Category Archive: Finance
International Flavors & Fragrances Beats Q1 Earnings
International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. (IFF – Analyst Report) engages in the creation and manufacture of fragrance and flavor products in the U.S. and internationally. The company’s diversified range of products is sold in over 31 countries. Also, its research and development wing is constantly endeavoring to develop new and innovative compounds to suitably meet the rising demand, […]
E HH Is It Time To Buy Oil Companies Again?
If it isn’t, it’s certainly a good place to begin nibbling… Oil prices may take yet another dip and take oil and gas stocks down with them. I hope so – I want to buy much more than the small amount I own today. Knowing that we cannot possibly catch the exact highs or exact […]
Analysts Continue To Be Positive On Apple’s International Sales
Analysts weighed in on technology giant Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) in light of international iPhone sales. In the beginning of April, Cantor Fitzgerald analyst Brian White affirmed that iPhone sales in China were still coming in hot after he took a trip to China in which he observed that Apple stores were “jam-packed” with 1 to 2 hour long […]
The Impending Collapse: Most Economists Miss This
I have been touting a major top in stocks, especially in the Dow and the largest small-cap index, the Russell 2000. With each new bubble, we reach higher highs, and then crash to lower lows. It’s such an obvious megaphone pattern that I’m not sure how anyone could miss it. Central banks continue to stimulate us out […]
Gold Miners Near Breakout Levels, A Good Place To Hide?
If the stock market would happen to head lower in price, where would be a good place to hide? Another question could be, what area that has done poorly could be acting better? The table below looks at the S&P 500 (SPY), Bond ETF (TLT) and Gold Miners ETF (GDX) over the past […]
IMF Plays With Matches, Greece Gets Burned
When the European phase of the debt crisis erupted, involving the IMF was controversial. However, its money, expertise, and credibility carried the day. It became integral to the aid efforts within the monetary union. It has reportedly signaled it does not want to participate in additional efforts to assist Greece. There have been […]
Tuesday Pre-Market Insights: THLD, PLL, AOL, CALL
Threshold Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:THLD) increased more than 26% in pre-market trading to $4.76 after the pharmaceutical company announced that TH-302 received FDA fast-track designation. The pancreatic cancer drug is being produced in partnership with Merck. Pall Corporation (NYSE:PLL) rose 20% to $119.17 per share following news that potential buyers are looking to buy the company. The water-filtration producer […]
Greek Payment Of $836M Down To The Wire
In what is considered a surprise move, Greece managed to pull off the unexpected Monday. Cutting it down to the wire, it managed to pay the International Monetary Fund close to 750 million euros ($836 million), a portion of its outstanding debt. Athens has been in limbo for months and it was doubtful that it […]
Tricky Tuesday – Treasury Yields Take Off
Another tricky day! Investors are selling their bonds all around the World and that’s forcing yields higher despite the best efforts of the Central Banksters to keep them in check. The US has $100Bn worth of TBills to sell this week and we’ll see what prices we get but the real danger is, of course, […]
