To Money Or Not Money, That Is The Question
When former Dallas Fed President Richard Fisher stepped down last March after a decade in that role, the New York Times (of course) wrote his professional obituary under the headline Richard Fisher, Often Wrong But Seldom Boring. Fisher had apparently viewed his own philosophical root and career at the Fed as something of an updated Paul […]
Tuning In To Trust & Ethics: Leadership At Barclays Bank
Organizations and their leaders often find themselves caught in “trust and ethics traps.” Jes Staley the newly appointed American CEO of the beleaguered British Barclays Bank is one such leader. In fact, as he recently announced in this BBC News Article “I do believe that trust is returning to our institution. But we will never rest, we […]
Apple V. FBI And Apple’s New Products On Fox 5
(Video length 00:03:58) Shelly Palmer talks about the Apple v. FBI case and things you need to know about the Apple Watch and Apple’s new iPhone SE and new iPad on Fox 5 with Ben Simmoneau and Juliet Huddy. Original Airdate: March 29, 2016
Acadia Pharmaceuticals: Nuplazid Gets Overwhelming Backing
Acadia Pharmaceuticals (ACAD 25.86 +2.06 8.63%) made it. The company’s New Drug Application (NDA) for Nuplazid was overwhelmingly backed by the advisory panel for approval. 12 members in the panel voted in favor of an approval while just 2 voted against it. Trading in ACAD shares was halted on Tuesday as the Ad Comm met to review the NDA. But […]
EC “You Want Another Hike? Already?”
I was surprised in December when the most dovish central banker ever to lead the Fed allowed the body to implement a tightening, so perhaps I shouldn’t be surprised now that she is staunchly resisting an increasingly-raucous chorus of hawks. Prior to the Fed’s last meeting, I noted that if there was ever an excuse for tightening, […]
The State Of The Millennial Entrepreneur
The life of a millennial entrepreneur can feel like the wildest of roller coaster rides; requisite with screaming, bravery mixed with extreme fear, shaking tracks, and downward loops and spirals. “Entrepreneur” sometimes seems like shorthand for hard struggles and disappointment with the faint glow of achievement hovering above the horizon like a mirage. The truth […]
EC Is America’s Economy Shooting Blanks?
It always helps to make a good first impression, especially to the father of the girl you’d like to date. An impressive resume can do the trick. That was certainly the case in the 1997 dark humor classic Grosse Pointe Blank. If you don’t happen to recall the exchange between John Cusack’s character, Martin Q. […]
ADP Report Won’t Cause Payroll Revisions For Friday
Stocks are indicated to start today’s session in positive territory, with continued Fed-inspired optimism helping sentiment at the open. The positive labor market reading is helping matters as well, as it indicates a best of both worlds for market participants. This morning’s jobs report from payroll processor ADP (ADP – Analyst Report) matched expectations. This report, which […]
BlackBerry Ltd Earnings Preview: Investors Optimistic
We’re expecting BlackBerry (BBRY) earnings on Friday before opening bell, and at least for now, investors appear to be optimistic. BlackBerry stock moved up by more than 3% today on the NASDAQ, reaching as high as $8.14 per share after solid gains on Tuesday as well. What to expect in BlackBerry earnings Raymond James analyst […]
My “Wisdom” On Index Funds
Tadas Viskanta continues his series on “finance blogger wisdom” today discussing index funds. Specifically, he asks: Should we care that the percentage of assets in indexes is on the rise, or should we just sit back and enjoy the (low cost) ride? My answer was, um, not very thorough (again): Indexing requires active management in order to […]
