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The Folly Of Economists: Negative Interest Rates
Forbes - 15 Sep 2016 15:40
The top people at the largest central banks will continue with their ill-conceived policies until something breaks.
Yes Bank's aborted QIP under Sebi scanner
livemint.com - 15 Sep 2016 23:06
Sebi is investigating whether its listing norms were breached in Yes Bank's QIP offer, and the possibility of insider trading in the lender's stock
Post Holdings Becomes Oversold (POST)
Forbes - 15 Sep 2016 22:20
Legendary investor Warren Buffett advises to be fearful when others are greedy, and be greedy when others are fearful. One way we can try to measure the level of fear in a given stock is through a technical analysis indi...
A New Plan to Solve the Fed's Inflation Problem
Wall Street Journal - 15 Sep 2016 21:47
Stubbornly low inflation has prompted calls for the Fed to raise its target.
Noteworthy Thursday Option Activity: TGT, LC, PEGA
Forbes - 15 Sep 2016 21:32
Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Target Corp (NYSE: TGT), where a total of 36,549 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 3.7 m...
Noteworthy Thursday Option Activity: GPRO, DK, SBUX
Forbes - 15 Sep 2016 21:32
Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in GoPro, Inc. (NASD: GPRO), where a total of 26,999 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 2.7 ...
Apple: Why Early iPhone Data Spells Relief
Wall Street Journal - 15 Sep 2016 21:24
Apple was due for a relief rally, even as early iPhone 7 sales data remains murky.
Thursday Sector Laggards: Consumer Products, Services
Forbes - 15 Sep 2016 20:38
The worst performing sector as of midday Thursday is the Consumer Products sector, higher by 0.5%. Within that group, VF Corp. (NYSE: VFC) and Reynolds American Inc (NYSE: RAI) are two large stocks that are lagging, show...
Thursday Sector Leaders: Energy, Healthcare
Forbes - 15 Sep 2016 20:37
Looking at the sectors faring best as of midday Thursday, shares of Energy companies are outperforming other sectors, higher by 2.0%. Within that group, Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. (NYSE: DO) and Marathon Petroleum C...
Five Massive Trends Towards The Customer-Centric Future Of Personal Finance
Forbes - 15 Sep 2016 20:20
There are currently more entrepreneurs (and their venture capitalist backers) focused on improving the financial experiences for people around the world than at any time in history. The pace of change is accelerating, an...
Enbridge's Preference Shares, Series R Yield Pushes Past 6.5%
Forbes - 15 Sep 2016 20:11
In trading on Thursday, shares of Enbridge Inc's Cumulative Redeemable Preference Shares, Series R (Toronto: ENB-PRT) were yielding above the 6.5% mark based on its quarterly dividend (annualized to $1.00), with shares c...
Here's How Broadband Data Caps Can Significantly Impact Netflix
Forbes - 15 Sep 2016 20:11
As the quality of video streaming improves, Netflix has significant ewxposure to broadband data caps A 4K (Ultra HD) video can entail the download of up to 7GB data per hour, exhausting the 300GB data cap of a broadband ...
Market roundup | Capital goods' orders fall 22% y-o-y in April-July
livemint.com - 15 Sep 2016 20:10
Although medium-term prospects appear to be good, an immediate recovery is unlikely, according to a recent report by SBI's economic research division
The debt problem in Asia
livemint.com - 15 Sep 2016 20:00
Indian companies are earning less on their invested capital than the cost of their debt
Ashok Leyland, Hinduja Foundries merger: near-term pain, long-term gain
livemint.com - 15 Sep 2016 19:55
The main worry is that Ashok Leyland had just started showing robust revenue growth, and a sustained rise in profits and profitability over the last two-three years
New iPhone Could Be Bad News for Wireless Industry
Wall Street Journal - 15 Sep 2016 19:53
The success of Apple's latest smartphone could spell the end of record-high wireless margins.
Top Buys by Top Brass: CFO Hytinen's $1M Bet on TPX
Forbes - 15 Sep 2016 19:51
A company's own top management tend to have the best inside view into the business, so when company officers make major buys, investors are wise to take notice. Presumably the only reason an insider would take their hard...
Noteworthy Thursday Option Activity: MON, ADSK, EOG
Forbes - 15 Sep 2016 19:50
Looking at options trading activity among components of the S&P 500 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Monsanto Co (NYSE: MON), where a total volume of 68,136 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contrac...
Dissecting Dow And DuPont Deal: Concern Over Concentration
Forbes - 15 Sep 2016 19:40
All is not well with the proposed Dow (NYSE: DOW) and DuPont (NYSE: DD) deal. The impending merger is facing intense regulatory scrutiny in different countries, as well as opposition from farmers groups. The main concern...
The Unlikely Way Warren Buffett Could Sell Wells Fargo And Avoid Billions In Taxes
Forbes - 15 Sep 2016 19:07
Here's how Warren Buffett can respond to the fake account scandal at Wells Fargo, from stock swaps to shareholder activism.
HPL Electric and Power fixes IPO price band at Rs175-202 per share
livemint.com - 15 Sep 2016 19:02
The initial public offering of HPL Electric and Power will open from 22-26 September
Investing Ahead Of The Federal Reserve: Don't Hurt Yourself
Forbes - 15 Sep 2016 18:38
Investor worries rarely live up to their immediate exaggerated perception, be it in the short term or long term.