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Technology Yes, You Can Be a Tech Innovator at Morgan Stanley

Research

Collaboration Software Has Room to Grow

Hybrid and remote work are here to stay, meaning collaboration software stocks have more room to grow.

How Technology Can Fight Inflation

Automation and productivity-enhancing technologies could help bring down inflation in areas such as labor and energy.

WFH Software Has Room to Grow

Hybrid and remote work are here to stay, meaning collaboration software stocks have more room to grow.

Wealth Management

Investors Shouldn’t Count on Cooling Inflation Yet

Rising inflation has roiled markets, but under the surface, stock investors seem relatively calm. Should they be?

Institute for Sustainable Investing

How Markets Can Mobilize Climate Action for Diverse Communities

Climate Week commences as global warming has spurred extreme heat and devastating floods around the world. Climate leaders, companies, investors and new technologies are galvanizing meaningful solutions in the fight against climate change.

Institute for Sustainable Investing

Climate Change & Poverty

Climate change is having an outsized effect on the most vulnerable communities. Here’s how scalable public and private solutions can help.

Institute for Sustainable Investing

Kleiner Perkins’ Doerr on Solving the Climate Crisis

Billionaire venture capitalist John Doerr shares his 10-step action plan for investors and the next generation of climate leaders.

Wealth Management

A Powerful Dollar Could Spell Trouble for Investors

The surging greenback is trading at its highest levels in 20 years. Equity investors need to proceed with caution.

AI to Speed Drug Discovery

AI-enabled drug development has the potential to create a more than $50 billion market for biotech sector.

Wealth Management

There’s More to This Market Than the Fed’s Next Move

Dynamics other than the Federal Reserve’s ongoing inflation fight are having an impact on investors’ portfolios.

Future of Asset Management: Jenny Johnson, Franklin Templeton CEO

Jenny Johnson, CEO of Franklin Templeton, on why technology and blockchain are fundamentally transforming asset management.

A New Market for Obesity Drugs

Obesity medicine innovation could make weight loss the next blockbuster drug category.

Wealth Management

How Should Investors Weigh the Strong Labor Market?

U.S. labor market strength could help forestall a recession, but at the expense of corporate profitability. What investors should watch.

Investing in China’s Reopening

Why China’s economy is reopening and a look at the industries set to benefit.

Access & Opportunity Podcast

Bringing Fresh, Healthy Food to Food Deserts

Cassandria Campbell and Chef GW Chew discuss how they are making fresh and healthy food affordable and accessible for those living in food deserts.

Tapping Munis for ESG Value

Muni bonds provide fertile ground for growing fixed-income portfolios around ESG principles.

Why Strong Brands Can Weather Uncertain Times

Watch as Morgan Stanley gets an inside look at how Tim Höttges, the CEO of Deutsche Telekom, led his company through radical transformation.

Wealth Management

How Should Investors Weigh the Strong Labor Market?

U.S. labor market strength could help forestall a recession, but at the expense of corporate profitability. What investors should watch.

Wealth Management

Should Investors Trust the Latest Rally?

Investors cheered the Fed’s recent interest-rate hike, but are markets turning a blind eye to what may lie ahead?

Investment Management

Investing in Gender Diversity

Why gender diversity is good for business, and how investors can play a role in advancing equality.

Wealth Management

Is the Equity Bear Market Over?

Stocks have steadied as investors anticipate an end to tighter monetary policy. But is this rebound sustainable?

Nubank: Inside One of the World’s Largest Digital Banks

Watch as Morgan Stanley gets an inside look at how David Vélez, the CEO of Nubank, helped build one of the world’s largest digital banks.

A Less Global Supply Chain

Why Mexico, Turkey, Vietnam and India are positioned to benefit from a global economy that is becoming less global.

Wealth Management

The Critical Data Some Investors Are Ignoring

Equity investors may be missing these important signs of a coming profits recession. Learn the moves to make now.

Access & Opportunity Podcast

Breaking Down Gatekeeping in the World of Publishing

Khalisa Rae and Dawn Michelle Hardy speak about the barriers that exist for authors of color to publish their work and how to best navigate the historically white publishing industry.

Investment Banking

Executive Women’s Conference

Learn how women are shaking up boardrooms and investing in the metaverse, from the firm’s Executive Women’s Conference.

Wealth Management

Is Now the Time to Buy the Market Bottom?

After a historic decline, stocks have bounced on hopes the Fed may ease up on monetary tightening. Could this be wishful thinking?

Seeing a Peak for Food Prices

Rising food prices are pushing up inflation and lowering consumer spending. But a few factors could moderate increases in 2023.

Wealth Management

How Bad Could the Next Recession Be?

If history is any guide, an inflation-triggered recession would be less severe than one caused by credit excesses.

2022 Midterm Election Outlook

Midterm elections do matter: Here are 3 policy outcomes and their impact on markets.