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Alibaba Beats On Earnings, Lowers Guidance: ETFs In Focus
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group (BABA – Free Report) reported second-quarter fiscal 2019 results before the opening bell on Nov 2, wherein it beat earnings expectations but lagged on revenues. Earnings of $1.01 per ADS came in 19 cents above the Zacks Consensus Estimate. Revenues jumped 54% year over year to $12.34 billion and fell short of […]
US Fixed Income Calendar: The Week Ahead – Monday, November 5
By Steven Levine (Video length 00:03:12) Interactive Brokers senior market analyst Steven Levine provides some highlights for what to look for in the week beginning November 5. Experience the IBKR Platform!Use our powerful trading platform to begin trading a simulated account for free and without commitment.
Four Toxic Stocks To Abandon Or Sell Short For Solid Gains
Precise identification of the rightly priced stocks is the key to successful investing. But, in reality, the correctly priced stocks and overpriced toxic stocks are intertwined in such a way that it is very difficult to isolate them. Usually, overpriced toxic stocks are susceptible to external shocks. Moreover, these stocks are loaded with a large […]
S&P 500 ETFs – Monday, November 5
The S&P 500 index is arguably the most well-known worldwide. It is based on the market cap of the 500 largest companies in the U.S. The first-ever ETF, introduced in 1989, hoped to mimic the index, but was short-lived due to a lawsuit. Several S&P 500 ETFs have been brought to market since, and we […]
Stagflation And Market Liquidity
(Audio length 00:14:31) Chris Temple shares some overarching themes for investors to consider post all the noise of this week with the mid-terms and Fed. Stagflation is on his mind and this brings up some similarities to markets int he past where active investing needs to be employed. Also, we need to understand that there […]
EUR/USD Price Outlook: Euro Battle Lines Drawn Ahead Of FOMC
Euro has rallied more than 0.75% against the US Dollar since the start of the month with price reversing from a critical support confluence at the yearly lows. Here are the updated targets and invalidation levels that matter on the EUR/USD charts this week. EUR/USD DAILY PRICE CHART Technical Outlook: In my latest EUR/USD Weekly Technical Perspective we highlighted the threat of a […]
Three Dividend Stocks Rewarding Shareholders With A Raise
As part of my monitoring process I review the list of dividend increases every week. Every month, I also review and update the list of dividend champions. This process helps me follow the developments in companies I own. It also helps me identify companies for further research. I use the following logic to narrow the list […]
Soybeans Pile Up, So Do Worries Of Bean Rot
There was a record soybean crop this year just as China stopped buying. The beans are piling up. So are fears of rot. The New York Times reports Farmers Hope Trade War Ends Before Beans Rot. Kevin Karel, the general manager of the Arthur Companies, which has long sold soybeans to China. With that market now […]
ISM Non-Manufacturing: Slower Growth In October
The Institute of Supply Management (ISM) has now released the October Non-Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI), also known as the ISM Services PMI. The headline Composite Index is at 60.3 percent, down 1.3 from 61.6 last month. Today’s number came in above the Investing.com forecast of 59.3 percent. Here is the report summary: “The NMI® registered 60.3 percent, […]
Big China Change(s): We Are All Losers In The End
Since December 2015, China’s powerful politburo has met nine times to discuss the economy. The Political Bureau of the Chinese Communist Party Central Committee is a group of 25 top officials who control pretty much everything. The politburo’s smaller Standing Committee is the very top echelon of the Communist Party. Members of the politburo are […]
