4 Reasons Why Stock Splits Are Good
You hear it time and time again. “Stock splits are meaningless.” Many very influential and successful investors have said it. Even Warren Buffett, maybe the most influential and successful investor of all, refused to split Berkshire Hathaway stock for over 30 years. But there are meaningful benefits to splitting stock. In this article I want […]
E The Meteoric Rise & Sudden Fall Of Valeant Pharmaceuticals
The world has started to realize that traditional pharmaceutical companies are not quite as boring as was once thought. Sure, they aren’t as sexy and cool as new tech and car companies are, but they have found a way to make major headlines in the past few years. The problem is, a good amount of […]
E Draghi And Germany Have A Secret Plan To Save The Eurozone
Draghi, of the ECB, and Germany must have a secret plan to save the Eurozone. One cannot make sense of their actions without contemplating this plan. After all, Germany introduced a plan to weigh bonds, with bondholders potentially taking a haircut before bailout money can be approved for periphery banks. On the surface that would […]
Dollar Biggest Loser As Dovish Stance Reigns
The US Dollar was the trading day’s biggest loser in the wake of a surprisingly dovish Fed chairman. Expectations of a 2016 rate hike have been devastated and the US Dollar Index lost more than 1%. Earlier this week, the US Dollar Index had been riding at a 2-week peak on investors’ belief that interest […]
At The Gateway To A New Phase
The market, despite weakening corporate profits and several other headwinds, has decided it liked what it heard from the Inflator in Chief yesterday as it has scored the game Janet Yellen 2, Hawks in Drag 1 and US dollar 0. Is it a final score? I am not sure how our hawkish transvestites can be […]
Bonds Are Getting Battered
After yesterday’s super-strong day in Treasuries, following Janet’s jawboning into uber-dovish-land, it appears the world is in panic-selling mode and is dumping the long-bond by the most in 7 weeks. 30Y yields have spiked from 2.59% to 2.68% – one-week highs – as illiquidity rears its ugly head once again. As the curve steepens dramatically…. […]
4 Growth Stocks To Buy With Dividends Over 2.5%
“Investors have few spare tires left. Think of the image of a car on a bumpy road to an uncertain destination that has already used up its spare tire. The cash reserves of people have been eaten up by the recent market volatility.” – Mohamed A. El-Erian So far 2016 has been a tough year […]
Central Bank Policy Sparking Gold Demand In Europe
When we talk about increasing gold demand, the focus tends to fall on Asia. Earlier this week, we reported surging investor demand for the yellow metal in China. The Japanese have also gone on a gold buying spree since that country’s central bank plunged interest rates into negative territory. But it isn’t just Asians who are bullish on […]
Cowen Proclaims Apple Estimates Have Bottomed, Ups To Outperform
Cowen analyst Timothy Arcuri upgraded Apple to Outperform from Market Perform and raised his price target for the shares to $135 from $125. The iPhone maker closed yesterday up $2.49 to $107.68. After eight months of recommending investors remain on the sidelines with respect to Apple shares, Arcuri recommends buying the name. Year-over-year compares and […]
Euro – Attempting Breakout, Could Be First Time In A Year
Since 2008, the Euro has been been in a down trend, creating a series of lower highs and lower lows. The world has had little interest in owning the Euro over the past 8-years. Is this trend about to change? Below looks at the Euro over the past 18-years, on a monthly closing basis. […]
