Tag: Booming

BlackRock Enters Booming Market for Stock ETFs With a 100% Hedge

(Bloomberg) — BlackRock Inc. is the latest asset manager to launch an exchange-traded fund that offers a way to ride the stock rally — while hedging 100% of the downside if markets plunge. Most Read from Bloomberg The iShares Large Cap Max Buffer Jun ETF is set to begin trading under the ticker MAXJ on […]

NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) Jumped on Booming Demand for AI Products

Meridian Funds, managed by ArrowMark Partners, released its “Meridian Hedged Equity Fund” first quarter 2024 investor letter. A copy of the same can be downloaded here. Risk assets continued to rise while market volatility remained low in the first quarter, perhaps indicating that investors are becoming somewhat complacent.  In the quarter, the fund appreciated 5.46% […]

As Americans trim spending, these cheap steakhouses are booming

“God I love Texas Roadhouse,” began one thread on Reddit, with over 1,000 upvotes. “Texas Roadhouse never disappoints,” began another, with over 5,000 votes. A third touted the “incredible value.” If there’s anything Americans love, it’s cheap meat. So business is booming at Texas Roadhouse and LongHorn Steakhouse, even as Americans pull back elsewhere. In […]

Outdoor recreation is booming in Pennsylvania

Jun. 2—ASHLEY — American writer and humorist, Mark Twain, once said, “Buy land, they’re not making it anymore.” Ellen Ferretti, Executive Director at the North Branch Land Trust and a former Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department Conservation and Natural Resources, paraphrased Twain’s advice about land. “I say conserve and protect land — they’re not making […]

Catering to the Ultra-Rich Is a Booming Business in Australia

(Bloomberg Markets) — Peppermint Grove, a suburb of Perth in Western Australia, has all the trappings you’d expect of one of the wealthiest postal codes in the country: sprawling riverside mansions, exclusive schools and a yacht club. Most Read from Bloomberg But lately there’s a new sign that the Perth elite are starting to tip […]

Temu Parent Soars On Booming Earnings, Sales

PDD stock jumped in early Wednesday trading, after Chinese e-commerce company PDD Holdings (PDD) reported first-quarter results that exceeded expectations. Sales for the Temu parent company jumped 131%. X PDD Holdings said early Wednesday that it earned an adjusted 20.72 Chinese yuan ($2.83) per share from sales of $86.8 billion yuan ($12 billion) for the […]