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Morning Call For Monday, Oct. 29
Overnight Markets And News Dec E-mini S&Ps (ESZ18 +1.03%) this morning are up +0.77% and European stocks are up +1.02% on strength in technology stocks. M&A activity gave the technology sector a lift as Red Hat surged 52% in pre-market trading after it was purchased by IBM for about $33 billion. A rally in automobile stocks […]
Sensex Surges 718 Points; Pharma Stocks Lead Gains
After opening the day in green, share markets in India witnessed positive trading activity throughout the day and ended the day in above the dotted line. All sectoral indices traded in green, with stocks in the pharma sector and stocks in the realty sector, leading the gains. At the closing bell, the BSE Sensex stood higher by 718 points (up 2.2%) and […]
US Bonds Edged Up Last Week As Stocks Tumbled Worldwide
A rush into safe-haven US Treasuries dominated last week’s trading action for winners amid a rout in equity markets around the world, based on profiling the major asset classes via a set of exchange-traded products. Investment-grade US fixed-income topped the leaderboard last week: Vanguard Total Bond Market (BND) added 0.4% over the five trading days through Oct. […]
Captains, Chancellors & Presidents
Seems like several crypto news sites are already running with the story that… While I applaud the few news sites that made the distinction in their headlines, it seems that far too many authors are still willing to run stories with inaccuracies. The tweet that’s been pointed to in many of these articles is as follows… […]
Will October’s Swoon Turn Into A November Boon For Investors
February was a difficult time for investors, having to grin and bear the first market correction in roughly 2 years. Some investors in the market threw in the towel so to speak, others staid the course and were rewarded for their longer-term vision. And so here we are once again on the cusp of another […]
Goldman Upgrades Ford To Buy With 40% Total Return Potential In 12 Months
Goldman Sachs analyst David Tamberrino upgraded Ford Motor (F) to Buy and raised his price target for the shares to $12 from $9. While the analyst still expects a “downward earnings trajectory” into 2019 as North America profit remains under pressure, he believes next year will represent “trough earnings” for Ford. The combination of a […]
Oil Is Extending Its Losses To The Beginning Of Weekly Trading
Oil prices continued to ease on Monday after sharp losses in stock markets last week and worries about rising US inventories. The Baker Hughes report showed last Friday that oil drilling platforms rose to 875 last week, the highest level since March 2015, Enhancing the prospects for increased production. On the other hand, investors are waiting […]
Market Awaits US Leadership
Overview: The capital markets appear to be waiting for US leadership for direction. The dollar is mostly slightly firmer against the major currencies, though the dollar bloc is firm. Among emerging market currencies mixed, though the high beta Turkish lira and South African rand are posting modest gains. The weakest is the Mexican peso. It is off about […]
Why Public Debt Is A Problem — And Trade Deficits Aren’t
As the U.S. trade deficit has been widening for the fourth month running, markets and business experts appear once again bewildered by the events and unsure how to react to them. On the one hand, they had vehemently opposed the increase in trade tariffs and the trade war that has made headlines this year. But on the […]
Buffered Return Enhanced Notes: Bad Investment Choice That Sounds Good
A relative asked me about a pitch from her financial advisor that seemed too good to be true: an investment that enhanced returns when the stock market was up, and protected against downside risk at the same time. Some are called buffered return enhanced notes, some are called buffered accelerated market participation securities (a trademarked […]
