Wal-Mart Teams Up With Google To Offer Voice Shopping
Wal-Mart (WMT – Free Report) announced on Wednesday that the company will partner with Alphabet’s (GOOGL – Free Report) Google to give shoppers the ability to order thousands of products through Google Express using voice-activated shopping. Wal-Mart customers can soon link their Wal-Mart accounts directly to Google Express, Google’s online marketplace. Google Express already offers products from a variety […]
A Flash Signal For Bonds
The August round of flash manufacturing PMIs saw the composite DM flash PMI basically unchanged. This was the product of stronger results in Europe (57.4 vs 56.6) and Japan (52.8 vs 52.1) vs a disappointing US (52.5 vs 53.3)… although the US services PMI rose to a 28-month high of 56.9.The flash manufacturing PMIs from Markit provide a timely […]
Countries Can Be Entirely Powered By Wind, Solar And Water
This is what smart plans look like. A new scientific road map shows how over 70% of the world’s countries – including the UK, US, China and other major economies – could run entirely on energy created by wind, water and solar by 2050. See: Nearly 140 countries can be powereNearly 140 countries can be powere […]
As Cool As Carl
I know all the cool kids like to quote Nassim Taleb and give dire warnings about the coming collapse of risk assets, but I must have too many years of playing Dungeons & Dragons because I just can’t seem to join their club. I don’t see the same black swans that everyone else does. Central […]
NZD/USD: NZ Government Curbs Growth Outlook, H&S Formation Takes Shape
Ticker Last High Low Daily Change (pip) Daily Range (pip) EUR/USD 1.1813 1.1820 1.1740 51 80 EUR/USD clings to the narrow range from earlier this week as European Central Bank (ECB) President Mario Draghi highlights the success of the quantitative easing (QE) program, with the pair at risk of staging a larger advance amid growing concerns surrounding […]
Buy These 5 Precious Metals Funds As Gold Hits 11-Week High
Gold prices touched the highest settlement in the last 11 weeks on Aug 21. Prices of the yellow metal also reached this year’s best intraday high, rising above $1300 an ounce on Friday. Gold’s rise was triggered by uncertainty in both domestic and global markets. Tensions between the U.S. and North Korea were rekindled over […]
Analysts Bullish On Fiat Chrysler Break-Up Potential
This morning, both Jefferies and Morgan Stanley upped their price targets for Fiat Chrysler (FCAU), citing the company’s break-up potential. This follows recent media reports saying China’s Great Wall Motor is interested in acquiring part or all of Fiat Chrysler, and that the latter is considering spinoffs of its Maserati and Alfa Romeo brands, as […]
E America’s Job Market Keeps Improving, Though Not In Terms Of Earnings
The U.S. economy has been improving on many fronts since the Great Recession ended eight years ago. The unemployment rate is close to a full employment level based on conventional measures and payroll jobs continue to increase month after month, reversing many of the job losses from the Great Recession. However. at the same time, […]
Venezuela Bonds Tumble On Report U.S. To Ban Trading
Venezuela bonds are tumbling after the WSJ reported that the US government was considering a ban on trading in the country’s debt. PDVSA’s 12.75% 2022s were trading at 44.75 this morning,down from around 45.65 at Tuesday’s close and two points weaker than levels seen earlier in the week, according to MarketAxess. Bond traders also sold PDVSA’s 6% […]
