Max Adams

5 days ago | businessinsider.com | Max Adams |Kathleen Elkins |Henry Blodget

Jeremy Barker stumbled into real estate investing when his startup outgrew its original space, prompting him to look into large commercial properties. He bought a bigger space than he needed, leased nearly 80% of it to tenants, and started generating rental income from his new headquarters. What's more, he said the building has more than quadrupled in value within the past decade. From there, "I just rinsed and repeated," Barker told Business Insider.

6 days ago | businessinsider.com | Max Adams |Christine Ji |Henry Blodget

At a time when strategists across Wall Street are dialing back their recession probabilities, Peter Berezin of BCA Research is doubling down. President Donald Trump's 90-day tariff pause was enough to ease the worries of some investors, but the chief global strategist at BCA has maintained his bearish outlook. While Berezin has lowered his recession outlook from Liberation Day levels, he still expects an economic slowdown to unfold this year.

1 week ago | businessinsider.com | Max Adams |Jennifer Sor |Henry Blodget

It's been a volatile year for stock traders, but there are a handful of new winners in the S&P 500 that could be poised for big gains over the next 12 months, according to Goldman Sachs. In a note to clients on Friday, the bank said it updated its Sharpe Ratio basket, a list of 50 stocks with the highest expected risk-adjusted returns. So far, the basket has gained 3% year-to-date, edging past the S&P 500's 1.7% gain.

1 week ago | businessinsider.com | Max Adams |Samuel O'Brient |Henry Blodget

President Donald Trump has said repeatedly this year that rates should come down. On Friday, the president got a concurring opinion from a top official inside the central bank. Fed Gov. Christopher Waller told CNBC that he believes tariffs won't have a big impact on inflation and that Powell should consider cutting rates next month.

1 week ago | businessinsider.com | Max Adams |Christine Ji |Henry Blodget

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell's decision to keep rates unchanged earlier this week on Wednesday was widely expected by the market, but it was bashed by the president and his administration. In addition to Donald Trump, the critics of the latest Fed decision include Bill Pulte, the director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency and chairman of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.