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Oil Prices: Is The Bottom Behind Us And Is It Too Late To Buy?
Forbes - 14 Mar 2016 15:00
Oil prices have surged in the last few weeks, is the worst over? Is it time to buy or is it too late? Looking at the cause of the rally helps answer these questions....
What Will Be The Impact On Harley-Davidson's Valuation If Motorcycle Sales In The US Decline
Forbes - 14 Mar 2016 19:38
Harley-Davidson‘s US shipments declined 2% year-over-year in 2015, as stiff competition hurt the motorcycle maker. The stronger U.S. dollar gave pricing advantage to European and Japanese manufacturers. The U.S. is an ...
Until the next shock in the Chinese yuan
livemint.com - 14 Mar 2016 20:48Fresh Market To Be Acquired By Apollo For $1.36 Billion In Cash
Forbes - 14 Mar 2016 15:07
An affiliate of private equity giant Apollo Global Management is doing some grocery shopping.
Shares Rise in Asia, Extending 4-Week Rally
Wall Street Journal - 14 Mar 2016 04:32
Shares were up in Asia early Monday, extending a four-week rally ahead of key meetings this week by central banks in the U.S. and Japan.
Can BitTeaser's Blockchain Ad Network Disrupt 'Pay-Per-Click' Market?
Forbes - 14 Mar 2016 23:54
Advertising is big business and as increasing activity moves online, so too do the marketing dollars. While 2015 saw an estimated $170.5 billion (bn) spent on online advertising globally, this figure is projected to mush...
AIG to Pay $9.5 Million to Settle Fund-Steering Case
Wall Street Journal - 14 Mar 2016 22:31
Three AIG affiliates will pay more than $9.5 million to resolve a complaint that they steered mutual fund clients to pricier share classes to collect more fees.
AIG To Pay $9.5 Million For Steering People Into Pricy Mutual Funds
Forbes - 14 Mar 2016 21:44
It's looking like AIG did the right thing in getting out of the broker-dealer business.
Sebi paper proposes two methods to redefine 'control' in companies
livemint.com - 14 Mar 2016 21:32Investors Need To Turn To Washington, Not The Fed, For Solutions To The Next Recession
Forbes - 14 Mar 2016 21:14
If the US were to experience a sever economic downturn, the Fed will likely be ineffective and Washington will have to step in with fiscal policy.
Starwood-Marriott: Chinese Bidder Brings Cash to Party
Wall Street Journal - 14 Mar 2016 21:13
Anbang's all-cash bid for Starwood could box out Marriott from becoming a hotel behemoth. But losing the deal might not be so bad either.
The Fed's Dot Plot Thickens
Wall Street Journal - 14 Mar 2016 21:11
The Fed's dot plot, to be released Wednesday, isn't likely to have as much predictive power as you might think.
Monday Sector Leaders: Services, Utilities
Forbes - 14 Mar 2016 20:58
The best performing sector as of midday Monday is the Services sector, up 0.1%. Within the sector, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc (NYSE: HOT) and GameStop Corp (NYSE: GME) are two large stocks leading the way, s...
Goldman Buys Online Retirement Benefits Business
Wall Street Journal - 14 Mar 2016 20:53
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. said Monday it was purchasing Honest Dollar, a sign big banks are increasingly responding to the fintech threat with their checkbooks.
Why just Kingfisher Airlines? Government should also look at Air India
livemint.com - 14 Mar 2016 20:46
How is government attitude to Air India any different from that of bankers who continued to support an enterprise whose net worth had been wiped out in the hope that it would turn around?
What IMF has to say on food price inflation
livemint.com - 14 Mar 2016 20:45SEC Nominee Hester Peirce Is Critic of Postcrisis Regulation
Wall Street Journal - 14 Mar 2016 20:22
In Hester Peirce's opinion, Washington has gotten just about everything wrong trying to prevent a repeat of the financial crisis. She will likely soon have a chance to try to change that strategy, as a member of the SEC ...
Daily Dividend Report: BXMT, PM, TYC, RL, HTLD
Forbes - 14 Mar 2016 20:00
Blackstone Mortgage Trust (BXMT) declared a dividend of $0.62 per share of class A common stock with respect to the first quarter of 2016. This dividend is payable on April 15, 2016 to stockholders of record as of the cl...
Goldman Sachs To Acquire Fledgling Retirement Savings Startup Honest Dollar
Forbes - 14 Mar 2016 19:50
Goldman Sachs' Investment Management Division announced Monday that it will acquire digital retirement savings platform Honest Dollar for an undisclosed sum. The Austin, Texas based startup brought its platform live ju...
Monday's ETF with Unusual Volume: IHF
Forbes - 14 Mar 2016 19:45
The iShares U.S. Healthcare Providers ETF (IHF) is seeing unusually high volume in afternoon trading Monday, with over 412,000 shares traded versus three month average volume of about 111,000. Shares of IHF were trading ...
Monday's ETF Movers: XBI, GDX
Forbes - 14 Mar 2016 19:44
In trading on Monday, the SPDR S&P Biotech ETF (XBI) is outperforming other ETFs, up about 0.6% on the day. Components of that ETF showing particular strength include shares of Insys Therapeutics (INSY), up about 14.7% a...
Monday Sector Laggards: Oil & Gas Exploration & Production, Music & Electronics Stores
Forbes - 14 Mar 2016 19:41
In trading on Monday, oil & gas exploration & production shares were relative laggards, down on the day by about 2.9%. Helping drag down the group were shares of Ultra Petroleum (UPL), off about 18.6% and shares of Linn ...