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Cryptocurrencies Move A Step Closer To The Mainstream

Cryptocurrencies Move A Step Closer To The Mainstream

The opening of the LedgerX platform creates the possibility of large-scale trading among traditional financial institutions. Normalization.  Photographer: Sean Gallup/Getty Images Last week may be remembered as the turning point when cryptocurrencies joined the mainstream financial system, as the clearing and trading platform LedgerX 1  opened for business. About 20 institutional investors — including investment banks, asset […]
EUR/USD – Ready To Crumble?

EUR/USD – Ready To Crumble?

  Mario Draghi destroyed the euro today but essentially telling the market that despite the best economic growth in years, he wasn’t ready to pull the plug on QE just yet. By extending QE to 9 months into 2018 Mr. Draghi dashed any hopes of an early taper and broke the hearts of euro bulls. […]
Possible Market Catalysts On Horizon?

Possible Market Catalysts On Horizon?

Steve Sosnick, Chief Options Strategist at Interactive Brokers, discusses possible market catalysts on the horizon, including Trump and the Fed. Video Length: 00:04:53
U.S. Economic Data, ECB, And Gold

U.S. Economic Data, ECB, And Gold

This week, positive data on the U.S. economy was released, but the markets have seemed to focus on today’s ECB meeting. What does it mean for the gold market? Durable goods orders rose 2.2 percent in September, much more than expected (the Bloomberg consensus was 1 percent). Importantly, core capital goods orders (nondefense ex-aircraft) increased 1.3 percent, also […]
Universal Health (UHS) Q3 Earnings, Revenues Lag Estimates

Universal Health (UHS) Q3 Earnings, Revenues Lag Estimates

Universal Health Services Inc. (UHS – Free Report) reported third-quarter 2017 adjusted earnings of $1.64 per share that missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 3.5%. Earnings, however, grew 2.5% year over year. Including one-time items like (i) an unfavorable after-tax impact of approximately 9 cents to 10 cents per diluted share, stemming from the hurricane expenses and estimated […]
Long-Term Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. Investors Should Read This

Long-Term Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. Investors Should Read This

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE:BABA) shares almost doubled since the US presidential elections. As a long-term Alibaba Group Holding Ltd shareholder you may be more determined than ever about the long-term success of BABA shares but one of our favorite hedge fund managers has a better investment idea if you are bullish on BABA. Anthony Bozza’s Lakewood […]
Trader: ‘Stocks Are Overvalued And We All Know It’

Trader: ‘Stocks Are Overvalued And We All Know It’

Former trader and current guy gritting his teeth and drumming his fingers on the table at the daily staff meeting, Richard Breslow, is out with his daily missive and this one revisits what we’ve called “The Wave Paradox.” We’ve couched this in terms of investors not being able to differentiate between good decisions and decisions […]
An Investor Guide For When The Crash Is In Your Rear Mirror

An Investor Guide For When The Crash Is In Your Rear Mirror

Not another article about the market going to crash? Don’t worry; I’m not going to tell you what you already know. I’m not the kind of guy who is passive and cry while waiting. There is an absolute truth that comes with each bull market: it will hit a wall. Market corrections happen all the […]
Billion Dollar Unicorns: Proofpoint Expands Product Offerings To Gain Market Share

Billion Dollar Unicorns: Proofpoint Expands Product Offerings To Gain Market Share

According to Gartner, the global cloud-based security services market is estimated to grow 21% this year to $5.9 billion and $9 billion by the year 2020. The growth is expected to be driven by small and mid-sized businesses as they are becoming increasingly aware of security threats. Billion Dollar Unicorn player Proofpoint is helping manage email-based attacks as part […]
Bitcoin Spikes Back To $6000: Five Reasons Why It’s Not A Bubble

Bitcoin Spikes Back To $6000: Five Reasons Why It’s Not A Bubble

Bitcoin is surging once again this morning, up over 8.5% to retest $6000 once again (after dropping to $5366 just 2 days ago), but according to Nasdaq, “Bitcoin is not a bubble,” citing five reasons demonstrating why it’s nothing like Tulip Mania… Via Nasdaq’s Alex Lielacher, The digital currency bitcoin rallied by over 300 percent since the start of […]