Companies in the S&P 500 allocated an estimated $561 billion toward dividends in 2022, up from $511.2 billion in 2021 and the highest amount on record.
Bitcoin
Bitcoin is on track for its worst year since 2018—the last so-called crypto winter when prices tanked—having shed nearly two-thirds of its value.
Work From Home
Nearly 80 million American employees are still working from home at least one day a week, saving 200 million hours and 6 billion miles commuting to offices per week, which they value at roughly an 8% pay increase.
Wall Street Banking
Fees from advising on deals, stock offerings and bond sales are down more than 40% from this time last year, wiping out more than $50 billion in revenue. That is the biggest year-over-year dollar decline on record, worse even than in the financial crisis.
Retirement Savings
Households headed by people ages 65 to 74 have an average retirement-account savings of $426,000.
Bank Accounts
Americans stick with the same primary checking and savings accounts for about 17 years on average, that is longer than the average marriage.
Highgate Viceroy
Highgate announced it will acquire hotel brand Viceroy Hotels & Resorts for an undisclosed sum, adding Viceroy’s 11 hotels in operation and two under development to its portfolio.
Hedge Funds Profit
Some big hedge-fund winners in 2022 will return some profits to clients highlighting their banner year.
Large v Midsize
At least two-thirds of CEOs of the biggest companies surveyed said they expected the next six months to bring worsening customer demand, industry conditions, access to capital, and domestic and global growth. By contrast, among both midsize company CEOs and large investors, two-thirds or more expect improvement in the same areas over the next six months.
CRE Outlook
Higher interest rates and the threat of a recession are expected to considerably slow commercial real estate leasing and investment activity across the board in 2023.