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How Much Is Amazon Web Services Worth On A Standalone Basis?
Forbes - 28 Feb 2019 22:45
This note takes a look at Amazon Web Services and its value on a standalone basis.
Cheapest Places To Live In California
Forbes - 28 Feb 2019 21:50
Looking for cheap places to live in California? Check out the neighborhoods in these cities.
America's Wealth Inequality Is At Roaring Twenties Levels
Forbes - 28 Feb 2019 23:52
What is the common denominator between U.S. wealth inequality during the Roaring Twenties and now? A massive stock market bubble.
OPEC Must Reassure Markets As Aramco Moves To Become A Top Oil Trader
Forbes - 28 Feb 2019 22:21
As Aramco seeks to become a top three oil trader, its close connections with the Saudi oil ministry and OPEC could concern markets.
Record Returns To Shareholders Along With Sharp Rise In Margins Were Highlights Of Rio Tinto's 2018
Forbes - 28 Feb 2019 21:56
Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO), a leading global mining player and one of the largest iron ore miners in the world, reported its FY 2018 financial results on February 27, 2019, followed by a conference call with analysts. The com...
A Closer Look At Credit Suisse's Valuation
Forbes - 28 Feb 2019 21:41
Credit Suisse recently delivered its first annual profit since 2014. There was only a marginal increase in the bank's annual revenue for 2018, but it was able to reduce its operating expenses by approximately 9% year-ove...
What Makes Greatness: An Important Lesson From The Trading World
Forbes - 28 Feb 2019 21:17
A certain kind of productivity separates the great from the good in any field.
General Electric Bonds Continue To Do Well
Forbes - 28 Feb 2019 20:38
GE bonds continue to rally.
Solving Blockchain's Current Flaws & Enabling Future Mainstream Adoption
Forbes - 28 Feb 2019 18:36
Could the future of cryptocurrencies and digital money not involve blockchains and distributed ledger technology (DLT) as we currently know it? And, might a new decentralized ledger structure that leverages Directed Acyc...
Hedging The Ultimate Tail Risk: Breakup USA
Forbes - 28 Feb 2019 18:15
We can't rule out a scenario in which the US breaks up into smaller sovereign countries. What that would mean for investors. The short answer is, "Nothing good." When this sort of thing has happened in other places, thos...
GMOs And The Dangers Of Politicizing Science
Forbes - 28 Feb 2019 18:13
GMOs are not dangerous. The politicization of science is.
U.S. Growth Slows As GDP Hits 2.6%, Markets Slip
Forbes - 28 Feb 2019 18:03
The quarter was boosted by consumer spending, nonresidential fixed investment, exports, private inventory investment, and federal government spending.
7-Time Founder's Wasabi Technologies Aims At Amazon In $70B Cloud Market
Forbes - 28 Feb 2019 17:45
A Boston startup is growing at 20% a month targeting Amazon Web Services S3 by offering storage that's six times faster and 80% cheaper. AWS does not seem worried.
How The Parts Add Up: The iShares Russell Mid-Cap Value ETF Targets $96
Forbes - 28 Feb 2019 17:06Spotlight On Prudential: Building A More Just And Shared Prosperity
Forbes - 28 Feb 2019 16:56
We're unpacking the policies and practices behind top performing companies in a new spotlight series on the companies that best reflect the priorities of the American public. First on the docket is Prudential Financial.
Why The Silicon Carbide Business Could Be A Big Growth Driver For Cree
Forbes - 28 Feb 2019 16:55Is An Earnings Recession On The Way?
Forbes - 28 Feb 2019 16:54
There is a chorus of equity analysts suggesting that earnings growth could easily tip into recession this year, but the potential for upside surprises is being ignored. Given the market outlook, we still expect equities ...
How Quantitative Tightening Affects The Market
Forbes - 28 Feb 2019 16:49
Quantitative tightening is on death row and until it die we are in a bear market. But the market looks ahead about one year, so we might just go into a bull market at some point.
Is Blackmail A Board Issue?
Forbes - 28 Feb 2019 16:20
When the Bezos scandal was revealed, the AMI board quickly responded stating that "it should promptly and thoroughly investigate the claims." Federal prosecutors are looking into the Bezos incident to determine if it imp...
Watch Out for These Red Flags in Today's Filing Season Find
Forbes - 28 Feb 2019 16:15
From yesterday's research, analysts parsed 100 10-K filings and collected 10,403 data points. In total, they made 2,085 forensic accounting adjustments with a dollar value of $600 billion.