“This Is A Cash-Burning Machine” – Uber Opens Up Its Books, Shows Staggering Losses
Amid a sudden and seemingly endless stream of public relations disasters (senior execs leaving, sexual harrassment scandals, uncomfortable video clips, self-driving car fiascos, secret software programs, and mishandled DUIs), Uber opened up its books to Bloomberg, prompting one analyst to exclaim “this is a cash-burning machine.” The last couple of months have been a constant PR battle for the CEO Travis […]
Markets Go On Alert
Let me start with what I wrote on Friday: “In my money management process, portfolio ‘risk’ is ‘ratcheted’ up and down based on a series of signals which tend to indicate when market dynamics are either more, or less, favorable for having capital exposed to the market.” As you will notice, portfolios NEVER reach 100% cash levels. The […]
3 Attractive French ADR Dividend Stocks
Written by TheDividendManager.com In examining French stocks a screen was run of those companies that pay a yield that is higher than 2.5 percent and has a market cap above 15 billion and from the list, there are several worthy candidates for a long-term dividend investor looking for overseas exposure. [Below are the 13 ADRs identified with […]
AUD/USD Forecast April 17 – 21
AUD/USD posted modest gains last week, as the pair closed at 0.7572. This week’s key event is the RBA Monetary Policy Meeting Minutes. Here is an outlook on the major market-movers and an updated technical analysis for AUD/USD. US consumer indicators disappointed, as CPI and retail sales reports missed their estimates. However, employment and consumer confidence beat expectations. In Australia, […]
China And Currency Values: Fast Growing Countries Run Trade Deficits
I don’t generally comment on pieces that reference me, but Jordan Weissman has given me such a beautiful teachable moment that I can’t resist. Weissman wrote about Donald Trump’s reversal on his campaign pledge to declare China a currency manipulator. Weissman assures us that Trump was completely wrong in his campaign rhetoric and that China does not […]
Will 2017 Be The Year Of Energy IPO Revival?
Following two dismal years of near zero initial public offerings (IPO) activity in the energy market, 2017 is expected to be the year that sees oil and gas listings return to the center stage. A Dry Spell for Energy IPOs Oil’s horror show saw black gold’s price come down from some $110 per barrel in […]
FX Markets Look Ahead To Chinese GDP, New Zealand & Canadian CPI
Talking Points: – The week ahead is barren for key economic data out of the Euro-Zone, the United Kingdom, and the United States; although, French elections on April 23 are just around the corner. – Chinese GDP on Monday, New Zealand CPI on Wednesday, and Canadian CPI on Friday are the only ‘high’ rated data […]
Junior Gold Miner ETF Suspends Creation Orders Due To Shortage Of Underlying Instruments
Over the last several weeks, two years after Howard Marks first brought attention to the topic with a letter in which he asked “What Would Happen If ETF Holders Sold All At Once?” some investors have once again quietly voiced concern about the inordinate and rising influence passive investing in general, and ETFs in particular, […]
10 Legendary Investment Wisdoms From Legendary Investors
Throughout history, investors have repeatedly made the same investment mistakes. Whether it was selling at the bottom of major market routs, or buying near the peaks of the next cyclical bull market, the results have, for the most part, been generally the same. I have written many articles previously on investing, portfolio and risk management and the fallacy of long-term “average” rates of […]
