Category Archive: Finance
Wal-Mart, Google Partner On Voice-Based Shopping
Sridhar Ramaswamy, SVP, Ads & Commerce at Google (GOOG), says in a blog post: We’re entering an exciting partnership with Walmart (WMT) to bring you hundreds of thousands of products at Walmart’s Every Day Low Prices – everything from laundry detergent to Legos – that you can buy through voice with your Assistant on Google […]
Bonds Vs. Bond Funds
(Video length 00:04:55) Should you buy individual bonds or bond funds? Which is right for you?
One Of The Best Ways To Manage Risk Is…
Although stocks rebounded nicely Tuesday and the major indices appeared to regain their footing, we need to keep in mind that the August/September time frame tends to be tough sledding in the stock market. And with approximately 40% of the stocks in the S&P 500 down at least 10% from their highs, one can argue […]
American Eagle Outfitters Report Q2 Comp Sales Increased 2%, Sales And EPS Above Expectations
About American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. (AEO) today reported consolidated comparable sales were up 2% in the second quarter and sales and earnings per share were above management expectations. About American Eagle Outfitters, Inc. American Eagle Outfitters offers on-trend clothing, accessories and personal care products under its American Eagle Outfitters® and Aerie® brands in more than 1,000 stores in the […]
EUR/USD And The 1.20 Challenge – Two Views
EUR/USD is entrenched at the 1.17 handle, with 1.20 still looming above. Some say that oil prices are well-correlated to the 1.20 barrier. Here are two opinions: EUR/USD: 1.20 Remains A Realistic Short-Term Target – BTMU BTMU FX Strategy Research believes EUR/USD break and settling above 1.1714 intra-day high from 2015, which takes EUR/USD to levels that prevailed […]
July 2017 Headline New Home Sales Significantly Decline
Written by John Lounsbury and Steven Hansen The headlines say new home sales crashed and well below market expectations. Our analysis continues to show a continuing deceleration of new home sales. Analyst Opinion of New Home Sales This month the backward revisions were moderately up, but the rolling averages significantly declined. Because of weather and other factors, the […]
WTI Algos Uncertain After Gasoline Inventories Draw But Crude Production Surges
WTI crude prices managed to scramble back up to pre-API-tumble levels ahead of DOE’s data dump this morning with all eyes on gasoline inventories, which did not disappoint showing a small draw (in line with expectations) along with crude’s draw which was roughly in line with API and expectations. Production continues to rise to highest since July 2015. […]
It’s All Backward
Confirming that they inhabit the same planet but live in a very different world, Mario Draghi, the head of the European Central Bank, who is front and center for global monetary politics this week spoke in Germany ahead of his Jackson Hole main event. What he said was astounding in the same sort of way […]
Trucking Data Improves In July 2017
Headline data for truck shipments improved in July. ATA Trucking American Trucking Associations’ advanced seasonally adjusted (SA) For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index increased 0.1% in July, following a 4.4% drop during June. In July, the index equaled 138.5 (2000=100), up from 138.4 in June. Said ATA Chief Economist Bob Costello: July’s small increase in truck tonnage fits […]
Higher Food Prices Are Coming Soon. Here’s How To Profit
One of my memories as a teenager in the 1970s is going into a grocery store… …and finding a dozen or so price stickers — each for higher and higher amounts — stuck to the top of whatever item I wanted to buy. Yep, that’s what happens when double-digit food inflation becomes the norm. It […]
