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China Rapid Finance Could Stumble With Lockup Expiration

China Rapid Finance Could Stumble With Lockup Expiration

October 25, 2017 concludes the 180-day lockup period on China Rapid Finance Limited (NYSE:XRF). When the lockup period ends for XRF, its pre-IPO shareholders, directors and executives will finally be able to sell their more than 39 million previously restricted shares. Just 10 million shares are currently trading. (Source S1/A) We believe that there’s a high […]
Automatic Data Processing: Ackman Takes The Fight To Retail Shareholders

Automatic Data Processing: Ackman Takes The Fight To Retail Shareholders

Bill Ackman of Pershing Square has been working hard to impress the board of Automatic Data Processing (Nasdaq:ADP). He has been buying ads in newspapers and trying to talk to the investors of the company as he seeks three seats on its board. As a settlement with ADP’s management has grown less and less likely, Ackman has turned […]
Stock Market Crashes: The Greater The Deviation, The Better The Opportunity

Stock Market Crashes: The Greater The Deviation, The Better The Opportunity

The reaction when the market starts to correct is the same, run for the hills, the world is ending or some variation of that theme. However, if you spend a little time looking at the history of the markets one thing becomes clear. Those that panic gets hammered and those that remain calm walk away […]
Forex: Why It Pays To Look Beyond U.S. Dollar Pairs

Forex: Why It Pays To Look Beyond U.S. Dollar Pairs

Q3 Earnings Season, U.S. Inflation Worries And Eurozone Growth

Q3 Earnings Season, U.S. Inflation Worries And Eurozone Growth

In this week’s edition of Market Week in Review, Consulting Director Sophie Antal Gilbert chatted with Senior Investment Strategist Paul Eitelman about predictions for third quarter earnings season, the impact of recent inflationary data on a potential December interest rate hike in the U.S., and the latest industrial production numbers from the eurozone. Earnings growth […]
Ask Slim Market Week – Friday, Oct 13

Ask Slim Market Week – Friday, Oct 13

S&P 500 Snapshot: Up 14% YTD

S&P 500 Snapshot: Up 14% YTD

The index closed with a daily gain of 0.09% and a week-over-week gain of 0.15%. The index is up 14.0% YTD. The U.S. Treasury puts the closing yield on the 10-year note at 2.28%. Here is a daily chart of the S&P 500. Today’s selling puts the volume 2% above its 50-day moving average. Here’s […]
Three Ways To Play A “Fed Trade” That Works Every Time

Three Ways To Play A “Fed Trade” That Works Every Time

The next Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting is in 19 days, 4 hours, 59 minutes and 14 seconds as I type. Traders give Team Yellen a 98.5% probability that the Federal Reserve is going to raise rates in November and an 86.7% probability that they’ll raise rates in December. Are you and your money ready? […]
4 Key Upstream Energy Stocks To Buy Under $10 Now

4 Key Upstream Energy Stocks To Buy Under $10 Now

Following supply glut and lackluster global demand, oil prices remained low for more than three years. Since late 2014, crude oil went from over $90 a barrel to under $30. However, the market has recovered from their historic lows with prices finally rebounding to the $50 a barrel threshold mark. The improving commodity pricing environment […]
U.S Retail Sales Climb To 2.5-Year High

U.S Retail Sales Climb To 2.5-Year High

The surge in demand for building materials and vehicle replacement in the month of September boosted US retail sales in the month. Retail sales surged 1.6 percent in September, the Commerce Department report showed on Friday. This is below the 1.7 percent expected by economists but better than the 0.1 decline recorded in the preceding […]