watch nowAhead of a White House press conference on Wednesday, an update on trumpaccounts.gov named the Dalios in a section on additional support, along with tech CEO Michael Dell and his wife Susan."Ray has joined what we are calling the 50-state challenge," Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said. Approximately 300,000 children in Connecticut will receive $250 each from the Dalios' commitment. The money will go to those who live in a ZIP code where the median income is less than $150,000, according to a pre ...

Key Takeaways Insurers like TRV, AXS, JXN, LNC, and GL have beaten the market in 2025 with more gains expected in 2026.Strong underwriting, capital position and digital upgrades helped insurers thrive despite catastrophe losses.Insurers continue to boost dividends, expand via M&A, and benefit from diversified investment portfolios.As we move closer to wrapping up 2025, we are all hoping for a prosperous 2026, which, in turn, will be reflected in our investment portfolio. Despite an active catastrophe enviro ...

Growth investors focus on stocks that are seeing above-average financial growth, as this feature helps these securities garner the market's attention and deliver solid returns. But finding a growth stock that can live up to its true potential can be a tough task.In addition to volatility, these stocks carry above-average risk by their very nature. Also, one could end up losing from a stock whose growth story is actually over or nearing its end.However, the Zacks Growth Style Score (part of the Zacks Style S ...

“While first-half U.S. dollar weakness certainly helped, the fact that EM has done so well amid shifting geopolitics and aggressive U.S. tariffs is impressive, leading us to ask whether it is entering a multiyear outperformance trend,” said Shalett.But “one of the most underappreciated opportunities may be in EM equities,” she wrote, calling their “extraordinary outperformance” in 2025 among the biggest surprises of the year.“Overweighting the U.S. has served global investors well the past 15 years,” Lisa S ...

Emerging-market stocks have broadly crushed the U.S. equities market this year, in one of the biggest market surprises of 2025. ...

Honeywell International Inc. (NASDAQ:HON) is included among the 12 Best Dogs of the Dow to Invest in. Honeywell (HON) Positioned for Earnings Momentum Into FY26, Says Evercore Image by Alexsander-777 from Pixabay On December 15, Evercore ISI analyst Alexander Virgo started coverage on Honeywell International Inc. (NASDAQ:HON), assigning an Outperform rating and a $255 price target. In a note to investors, he said the company’s “picks and shovels” exposure within the multi-industrials space gives investo ...

Core Insights - Medline shares experienced a significant increase of nearly 25% during their trading debut, with the stock priced around $36 after an IPO that raised $6.26 billion, marking one of the largest IPOs in recent years [1][4][7] Company Overview - Medline sold over 216 million shares at $29 each, at the higher end of its anticipated range of $26 to $30, with plans to use the proceeds to reduce debt [2][4] - The company offers over 335,000 medical and surgical products, including protective equipment and testing kits, and has reported consistent annual sales growth since its inception [2] Financial Performance - For the first nine months of the year ending September, Medline reported a net income of $977 million on revenues of $20.65 billion, an increase from a net income of $911 million on $18.72 billion in revenue during the same period the previous year [3] Market Context - The IPO marks a recovery in the IPO market, although overall activity remains below the record levels seen in 2021; Medline's IPO is the largest since Rivian's $11.93 billion IPO in 2021 [4][7] Strategic Vision - CEO Jim Boyle expressed that the IPO is expected to enhance Medline's brand, positioning the company as the "Costco of healthcare" for its medical equipment customers, leveraging its private label products and strong supply chain [5]

By rolling multiple loans into one, you’ll have fewer bills to juggle, meaning less stress and fewer chances to miss a payment. If you qualify for a lower interest rate, you can also save money in the long run.While debt can feel like an anchor that keeps pulling you down, there are ways to stay afloat, such as through debt consolidation .Record auto debt and a recent surge in delinquencies is being taken as another possible sign of recession on the horizon. Another way to prepare yourself is to rethink you ...

Key Takeaways The biggest entertainment deal in history promises more drama. The latest: Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) on Wednesday published a letter criticizing Paramount Skydance's (PSKY) offer to acquire the company, saying its all-cash bid—which followed an agreement by Warner Bros. to merge with Netflix (NFLX)—came with "an untenable degree of risk" and urging shareholders to reject Paramount's "illusory" all-cash deal. The response from Warner to Paramount's hostile takeover offer last week was to be ...

Pimco raised more than $7 billion for an asset-based finance strategy, including its first funds designed exclusively for insurance companies and wealthy individuals. That's according to a person familiar with the matter. Bloomberg's Laura Benitez reports on "Bloomberg Markets" with Scarlet Fu. ...