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This Stock Will Boost Its Dividend 4 Times in 2016
Forbes - 17 Jan 2016 18:39
Call it China’s revenge—and the sequel to last summer’s horror show is no less terrifying than the original. Just ask the thousands of panicked investors who are, yet again, madly tossing their stocks over the side...
Cooperation Among Oil Producers Will Take Time, Says Saudi Minister
Wall Street Journal - 17 Jan 2016 13:20
Oil-market stability will be achieved through cooperation among major producers but this will likely take time, Saudi oil minister Ali al-Naimi said.
3 High Yield Stocks About To Slash Payouts
Forbes - 17 Jan 2016 23:40
Oil’s hitting 12-year lows as we speak - and that’s crushing a favorite vehicle of many income investors. If you’re not yet out, get out.
Green & Smart announce plans to float on AIM
Telegraph - 17 Jan 2016 22:14
The renewable energy group plans to raise about £5m through an initial public offering
India's Keqiang index and the prolonged economic slowdown
livemint.com - 17 Jan 2016 21:53
With the recent incremental macro data pointing to a deceleration in economy, it won't be startling if December quarter GDP numbers show some moderation in growth
Q3 results fail to bring cheer as write-offs drag Indian Hotels' profit
livemint.com - 17 Jan 2016 20:45
Although the consolidated `10.1 crore net profit is a step ahead of the loss posted in the September quarter, it was one-tenth of what was forecast
Chinese checkers: Endgame some time away
livemint.com - 17 Jan 2016 20:45
Volatility in the yuan has spilled over to other emerging market currencies, and investors would tend to demand a higher risk premium
Slight improvement in business expectations: RBI survey
livemint.com - 17 Jan 2016 20:43
The central bank's business expectations index has crept up from the rock bottom it reached in the second quarter of the current fiscal
Best mediclaim policies for you
livemint.com - 17 Jan 2016 20:42
We have considered two sum insured amounts (`10 lakh and `20 lakh) and three age categories in each--eldest insured member is 35, 45 or 65 years old
Product crack: ICICI Pru iProtect Smart
livemint.com - 17 Jan 2016 20:41
You can break the sum assured payable on death into periodic income
For long-term investors, fund house track record is important
livemint.com - 17 Jan 2016 20:41
For performance, one could look at how consistently the fund house has schemes in the top quartile across different market cycles
Understand risks, and stay invested
livemint.com - 17 Jan 2016 20:40
Retail investors must stay the course as there is no structural change in India's domestic growth expectation
Retail investors in wait and watch mode
livemint.com - 17 Jan 2016 20:23Iran Tempers Expectations on Oil's Return
Wall Street Journal - 17 Jan 2016 19:03
Iran's full re-entry into the global oil market could take months following the lifting of Western sanctions this weekend, one of the country's top oil officials said, signaling that ongoing limitations on banking could ...
Is There An Olympic Curse?
Forbes - 17 Jan 2016 18:49
Every few years, countries across the globe compete to host the Olympics. Conventional wisdom tells us that it is a "good" thing to host the Olympics but the "data" suggests otherwise. I was inspired to write this articl...
KBW's Tom Michaud Sounds Like Bernie Sanders, But He Thinks Main Street Banks Are Booming
Forbes - 17 Jan 2016 18:30
KBWs Thomas Michaud believes there is a rising crop of regional lenders and specialized firms that are serving Main Street, while quietly eating Wall Street's lunch.
Is Bitcoin Breaking Up?
Wall Street Journal - 17 Jan 2016 17:28
A rift in the bitcoin world is widening over an arcane but critical technical issue that has divided the community for nearly a year.
Gulf Stock Markets Tumble
Wall Street Journal - 17 Jan 2016 17:11
The prospect of Iranian oil flooding an already oversupplied crude market sent Saudi Arabian stocks sharply lower, while the end of economic and financial sanctions lifted Iranian equities.
With liftoff done, the Fed revisits a $4.5 trillion quandary
livemint.com - 17 Jan 2016 16:47
A month after Fed rate lift, turmoil in global financial markets has pushed out expectations for more rate hikes and raised concern about what tools are available to fight the next downturn
Big Mac bargains spur forecasts three-year Aussie rout will end
livemint.com - 17 Jan 2016 16:28
The last time the gauge designed by the Economist magazine was at this level was 2009, and the currency went on to rally 28% that year
JD Finance Arm Raises $1B, Gets $7B Valuation From Investors Including Sequoia
Forbes - 17 Jan 2016 16:18
JD.com, China's largest online direct sales company, has raised 6.65 billion, or $1 billion, for its JD Finance subsidiary from investors including Sequoia Capital China, China Harvest Investments and China Taiping Insur...
Equity Sentiment Is Surprisingly Bullish
Forbes - 17 Jan 2016 16:07
I fully expected to be barraged by an overwhelming negative sentiment for equities. I expected to see report after report that would be extremely bearish for equities. While I see many of those reports, I see an almo...