Market News
Are The Bears Out?
Forbes - 22 Sep 2015 09:28
Bear trend looks to be weakening as some indicators provide bullish signs.
Wall Street Slides With Commodity-Related Stocks, Auto Suppliers
IBTimes - 23 Sep 2015 01:08
By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK
What's So Awful About The Carried Interest Tax Law?
Forbes - 22 Sep 2015 21:28
Carried interest is long-standing tax law that benefits investment managers and investors alike. Historically, carried interest contributed to the growth of the investment management, private equity, real estate and ener...
DYK: Tax-saving mutual schemes can shed tax tag
livemint.com - 22 Sep 2015 17:48
Fund houses that have changed their tax-saving schemes' names to drop the word "tax" say that they want to broaden the appeal of such schemes
Beware the Dubious Comforts of Hybrids
Wall Street Journal - 22 Sep 2015 20:05
BHP Billiton is the latest big company to consider issuing hybrid securities. With the mining sector under pressure, investors can't have their cake and eat it.
Goldman CEO Lloyd Blankfein Has Lymphoma
Wall Street Journal - 22 Sep 2015 17:45
Goldman Sachs Chief Executive Blankfein said that he has lymphoma and expects to undergo chemotherapy over the next several months in New York.
Gold remains weak on global cues, low demand
livemint.com - 22 Sep 2015 14:09Malaysia Leader Najib Razak's Assets Probed by U.S.
Wall Street Journal - 22 Sep 2015 08:06
U.S. investigators are looking into Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak's assets as part of a series of global probes linked to a troubled state investment fund.
Malaysia Leader Najib Razak's Assets Probed by U.S.
Wall Street Journal - 22 Sep 2015 07:01
U.S. investigators are looking into Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak's assets as part of a series of global probes linked to a troubled state investment fund.
California Firm Gives Rundown Properties New Life
Wall Street Journal - 23 Sep 2015 00:49
Beach Front Properties, a California-based property manager, is finding success in turning around downtrodden 'class C' buildings.
Dealing With Goldman Chief's Health Scare
Wall Street Journal - 23 Sep 2015 00:22
Lloyd Blankfein's health scare puts the focus on Goldman's strategy.
Brazilian Real's 'Under Attack' From All Fronts Amid Decaying Economic Fundamentals
Forbes - 22 Sep 2015 23:44
With a deepening political crisis in Latin America’s largest economy and the Brazilian currency, the Real, plummeting this year and touching a thirteen-year lows against major currency pairs, how much more carnage coul...
Motherson Sumi stock takes a hit from Volkswagen scandal
livemint.com - 22 Sep 2015 23:38What To Do When Stocks Are Flat
Forbes - 22 Sep 2015 22:53
Over the long run, stocks rise in value. That's why investors own them. But what about those years when they just meander along, when stocks are flat? That's what has been going on so far this year, so much so that the D...
Gas at the Pumps Remains in the Dumps
Wall Street Journal - 22 Sep 2015 22:44
U.S. gasoline prices are likely to remain under pressure as inventories bulge and crude-oil production isn't falling rapidly enough.
China's economic malaise drag Glencore shares below £1
Telegraph - 22 Sep 2015 22:44
Glencore hit a new record low of 99.6p during a torrid trading session which wiped almost £44bn off Britain's biggest companies.
Valuations say Sensex could fall more
livemint.com - 22 Sep 2015 22:39
At its current level, the Sensex is now at around 15.3 times one-year estimated earnings, which suggests that there is still quite a bit of scope for a further decline
Tuesday Sector Laggards: Materials, Technology & Communications
Forbes - 22 Sep 2015 22:33
In afternoon trading on Tuesday, Materials stocks are the worst performing sector, showing a 2.6% loss. Within that group, Mosaic Co (NYSE: MOS) and CONSOL Energy Inc (NYSE: CNX) are two large stocks that are lagging, sh...
Have you learned the lesson from VW's 35pc share price fall?
Telegraph - 22 Sep 2015 21:52
Investors have been stung by many 'blue chip' stock collapses in the past century. Andrew Oxlade whips through the history - and explains how to avoid them
Oh Volkswagen, What Have You Done!
Forbes - 22 Sep 2015 21:48
In what continues to be a year to forget for the German automaker Volkswagen AG, the company, which passed Toyota to become the world?s highest-selling auto company this year, recently admitted to cheating the U.S. emiss...
How Big Is The Used Car Opportunity For Sirius XM?
Forbes - 22 Sep 2015 21:44
With new car sales growth moderating, satellite radio provider Sirius XM is banking on the used car market to provide the next wave of subscriber growth. The company?s CEO, Jim Meyer, has repeatedly said that the used ca...
Motorola Cutting Expenses To Grow Profits Amid Shrinking Gross Margins
Forbes - 22 Sep 2015 21:42
Motorola Solutions' gross margins have declined slowly over the last three years due to weak sales, an adverse sales mix and growing competitive pressures. From 51% in 2012, overall gross margins have come down to 48% in...