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Morgan Stanley interns revealed their brand preferences in a survey, including a love for Chipotle and renewed interest in luxury bags. Getty Images More than 500 Morgan Stanley interns shared their go-to brands in a survey this summer. Luxury is creeping back up in popularity, and some newer running brands are gaining ground. Here are…

Banks periodically become much more competitive on pricing, pulling volume away from other lenders, although Trafford said the trend has usually tended to eventually reverse throughout his long stint in the industry. “I’ve been doing this 36 years and I’ve seen banks get aggressive and then cool off,” he said. “Right now they’re very aggressive…

Recent market turbulence across South Korea’s benchmark technology leaders underscores the importance of active management in emerging markets (EM) investing. As companies like SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics navigate shifting global semiconductor demand and macroeconomic headwinds, investors relying on broad, market-cap-weighted indexes face concentrated exposure to sudden drawdowns. In this environment, Baron Emerging Markets Select…

Currently, you pay 6.2% of your income into Social Security each year before that money ever makes it to your bank account. That’s thousands of dollars per year. If you’re self-employed like me, then you pay twice as much — the full 12.4% — since you don’t have an employer to split the burden with…

Competition in digital banking is intensifying across the Middle East and Africa, as Gulf banks innovate to become customers’ primary financial relationship, African institutions test whether AI can deliver profitable scale, and Bahrain seeks to convert its open banking head start into lasting commercial advantage. Read on to discover why personalisation and embedded services are…

When one of my most anticipated trips turned out to be one of my most frustrating, it was entirely my own fault. I travel professionally for a living, but I still get caught up in excitement and unrealistic expectations when planning. Like many travelers, I’d been dreaming of Greece for years. I watched “Mamma Mia,”…