Market News
Barclays Braces for 'Mack the Knife'
Wall Street Journal - 13 Mar 2015 02:10
Former Citigroup executive John McFarlane, who has a reputation as a fearsome restructurer of ailing financial institutions, becomes chairman of the scandal-prone bank next month.
How to join Britain's '200' Isa millionaires
Telegraph - 13 Mar 2015 10:11
Telegraph research suggests Britain now has around 200 Isa millionaires. The figure could soon reach 2,000, based on these calculations
HealthSouth Larger Than S&P 500 Component Owens-Illinois
Forbes - 13 Mar 2015 22:44
In the latest look at stocks ordered by largest market capitalization, Russell 3000 component HealthSouth Corp. (NYSE: HLS) was identified as having a larger market cap than the smaller end of the S&P 500, for example Ow...
Market shocks could become more common, warns Bank of England
Telegraph - 13 Mar 2015 23:13
Chris Salmon, the Bank of England's executive director for markets, has told traders to 'take heed' of recent falls
CubeSmart Larger Than S&P 500 Component Joy Global
Forbes - 13 Mar 2015 22:42
In the latest look at stocks ordered by largest market capitalization, Russell 3000 component CubeSmart (NYSE: CUBE) was identified as having a larger market cap than the smaller end of the S&P 500, for example Joy Globa...
Clean Harbors Larger Than S&P 500 Component Allegheny Technologies
Forbes - 13 Mar 2015 22:41
In the latest look at stocks ordered by largest market capitalization, Russell 3000 component Clean Harbors, Inc (NYSE: CLH) was identified as having a larger market cap than the smaller end of the S&P 500, for example A...
Cabot Corp. Larger Than S&P 500 Component Denbury Resources
Forbes - 13 Mar 2015 22:40
In the latest look at stocks ordered by largest market capitalization, Russell 3000 component Cabot Corp. (NYSE: CBT) was identified as having a larger market cap than the smaller end of the S&P 500, for example Denbury ...
Broadridge Financial Solutions Moves Up In Market Cap Rank, Passing Teradata Corp
Forbes - 13 Mar 2015 22:39
In the latest look at stocks ordered by largest market capitalization, Russell 3000 component Broadridge Financial Solutions (NYSE: BR) was identified as having a larger market cap than the smaller end of the S&P 500, fo...
Sorry But This Is Not 1997 For The Market
Forbes - 13 Mar 2015 22:18
Several months ago I wrote of how super bull markets that last nine or ten years have been once in a generation situations, the last ones being those of the 1920’s and the 1990’s, but that there were enough similarit...
New glut concern emerges as oil refineries ramp up output
livemint.com - 13 Mar 2015 21:55
Global refining has surged so much that it risks creating a glut of fuel products that prompts operators to scale back their purchases of crude
Sebi earns Rs391 crore revenue during April-February
livemint.com - 13 Mar 2015 21:55
Sebi expects income surplus of over Rs156 crore after taking into account operational, capital expenses in FY15
Pound drops to lowest since 2010
livemint.com - 13 Mar 2015 21:42
Pound falls against dollar as a rally in the greenback was compounded by concerns over the UK's political future
US crude slumps 4% on stronger dollar, glut warning
livemint.com - 13 Mar 2015 21:31
Brent falls $1.40, or 2.5%, to $55.68 a barrel
Weekly Market Wrap: March 13, 2015
Forbes - 13 Mar 2015 20:49
The tenth full trading week of 2015 comes to a close with the Dow Jones, S&P 500 and NASDAQ composite all lower in early afternoon trading on Friday.
Analyst Favorites With Strong Buyback Activity: Chemtura Ranks As a Top Pick
Forbes - 13 Mar 2015 20:16
A study of analyst recommendations at the major brokerages shows that Chemtura Corp (NYSE: CHMT) is the #66 broker analyst pick among those stocks screened by The Online Investor for strong stock buyback activity. To mak...
Apple's arrival on the Dow is a wake-up call for our old world
Telegraph - 13 Mar 2015 19:57
Will the likes of big oil companies, car makers and banks, which currently constitute the Dow, be replaced by Google, Yahoo!, Twitter and Facebook?
Investors Bag LPI 6.8% Lower Than Its Secondary Stock Offering
Forbes - 13 Mar 2015 16:13
Looking back to 11 days ago, Laredo Petroleum, Inc (NYSE: LPI) priced a 60,000,000 share secondary stock offering at $11.05 per share. Buyers in that offering made a considerable investment into the company, expecting th...
Volkswagen Earnings Review: Profits Surge On High Premium Sales; Namesake Brand Still Struggling
Forbes - 13 Mar 2015 19:49
What stood out in the earnings release was the strong rise in operating profits for the automaker, pushing automotive margins to 6%, up from 5.6% in 2013, despite another weak performance from the namesake passenger vehi...
EMC Banks On Emerging Storage To Drive Growth As Storage Systems Market Remains Suppressed
Forbes - 13 Mar 2015 19:47
The company attributed the robust growth rate to a strong customer response for its new products. The company expects the growth in emerging storage to continue through 2015 and resulting revenues to rise by over 30% to ...
UTC Looks To Unlock Value From Sikorsky
Forbes - 13 Mar 2015 19:45
In our view, the recent drop in oil prices, coupled with the anticipation that oil prices could remain weak for the foreseeable future, prompted United Technologies to reevaluate this business. Sikorsky had been counting...
Cloud and Engineered Systems Set to Drive Oracle's Revenue Growth in Q3
Forbes - 13 Mar 2015 19:44
Having posted strong results in the second quarter thanks to the rapid expansion of its cloud computing business, expectations are ripe for the continuation of the cloud success story. Further, this will be the first ear...
BNY Mellon Increases Share Buyback Target To $3.1 Billion, Leaves Dividend Unchanged
Forbes - 13 Mar 2015 19:43
BNY Mellon?s quarterly dividend payout will remain unchanged at $0.17 per share for the next four quarters. Taken together with the proposed share buyback, this implies that the bank is looking to return as much as $3.8 ...