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The Stock Whisper Of The Day: GDX, RIO, GFI, USO

The Stock Whisper Of The Day: GDX, RIO, GFI, USO

Hot stocks of the day: GDX, RIO, GFI, USO Video length: 00:05:22
Think The Market Will Reach A New High? Here’s Why We Don’t

Think The Market Will Reach A New High? Here’s Why We Don’t

Stocks are once again rallying after another “mini crash” at the start of the year. We’ve had three of these things since October 2014 without much to show for it. As Adam warned Boom & Bust readers earlier this week, stocks have basically gone nowhere for a year and a half. After the first crash in late […]
AUD, NZD Fall As US Dollar Trades Mixed

AUD, NZD Fall As US Dollar Trades Mixed

Today’s Economic events Japan Monetary Base y/y 28.50% vs. 28.70% Australia MI inflation gauge m/m 0.0% vs. -0.20% previously Australia building approvals m/m 3.10% vs. 2.10% Australia retail sales m/m 0.0% vs. 0.40% ANZ Job Advertisements m/m 0.20% vs. -1.20% previously Eurozone Sentix investor confidence 5.7 vs. 6.9 Eurozone unemployment rate 10.30% vs. 10.30% UK […]
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                        BlackBerry: Unrequited Love

E BlackBerry: Unrequited Love

After reporting FQ4 earnings Friday BlackBerry BBRY is slumping. The company achieved GAAP revenue of $464 million and a per share loss of $0.45. Revenue was down 30% Y/Y and off 15% sequentially; revenue was over $97 million lower than analysts expected. In FQ3 BlackBerry reported a sequential increase in revenue; I expected the company […]
EUR/USD And GBP/USD Forecast – April 4, 2016

EUR/USD And GBP/USD Forecast – April 4, 2016

EUR/USD The EUR/USD pair went back and forth during the course of the day on Friday, in reaction to the nonfarm payroll numbers. This isn’t much of a surprise to me, the jobs number release typically has been pretty much a wash, as it’s quite often a neutral day. However, we are a bit extended […]
4 Broker-Favorite Dividend Stocks To Buy Now

4 Broker-Favorite Dividend Stocks To Buy Now

For the novice investors, market volatility makes investing a precarious and panicky activity. These edgy investors prefer to either stay away from the market all together or to wait on the sidelines until the market regains steadiness. But, volatility is the inescapable and inevitable characteristic of the risky market, and it depends on a number […]
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                        Clouds Ahead For Real Estate Worldwide, But It Is A Mixed Bag

E Clouds Ahead For Real Estate Worldwide, But It Is A Mixed Bag

There are clouds ahead for real estate worldwide, while it remains a mixed bag. As oil prices soften, it appears to most people, the Fed chairman included, that demand is slowing in the world and that oil is simply a gauge of that decline in demand. So, while there are limited access cities, where tech […]
India’s Banking Sector Growth Potential

India’s Banking Sector Growth Potential

The banking sector stocks in India have been depressed in the recent past and this has been as a result of several factors including rising NPAs for public sector banks and sluggish economic growth impacting credit growth. However, I see this weakness in the banking sector stocks as a good opportunity to consider exposure to […]
Dollar Pressured Despite Upbeat NFP

Dollar Pressured Despite Upbeat NFP

Despite an upbeat labor report last Friday, the US Dollar continues to be under some heavy pressure as market expectations of a rate hike in this calendar year wane. By the conclusion of last week, the greenback had recorded its worst week since February, losing nearly 2% of its value, thanks in large part to […]
How Renminbi Funds Took Over Chinese Private Equity (Part 2)

How Renminbi Funds Took Over Chinese Private Equity (Part 2)

<< Read More: How Renminbi Funds Took Over Chinese Private Equity (Part 1)  Gresham’s Law, as many of us were taught a while back, stipulates that bad money drives out good. There’s something analogous at work in China’s private equity and venture capital industry. Only here it’s not a debased currency that’s dominating transactions. Instead, it’s […]