5 Efficient Stocks To Buy For A Winning Portfolio
Efficiency, a company’s ability to transform its inputs into outputs, is a potential indicator of a company’s financial health. This is because a company with a favorable efficiency level is expected to provide impressive returns as it is believed to be positively correlated with the company’s price performance. But, it is difficult to measure the […]
What Is The Difference Between The NYSE And Nasdaq?
The NYSE and Nasdaq exchanges are worth a collective $32.0 trillion in market capitalization, making up a sizable portion of the global equities market. However, while they are both large American stock exchanges containing listings that are household names, they are also very different in how they work, as well as how they are perceived […]
Geopolitical Risk, Business, And Investment
When people think about geopolitics, they tend to think about war, as if the two issues were the same. But that is only partly true. Geopolitics is the study of the power of nation states, and war is certainly a determinant of power. But it is only one of many. Things like economics, politics, ideology, […]
Hot Options Alert: Midday – Monday, July 10
Most Active Equity Options And Strikes For Midday, July 10, 2017
Tesla Motors Inc Sales Down To 0 In Hong Kong After Tax Break Scrapped
Tesla (TSLA) sales took a hit in Hong Kong after the tax break on electric vehicles was taken back on April 1. The Wall Street Journal, sighting official data from Hong Kong’s Transportation Department, stated that no new Model S sedans or Model X sport utility vehicles were registered in the Chinese territory in April. In May, […]
The Ratio Of Part-Time Employed Lowest Since 2008
Let’s take a close look at the latest employment report numbers on Full and Part-Time Employment. Buried near the bottom of Table A-9 of the government’s Employment Situation Summary are the numbers for Full- and Part-Time Workers, with 35-or-more hours as the arbitrary divide between the two categories. The source is the monthly Current Population Survey (CPS) […]
A Look Into Yellen’s Upcoming Chat With Congress
With US markets on the recovery today and yields remaining high, Chris Temple and I look into what might come out of Yellen’s chat with Congress on Wednesday and Thursday. So much of general market moves depend on the Fed that when Yellen is speaking to government we all need to pay close attention. (Audio […]
Abercrombie & Fitch Plunges After Ending Talks With Potential Buyers
Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF) said talks for a potential sale have been terminated following a review, sending the teen apparel retail’s shares down over 15% in morning trading. TERMINATION OF SALE TALKS: Abercrombie & Fitch announced that it terminated discussions regarding a potential deal. The decision came after Abercrombie said in May that it was […]
We’ve Had ATMs For 50 Years. What’s Next?
The first ATM was born in London on June 27, 1967. With the rise of new technologies, its future is looking bleak. Flashback to 1967 Just 50 years ago, a machine was distributing banknotes for the first time. It was a real revolution at a time when individuals around the world had to go to […]
What Oil Bulls Are Missing: “The Oil Is Just Being Moved Elsewhere”
Dispensing his usual dose of optimistic crude oil buzzkill, Bloomberg energy strategist Julian Lee points out something troubling to both OPEC, and those who are hoping that the latest dip in oil will finally lead to a sharp rally. He writes that while at first glance, this year’s diminishing U.S. oil stockpiles appear to support the […]
