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Amazon, Synergy And Wall Street - Hot Times Returning?
Forbes - 7 Jul 2017 00:50
Amazon's action, a belief in synergy and Wall Street's promotion could launch another growth stock market
Global investors refocusing attention on India, S-E Asia: Suvir Varma of Bain and Co.
livemint.com - 6 Jul 2017 23:45
Suvir Varma, partner and Asia Pacific head of private equity and sovereign wealth funds, Bain and Co. SE Asia, Inc., talks about the renewed interest in PE firms witnessed in India
Cara Therapeutics' New Pain Drug Still Has Value After Failed Clinical Trial
Forbes - 6 Jul 2017 22:36
Last week, Cara Therapeutics reported that its phase 2b trial of CR845, an investigational new pain relief drug, had failed to meet its primary endpoint. Since then, the stock dropped from $26 to $15 a loss of over 40% o...
This Dish Could Be Costly, Even for Amazon
Wall Street Journal - 6 Jul 2017 22:28
Dish Network has a lot to gain from an alliance with Amazon.com as it faces a government deadline to develop its wireless airwaves. For Amazon, the benefits are less clear and could be costly.
Why We Cut Our Price Estimate For Qualcomm
Forbes - 6 Jul 2017 22:26
We are reducing our price estimate for Qualcomm from around $70 per share to about $65 per share, to account for the multiple legal threats faced by its lucrative patent licensing unit, QTL.
First Solar Price Estimate Revised To $45 On International Progress, New Modules
Forbes - 6 Jul 2017 22:25
We are increasing our price estimate for First Solar from around $37 per share to about $45 per share, representing an upside of over 10% from the current market price.
Why Russia Matters More Than Canada, Mexico
Forbes - 6 Jul 2017 22:22
These companies do better business in Russia than they do within NAFTA, and the money they make there may ultimately pressure the Senate to kill its new sanctions bill.
Are Stockbrokers Leaking Confidential Info To Their Favorite Clients?
Forbes - 6 Jul 2017 21:55
A team of economists has found evidence that brokers routinely leak confidential information about large stock trades to their best, most lucrative clients.
Next tranche of sovereign gold bond scheme on 10 July
livemint.com - 6 Jul 2017 20:54
Applications for the sovereign gold bond scheme will be accepted from 10-14 July, while the bonds will be issued on 28 July, according to a finance ministry statement
Day In The Sun Over For The Internet?
Forbes - 6 Jul 2017 20:11
Unlike 2001, there's no defining macro crunch ready to end the jitterbugging in big cap Internet houses like Alphabet, Facebook, Alibaba and Amazon. Valuation stands stretched, but not fully beyond security analysis rati...
Harrow Investment sells 5% stake in Redington (India) for Rs250 crore
livemint.com - 6 Jul 2017 19:58
Among the buyers of the Redington (India) shares are Norges Bank, which bought 1.19 crore shares, and Reliance Mutual Fund, which purchased 70 lakh shares of the firm
Who Dictates Global Bond Yields? Europe for Now
Wall Street Journal - 6 Jul 2017 19:26
Bond investors, look to Europe. The delicate dance of expectations between the European Central Bank and government-bond markets is the biggest driver of yields right now.
Making Predictions In An Unpredictable World
Forbes - 6 Jul 2017 17:58
Family offices recognize that forecasts of future returns need to incorporate the potential for surprises. They rely on "Monte Carlo" methods, named after the famed Monte Carlo casino in Monaco. As the name implies, thes...
If The Fed's Members Spent Some Time As Uber Drivers, Our Monetary Policy Would Be Saner
Forbes - 6 Jul 2017 17:38
If you put the powerful in situations where they must interact with regular folks, it helps restore empathy.
5 Steps To Smarter Student Loan Borrowing
Forbes - 6 Jul 2017 17:03
One secret to paying off your student loans faster is to be smarter about how you borrow them.
CEO-Worker Pay Ratio Generates Outrage---And Some Insight
Wall Street Journal - 6 Jul 2017 14:28
A controversial new metric on executive pay is on Congress's chopping block. Shareholders should want it to survive, even if it only provides a sliver of insight into the companies they own.
Bovis Homes Rises After First Half Update. What Should You Do?
Forbes - 6 Jul 2017 14:14
Housebuilder marches to fresh multi-month highs as recovery strategy remains on course.
Gold prices slip below Rs29,000 on global cues, fall in demand
livemint.com - 6 Jul 2017 13:52
In Delhi, gold of 99.9% and 99.5% purity slumped by Rs290 each to Rs28,930 and Rs28,780 per ten gram respectively
GST could dampen India gold demand in short-term, says WGC
livemint.com - 6 Jul 2017 12:37Trump Is Right: China Could Press North Korea More on Trade
Wall Street Journal - 6 Jul 2017 11:50
In addition to banning coal imports from North Korea, China could tighten the trade screws on its neighbor a lot more if it wanted to.
World's top gold forecaster sees bulls heading for heartbreak
livemint.com - 6 Jul 2017 11:39
Gold's recent drop has been exacerbated by a rebound in US dollar as equities surge and risk sentiment improves
Capex cycle weakens in FY17, slows corporate credit growth: report
livemint.com - 6 Jul 2017 10:44
Indian companies, excluding RIL, grew assets by only 4.3% in FY17, and bulk of it was driven by telecom, energy and utility companies, says ICICI Securities report