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Sirius XM To Acquire Pandora In All-Stock Transaction Valuing Pandora At $3.5B
Sirius XM Holdings (SIRI) and Pandora Media (P) announced a definitive agreement under which SiriusXM will acquire Pandora in an all-stock transaction valued at approximately $3.5B. The combination creates the world’s largest audio entertainment company, with more than $7B in expected pro-forma revenue in 2018 and strong, long-term growth opportunities, the companies said. Following the […]
Rise Of The Zombie Corporations: Percentage Keeps Increasing, BIS Explains Why
The BIS discusses zombie corporations. Cheap financing is the primary cause. The result is low productivity. In its latest quarterly report, the Bank of International Settlements (BIS) discusses the Rise of Zombie Firms: Causes and Consequences. Zombie firms, meaning firms that are unable to cover debt servicing costs from current profits over an extended period, have […]
Semiconductors Radio Frequency Outlook: Trade War To Curb Growth
The Zacks Semiconductors – Radio Frequency Industry comprises an array of companies with diversified end-markets. The solutions provided by the key industry players apart from Radio Frequency (RF) solutions comprise Front-end Modules (FEMs), low-noise amplifiers, diodes, multi-chip modules (MMICs), optical components, surface acoustic wave (SAW) and bulk acoustic wave (BAW) filters, to mention a few. These solutions […]
USDJPY Weekly Analysis – Sunday, Sept. 23
USDJPY broke above 112.15 resistance. A further rise to test 113.17 resistance could be expected; a breakout of this level would aim at 115.50 resistance. Near term support is at 111.60, a breakdown below this level could bring the price back to 110.00 area.
USD/JPY Forecast Sept. 24-28 – Will The Fed Send It Even Higher?
Dollar/yen continued its march to the upside as the US went forward with announcing trade tariffs and US yields advanced towards the highs. The Fed decision is front and center. USD/JPY fundamental movers The US announced a 10% tariff on $200 billion worth of Chinese products. The move was well-telegraphed and the duty of 10% is at the […]
What Comes Next: Previews Of The Coming Reckoning
All things have a beginning, a middle and and end. And now, more than 3,480 days into the current bull market, the longest in history, we can say with high confidence we are very close to its end. Why? For manifold reasons that are multiplying fast. So many, in fact, that each of the key speakers […]
Models’ Updates: Sunday, Sept. 23
Here’s what my various trading models are saying about the U.S. stock market right now. The Medium-Long Term Model states that you should be long stocks right now. We are in a “big rally in a bull market”. The next “big correction” or “bear market” is at least a few months away. The 17.2% trading model for newsletter […]
Weekly Fundamental Forecast: Trade War Fears Cool, Equities Rally, Brexit Talks Deteriorate For Next Week
The primary fundamental drivers of the past months have taken a notable change in course or have otherwise withdrawn their influence over the broader markets. Is this renewed risk appetite and discounted range of threats a dependable course for the financial system and speculators? New Zealand Dollar Forecast – Fed, RBNZ Risk Derailing Remarkable New […]
Dow Jones’ Bear’s Eye View From 1885 To 2018
My timing was pretty good. As it turned out the Dow Jones saw two new all-time highs this week, the week I returned from a month long break. These new all-time highs in the Dow Jones marks the termination of the fourth correction in the post sub-prime/credit crisis bull market (see BEV chart below). Since […]
