Category Archive: Finance
Bitcoin At Record High; Breaches $6,000 Level
The world’s most famous digital currency, Bitcoin, reached another milestone on Saturday following the rumour of cash shortage in Zimbabwe and an increase in margin trading. The cryptocurrency rose above $6,000 for the first time on Friday before peaking at $6,147 a coin on Saturday. So far, the cryptocurrency has gained more than 600 percent […]
Natural Gas Stuck With Uncertain November Forecasts
Natural gas prices were able to rally decently Friday off of more cold weather risk in the medium-term (and a bit more in the long-term, too) but they now appear stuck right between resistance and support, making trading on Monday especially important. The prompt month chart below shows how they bounced off the 30-DMA today. […]
GE-Dip-Buying-Panic Sends Dow To ‘Most Overbought’ In 62 Years, Yield Curve Collapse Continues
As Bloomberg summarizes, the dollar rose, Treasuries sank and all three broad stock indexes are heading for a record close on bets a budget compromise will bring Washington closer to agreeing on Trump’s promise of tax reform. The dollar touched a three-month high and 10-year Treasury yields approached 2.4% while the Canadian dollar tumbled after inflation […]
4 Of The Most Efficient Stocks To Buy Now
Companies with favorable efficiency levels are likely to be on investors’ radar irrespective of market conditions. This is because a company with a favorable efficiency level is expected to provide impressive returns as it is believed to be positively correlated with its price performance. Efficiency, which is the ability to transform inputs into outputs, is […]
Robo Global Aims To Profit From AI Revolution
As a technology and business concept, AI is beginning to feel very similar to the type of euphoria towards the internet in the mid to late ‘90s. This time, however, AI has way more hype, promise, confusion, mystery, and even fear—depending on your view of it—than the internet ever did. Recently, Financial Sense Newshour discussed […]
E The German Economy Also Expanded Strongly In The Second Quarter
The relatively strong economic growth momentum of the German economy continued with 2.5% growth in Q2, as most of the components of aggregate demand improved. Germany’s bright economic outlook is being fueled by a relatively weak euro, a tight labor market, and strong consumer confidence. Working together they are boosting exports as well as consumer […]
Should You Want To Invest In A Hedge Fund That Doesn’t Want A Performance Fee?
With certain fund managers struggling to beat stock market index benchmarks, investors have been questioning why they should pay management and performance fees when there isn’t much performance? Maverick Capital’s Lee Ainslie thinks he might have the answer. The flagship stock-picking fund, which is now managed Andrew Warford, and which is down 2% this year through September […]
Housing Isn’t Just About Real Estate
The National Association of Realtors (NAR) reported today that sales of existing homes (resales) were up slightly in September 2017 on a monthly basis. At a seasonally-adjusted annual rate of 5.39 million last month, that was practically unchanged from the 5.35 million estimate for August that was the lowest in a year. On an annual […]
Friday’s Top Stock Stories
Stocks opened sharply higher and remained in positive territory for the entire session following the passage of a budget in the Senate, which was read as a sign of potential progress toward the Trump administration’s long-awaited tax reform plan. The early strength came despite the poor earnings report from General Electric (GE), which missed Wall […]
S&P 500 Snapshot: Up 0.51% From Thursday, 15% YTD
The S&P 500 opened Friday well above yesterday’s close and climbed throughout the day, closing with a daily gain of 0.51% and a weekly gain of 0.86%. Year-to-date, the index is up 15.02%. The U.S. Treasury puts the closing yield on the 10-year note at 2.39%. Here is a daily chart of the S&P 500. […]
