long-term investors, the inclusion reframes FedEx stock as one of Wall Street’s preferred industrial transformation plays heading into ... BofA Just Picked FedEx Stock as One of Its Best Ideas: Logistics Giant Joins the US 1 List

(Bloomberg) -- Fervo Energy Co., a geothermal energy developer, is seeking to raise as much as $1.82 billion in a US initial public offering, raising its target from $1.33 billion.Most Read from BloombergIran Makes New Offer on Uranium in Response to US, WSJ SaysTrump Rejects New Iran Peace Offer as ‘Totally Unacceptable’Inside a Year of Chaos and Conflict at Kevin Hart’s Media CompanyModi Asks Indians to Stop Buying Gold, Hitting Jewelry StocksDrone Hits Ship Near Qatar as US Awaits Iran Peace

May 11 (Reuters) - The Indian investment banking and securities arm of Bank of America settled a case for alleged violation of insider trading and merchant banking rules with the country's markets

(Bloomberg) -- Alphabet Inc. is planning to issue yen bonds for the first time in a move that may help fund investments as artificial intelligence competition intensifies.Most Read from BloombergIran Makes New Offer on Uranium in Response to US, WSJ SaysTrump Rejects New Iran Peace Offer as ‘Totally Unacceptable’Inside a Year of Chaos and Conflict at Kevin Hart’s Media CompanyDrone Hits Ship Near Qatar as US Awaits Iran Peace Plan ResponseJudge to Review Musk, SEC Settlement Deal in Twitter Stak

HubSpot gave investors a first-quarter report that showed several positive headline numbers, but Bank of America came away focused on a different part of the story. The firm downgraded HubSpot to underperform from buy and cut its price objective to $180 from $300, arguing that the ...

Many Americans are feeling financially strained these days. And when we look at how inflation is trending, it's easy to see why. The Consumer Price Index rose 3.3% on an annual basis in March. Although fuel oil mostly drove the increase, food costs rose substantially as well — particularly ...

Increasingly economists are contemplating a scenario where the central bank makes no change to rates.

Planet Fitness investors received a tougher view from Bank of America after the gym operator’s latest earnings update reset expectations for membership growth, pricing, and the company’s near-term stock setup. Bank of America downgraded Planet Fitness to neutral from buy and lowered its price ...

I have a theory about Costco. When the economy gets confusing, when tariffs are rising, inflation is creeping back, and nobody is quite sure what happens next, people don't stop spending. They just get smarter about where they spend. Costco (COST) is where smart spending goes. That theory got fresh ...