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Is the Biggest Lie in Finance Costing You $900,000?
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Is the Biggest Lie in Finance Costing You $900,000?

Few Ph.D papers have been more influential than economist Eugene Fama’s 1965 thesis.

Fama’s hypothesis helped spark a school of thought in finance that held that all efforts to beat the stock market over the long term were futile.

Called the efficient market hypothesis, it maintains that all of the relevant information concerning a company’s prospects would already be known and “priced into” the stock.

Individual investors might pick a stock they felt could yield outsized returns, and a few might get lucky and beat the markets for a short while.

But the efficient market hypothesis held that eventually, investors’

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CT public campaign financing faces a reckoning in self-funders era

The dominance of wealthy self-funders in the Connecticut gubernatorial races is prompting an examination of how to restore the relevance of the state’s groundbreaking public financing system to top-of-the ticket elections.

Campaign finance reports filed this week showed Democratic Gov. Ned Lamont spent $25.7 million to win reelection to a second term, while his Republican opponent, Bob Stefanowski, spent $14.5 million.

Had they opted for public financing under the voluntary Citizens Election Program, they would have been limited to about $8 million — roughly the amount Lamont spent just on television advertising in the last five weeks of the campaign.

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County clerk shows mixed results for Southland TIF districts

Revenue for tax incremental financing districts was a mixed bag last year in the south and southwest suburbs, with some record gains in tax revenue and other losses, according to a report by Cook County Clerk Karen Yarbrough.

The report, released last week, is based on 2021 property tax levies, with calculations of taxes anticipated to be collected in 2022.

Two districts in Blue Island expected to collect TIF revenue of $3.1 million in 2022, up from $2.9 million in 2021, according to the clerk’s report.

Three TIF districts in Calumet City had $3.9 million in taxes collected in 2021,

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Ant will get approval to increase its shopper finance enterprise
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Ant will get approval to increase its shopper finance enterprise

Regulatory scrutiny pressured the Hangzhou-based Ant Group to abruptly droop its huge IPO plans in 2020.

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BEIJING — Ant Group’s shopper finance unit has acquired approval to greater than double its registered capital, an indication of progress in resolving regulators’ considerations.

Because the abrupt suspension of its huge IPO in late 2020, Ant has been working with Chinese language regulators to restructure its enterprise. Alibaba owns 33% of Ant, which operates one in all China’s two dominant cell pay apps.

Alibaba’s Hong Kong-traded shares traded 8% greater Wednesday. Shares listed in New

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Germany’s finance minister sees 2023 inflation at 7% By Reuters
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Germany’s finance minister sees 2023 inflation at 7% By Reuters


© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: German Finance Minister Christian Lindner speaks on the Brandenburg Gate, throughout a ceremony for the Jewish vacation of Hanukkah, in Berlin, Germany, December 18, 2022. REUTERS/Christian Mang

BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s finance minister expects inflation in Europe’s largest economic system to drop to 7% this 12 months and to proceed falling in 2024 and past, however believes excessive vitality costs will turn into the brand new regular.

“The goal stays 2%. This have to be a high precedence for the European Central Financial institution and the German authorities,” Christian Lindner stated in an interview with Bild

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Donald Trump ‘Abuses His Energy’ Like Nixon

  • Rep. Don Beyer mentioned Donald Trump “abused his energy” to cover his funds.
  • The Democrat in contrast Trump’s makes an attempt to “block fundamental transparency” to Richard Nixon.
  • A Home committee printed six years’ price of Trump’s tax returns on Friday after a year-long authorized combat.

A Democratic congressman in contrast former President Donald Trump to Richard Nixon, saying Trump “abused his energy” to cover his funds from the general public.

“Regardless of promising to

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Shares fall as S&P 500 caps worst 12 months since 2008
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Shares fall as S&P 500 caps worst 12 months since 2008

Shares closed decrease throughout the board on Friday to complete off the worst 12 months for the US inventory market because the monetary disaster.

When the 12 months’s closing closing bell rang on Friday, the S&P 500 and Dow have been every off about 0.2%, whereas the tech-heavy Nasdaq fell a extra modest 0.1%.

With Friday’s losses, the S&P 500 fell 19.4% in 2022, its largest calendar-year decline since a 38% drop in 2008. Closing at 3,839.50 on Friday, the S&P 500 now stands on the identical stage as March 2021.

The Nasdaq Composite dropped 33% and stands on the

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New Zealand budget plan offers modest financial relief ahead of election

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Months before an election, New Zealand’s government on Thursday offered some modest financial relief to many people by making most prescription medicines free and increasing subsidies for child care and public transportation.

But the government’s annual budget plan was notable for its lack of big new initiatives. Since taking office earlier this year, Prime Minister Chris Hipkins has promised a back-to-basics approach and axed many of the more ambitious — and contentious — plans of his predecessor, Jacinda Ardern.

Finance Minister Grant Robertson said the budget was all about doing the basics well.

“It’s pragmatic

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