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Arbor Realty Trust, Inc. Announces The Pricing Of $125 Million Convertible Senior Notes Due 2020

Arbor Realty Trust, Inc. Announces The Pricing Of $125 Million Convertible Senior Notes Due 2020

UNIONDALE, N.Y., Nov. 08, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Arbor Realty Trust, Inc. (the “Company”) (NYSE:ABR) today announced the pricing of its previously announced underwritten public offering of $125 million aggregate principal amount of its 5.375% Convertible Senior Notes due 2020 (the “Notes”), registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The Company has granted the […]
USD/CAD Daily Analysis – Wednesday, Nov. 8

USD/CAD Daily Analysis – Wednesday, Nov. 8

USD/CAD broke above the falling trend line on the 4-hour chart, indicating that the short term downtrend from 1.2916 had completed at 1.2700 already. Further rally would likely be seen and a break of 1.2825 could take price to next resistance level at 1.2916. Near term support is at 1.2700, only a breakdown below this […]
Two Speed Europe?

Two Speed Europe?

It is fair to note that the aspirational phrase “ever closer union” has caused a lot of distress in certain quarters in EU member states with a number of people equating it to mean that the EU seeks to become a European superstate, perhaps with a US-style Federal government and nation states reduced to a […]
IPO Market Hot This Week: ETFs To Tap

IPO Market Hot This Week: ETFs To Tap

The U.S. IPO market is sizzling this week with 11 deals that will collectively raise more than $2 billion. This will mark the busiest week of this year. In particular, the Chinese companies have been at the forefront with the second-largest mobile search engine Sogou (SOGO) expected to go public on Nov 9. The company […]
WTI Extends Losses After Surprise Build, Crude Production Jumps To Record High

WTI Extends Losses After Surprise Build, Crude Production Jumps To Record High

WTI/RBOB extended losses post-API data overnight, but DOE data sparked some algo chaos as a surprise crude build (+2.24mm vs -2.45mm exp) was offset by a bigger than expected gasoline draw (exactly opposite what API reported). In addition, US crude production jumped to a new all-time high – take that OPEC! API Crude -1.562mm (-2.45mm exp) […]
Piper Says Tencent Stake Not ‘Material Thesis Changer’ For Snap

Piper Says Tencent Stake Not ‘Material Thesis Changer’ For Snap

Piper Jaffray analyst Sam Kemp says Tencent’s (TCEHY) 10% stake in Snap (SNAP) is “not a material thesis changer.” The analyst does not believe Tencent would be able to acquire Snapchat as the result of Snap’s capital structure. Further, since Tencent has been an investor in Snapchat since its Series B round, its increased investment […]
Will China Bring An Energy-Debt Crisis?

Will China Bring An Energy-Debt Crisis?

It is easy for those of us in the West to overlook how important China has become to the world economy, and also the limits it is reaching. The two big areas in which China seems to be reaching limits are energy production and debt. Reaching either of these limits could eventually cause a collapse. China is reaching […]
Rockwell Automation’s Earnings Lag, Sales Beat In Q4

Rockwell Automation’s Earnings Lag, Sales Beat In Q4

Rockwell Automation Inc. (ROK – Free Report) is the world’s largest company dedicated to industrial automation. Its products, services, and solutions address a broad range of challenges in every major industrial sector, from automotive and tire to mining and oil and gas, from pharmaceuticals to food and beverage. Its brands include Allen-Bradley, Reliance Electric, and Rockwell Software. Rockwell’s […]
SNAP Doing What It Does Best

SNAP Doing What It Does Best

UPDATE: I took that screenshot last night. In a shocking development, Chinese Internet giant Ten Cent announced they had taken a substantial stake in SNAP, which caused the shares to rocket to a profit (thrilling bulls and disappointing bears who were watching these events). Let’s just say this massive investment from China appears to have […]
BlackLine Industry Awards Fail To Generate Interest In New Products

BlackLine Industry Awards Fail To Generate Interest In New Products

Cloud finance and accounting firm BlackLine (Nasdaq: BL) went public just over a year ago. Since then, the company’s valuation, along with the accolades it has received, has grown steadily. Recently it was recognized as one of the country’s best Medium-Sized Workplaces by the Fortune magazine for the second consecutive year. Last month, its founder and CEO Therese Tucker […]