Invest in electric-vehicle batteries, water tech and crypto applications to ride the green wave, says …

But it has come at the cost of depleting those resources. Air pollution is the greatest environmental-linked threat to humans, UBS said, and is the fourth leading cause of death around the world. The bank suggests investing in treatments for illnesses linked to climate change, which includes both drugs and medical devices. As we move […]

Opinion: Thinking green (investments)? Why it rarely pays to buy niche ‘thematic’ ETFs

+0.35%. Environmental, social and governance investors who bought up hydrogen industry stocks last year are now learning a hard lesson, and it’s a reminder that the bright, shiny object can quickly dull. Brett Manning, senior market analyst at Briefing.com, says it’s often the case that, once an ETF for a popular theme is created, the […]

Bitcoin drops below $50000, dented by rising US tax worries

The price of bitcoin dropped below the psychologically important $50,000 level on Friday, as worries over rising U.S. last changed hands at $47,659, a slide of 12% over 24 hours and a level not seen since early March, according to Coindesk. Bitcoin saw a sharp slide last weekend, though the cryptocurrency’s volatility mean slides of […]

Bitcoin drops below $50000, dented by rising US tax worries

The price of bitcoin dropped below the psychologically important $50,000 level on Friday, as worries over rising U.S. last changed hands at $47,659, a slide of 12% over 24 hours and a level not seen since early March, according to Coindesk. Bitcoin saw a sharp slide last weekend, though the cryptocurrency’s volatility mean slides of […]

These money and investing tips can help you stay upright against the market’s headwinds

These money and investing stories, popular with MarketWatch readers over the past week, can give you greater knowledge about the financial markets’ current condition as you monitor your portfolio and plan ahead. As traditional income strategies, like bonds and dividend stocks, got challenged by the pandemic, some investors turned to pass-through securities in search of […]

How do you compete with home buyers who can pay in all cash? Skip inspections and appraisals

The married couple began seriously searching for a property to buy in Austin, Texas, after November’s presidential election. They quickly realized that, at a minimum, they would need to include an appraisal waiver in whatever offer they made. A reasonably-priced home could fetch 20 or more offers, said Resnick, who works as a senior product […]

Yields are sliding but US economic indicators are improving. Here’s what’s driving the bond market …

retail sales rose nearly 10% in March, the second largest increase on record, aided by the federal pandemic relief checks sent to Americans. The drop in 10-year Treasury yields is “very surprising,” according to Jeff Schulze, an investment strategist with ClearBridge Investments. “It’s not the reaction that I would have expected given the huge beat […]

Coinbase has fueled ‘a lot of frenzy’ and ‘that never ends well,’ bitcoin bull Novogratz tells …

Wealthy investor Mike Novogratz speculates that bitcoin could be worth $100,000 by the end of 2021 and sees that value increasing five-fold by 2024, as the nascent crypto market continues to evolve and grow. “I’ve seen a lot of weird coins like dogecoin and even XRP have huge retail spikes, which means there’s a lot […]