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Bill Ackman, founder and CEO of Pershing Square Capital Management. Adam Jeffery | CNBC Billionaire investor Bill Ackman said he expects to close his SPAC deal to buy 10% of Universal Music Group for around $4 billion later this month. Ackman’s blank-check company Pershing Square Tontine Holdings (PSTH) is likely to finish the transaction by June 22,

Starship prototype SN10 fires its three Raptor engines as it comes in for the landing. SpaceX The U.S. Air Force is expanding a small development program that wants to leverage reusable rockets, like those SpaceX is building, to deliver cargo quickly to anywhere in the world. Called Rocket Cargo, the experimental military program will be

The market conditions and technology in the mania over current meme stock AMC Entertainment are vastly different from day trading during the dot-com bubble of the late 1990s, online brokerage pioneer and former options trader Tom Sosnoff told CNBC on Friday. “There’s no comparison between the day traders of 1999-2000, and that first transition into

A number of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are devoted exclusively to gold, a precious metal valued both for its industrial uses and its use as a store-of-value. The shiny metal is used in jewelry and is a key component in a number of electronics products. Investors have long viewed gold as a hedge against inflation and

Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) hold a collection of securities—such as stocks—that often track an underlying index. While they are similar to mutual funds in some ways, ETFs are different in that they are listed on exchanges and can be traded throughout the day like traditional stocks. In recent years, ETFs have become immensely popular with investors

The S&P 500 is a market-cap-weighted index of 505 large-cap U.S. stocks, representing approximately 80% of the market value of the U.S. stock market. Often synonymous with “the market” in the U.S., the S&P 500 is the closest thing to a default U.S. stock index. Its largest components by weight are mega-cap stocks such as

For many students, graduating from college means leaving school with a degree—and a pile of student loans. The typical borrower is now carrying on average $37,693 in education debt. Creating a plan for paying it off is essential—especially since you have, at best, only a six-month grace period after graduation before you have to start

What Is Algorithmic High-Frequency Trading? Algorithmic trading (or “algo” trading) refers to the use of computer algorithms (basically a set of rules or instructions to make a computer perform a given task) for trading large blocks of stocks or other financial assets while minimizing the market impact of such trades. Algorithmic trading involves placing trades

More people went price-shopping for insurance during the pandemic, but they weren’t always thrilled with the experience when they used digital channels. That’s the message from consumer analytics firm J.D. Power’s new 2021 U.S. Insurance Digital Experience Study, which measured customer perceptions about digital interactions with their property and casualty insurance companies. Key Takeaways Consumers

Taking your money and dropping it into different investment vehicles may seem easy. But if you want to be a successful investor, it can be really tough. Statistics show that most retail investors—those who aren’t investment professionals—lose money every year. There could be a variety of reasons why, but there is one that every investor