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Does Earth's Future Depend on Space?

Jul 10, 2020

How satellite technology and space exploration could be the key to addressing climate change—and could be central to sustainable investing in the coming years.

Wealth Management

Weighing Risks to U.S. Markets

Jul 13, 2020

The economic risks many investors are focused on now may not be the most important risks they are facing.

Research

2020 U.S. Election Preview: 5 Themes to Watch for Investors

Jul 8, 2020

Ahead of the November vote, the key variable for investors may rest with divided vs. unified government and its potential impact on policies that can move the economy and markets.

Institute for Sustainable Investing

5 Climate Change Metrics for Investors

Jul 6, 2020

In the transition to a low-carbon economy, investors can harness new indicators to assess the risks and opportunities companies face due to climate change.

Research

2020 Midyear Economic Outlook: Embracing a V-Shaped Recovery

Jul 1, 2020

Multiple economic indicators suggest that the global economy began recovering in May, is gaining momentum and may return to pre-pandemic levels by year-end.

Research

2020 Midyear Investor Outlook: Unusual Times, Conventional Playbook

Jul 1, 2020

While 2020 has certainly been exceptional, Morgan Stanley strategists believe a new cycle has started—and a recovery could be more “normal” than investors expect.

Investment Management

Bucking the Stock Market Herd During a Pandemic

Jun 11, 2020

In a volatile stock market, stay focused on the long term and avoid knee-jerk reactions, says Morgan Stanley Investment Management’s Dennis Lynch.

Research

COVID-19 Boosts E-Commerce, Resizing U.S. Retail

Jun 24, 2020

Why social distancing may have kicked online shopping into higher gear—with potentially lasting impact on brick-and-mortar retail margins.

Research

5 Ways the Coronavirus Recession Could Change the Internet

Jun 15, 2020

Sheltering in place has brought dramatic changes to how we live and work. Here are five areas of potential disruption online.

Thoughts on the Market

Pressure Testing the “Overoptimistic Markets” Argument

Jul 10, 2020

The sharp rebound in stock and corporate bond markets has made some question if markets are a bit too upbeat about a speedy recovery. There’s just one problem with this view.

Thoughts on the Market

Special Episode: Europe’s Moment of Solidarity

Jun 13, 2020

The proposed €750 billion European Recovery Fund could represent more than just a recovery from COVID-19. It may also signal a new era of political and economic unity.

Wealth Management

Look Under Market’s Surface

Jun 8, 2020

Instead of chasing recent gains in the S&P 500, investors should consider cyclical sectors.

Research

Rise of the ASEAN Super Apps

Jun 10, 2020

Digital disruption has been slow to arrive in Southeast Asia, but several factors are converging to put the region at an inflection point and drive adoption of multipurpose super apps.

Thoughts on the Market

Reopening at the Tipping Point

Jun 25, 2020

How should investors think about the recovery as the U.S. balances reopening with concerns over a second wave of coronavirus infections?

Institute for Sustainable Investing

7 Insights from Asset Owners on the Rise of Sustainable Investing

May 28, 2020

Sustainable investing is gaining traction in record numbers, according to key findings from Morgan Stanley’s new survey of institutional investors.

Investment Management

Coronavirus and the Butterfly Effect

May 28, 2020

How an increasingly interconnected world has amplified COVID-19’s repercussions and its ramifications for sustainable investing.

Research

Banking on the Next Cycle

May 27, 2020

Although the banking industry was at the epicenter of the previous global recession, the coronavirus pandemic now positions the industry to play a vital role as a shock absorber for the economy.

Access & Opportunity Podcast

Coming Back, Changed

May 15, 2020

Carla Harris checks in with Hope Knight, President and CEO of the Greater Jamaica Development Corporation, on how she continues to support her community in the time of COVID-19.

Research

The Coronavirus Recession: Sharper But Shorter

May 12, 2020

Although first-quarter GDP data confirm that the U.S. and euro area are in recession, some signs out of China suggest a shorter-than-expected downturn.

Research

Why COVID-19 Could Reshape the Future of Health Care

May 11, 2020

The pandemic reveals U.S. health-care system flaws and underscores benefits from innovation and streamlined regulation. See the 5 areas likely in focus for change.

Research

After the Coronavirus Peak, What’s Next?

Apr 15, 2020

As the growth in new cases of infection appears to be slowing in some hard-hit regions, what comes next? A look at what needs to happen before the world can “reopen.”

Innovation LAb

Announcing the Multicultural Innovation Lab 2020 Cohort

Apr 22, 2020

Despite some macro challenges, our new cohort is ready to kick off the fourth year of Morgan Stanley's accelerator program for tech startups led by multicultural founders.

Access & Opportunity with Carla Harris

Does Earth's Future Depend on Space?

Weighing Risks to U.S. Markets

2020 U.S. Election Preview: 5 Themes to Watch for Investors

5 Climate Change Metrics for Investors

2020 Midyear Economic Outlook: Embracing a V-Shaped Recovery

2020 Midyear Investor Outlook: Unusual Times, Conventional Playbook

Bucking the Stock Market Herd During a Pandemic

COVID-19 Boosts E-Commerce, Resizing U.S. Retail

Coronavirus: Economic Risk and Recovery

5 Ways the Coronavirus Recession Could Change the Internet

U.S. Markets Weigh Optimism; Uncertainty

5 Ways the Coronavirus Recession Could Change the Internet

Pressure Testing the “Overoptimistic Markets” Argument

Special Episode: Europe’s Moment of Solidarity

Look Under Market’s Surface

Rise of the ASEAN Super Apps

Reopening at the Tipping Point

7 Insights from Asset Owners on the Rise of Sustainable Investing

Coronavirus and the Butterfly Effect

Banking on the Next Cycle

Coming Back, Changed

The Coronavirus Recession: Sharper But Shorter

Why COVID-19 Could Reshape the Future of Health Care

Reviving States, Cities and the Munibond Market Amid COVID-19

Financing Climate Action as Earth Day Turns 50

After the Coronavirus Peak, What’s Next?

Announcing the Multicultural Innovation Lab 2020 Cohort

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