investingLive Americas FX news wrap 26 Aug The USD is mostly higher with higher yields the catalyst

The three income stocks picked below demonstrate the diversity of opportunities in the Aberdeen Equity Income Trust portfolio and the combination of income and capital growth that we look for. The trust takes a deliberately index-agnostic approach, searching for companies undergoing change that the market under-appreciates. The idea is simple: the most compelling opportunities are…

To make the pitch land, the scammers lean on UBP’s name, its logo, and the identities of people falsely presented as UBP employees. They send documents dressed up to look official – account statements, transfer confirmations, payment notices – often carrying the institution’s branding. UBP has confirmed it has no connection to the activity, does…

Tthe market’s view of artificial intelligence is that one of the big winners will be the model-makers,. after all those are the people who invented it. Markets — at least private markets — have assigned huge valuations to the companies building the models, predominantly OpenAI and Anthropic. The history of great invesntions suggests investors should…

Novo Nordisk‘s CEO sought to reassure investors that its Wegovy pill can drive profitable growth despite lower prices, as investors sent the drugmaker’s shares lower following quarterly results. The Danish company raised its full-year guidance after reporting better-than-expected adjusted sales and operating profit, but investors remained focused on pricing pressure, the quality of the earnings…

The soup has gone cold, or at least that’s what The Campbell’s Company (CPB +0.98%) stock has felt like over the past few years. Shares of Campbell’s have fallen nearly 30% in the past 12 months, and almost 50% over the last five years. The bear case is simple: Sales are falling, margins are compressing,…

Why did I just buy my first bond ever, after years of being 100% invested in stocks? It comes down to a single number: 5.2%. That’s the highest 30-year Treasury yield we’ve seen since 2007, and it’s reshaping the calculus for every other investment out there. In this month’s First Friday economic update, I break…