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Latest Stock Volatility Adds to August Turbulence
Wall Street Journal - 25 Aug 2019 15:00
Stocks enter the final week of the month coming off one of their rockiest stretches of 2019, the latest example of tariff-induced volatility that has some investors bracing for more fluctuation.
Recession, Retirement, Regret: Choose The One In The Middle
Forbes - 25 Aug 2019 15:00
Recent stock market gyrations, plunging interest rates, and front-page talk of a global recession are enough to cause investors to lose focus. However, if you aim to retire within the next 10 years, or you did retire in ...
Insiders Love These High Yields (Up to 9.7%)
Forbes - 25 Aug 2019 14:32
Insider buying can be a great indicator for us income investors.
Stocks To Trade In September
Forbes - 25 Aug 2019 13:05
Seasonal and dynamic cycles select long and short sales in the Dow Industrials for the month of September.
The Next U.S. Recession Looking More Likely As Trump Weaponizes Trade And The Dollar
Forbes - 25 Aug 2019 13:00
The business outlook has dimmed because companies are no longer sure where and with whom they can invest and expand without incurring the ire of the U.S. President, and it is affecting companies in America as well as in ...
Bank FD for 2 years: What SBI, IDFC First, HDFC, ICICI and AU Small Finance offer
livemint.com - 25 Aug 2019 05:22
Even on short-term FDs you will earn a higher interest than keeping that money in a saving account in a bank.All top lenders, including SBI, ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank, Axis Bank and others, offer the option of both short-ter...
China Places Libra Next To Alipay and WeChat Pay -- And It Could Change The Game For Bitcoin
Forbes - 25 Aug 2019 03:17
China's "endorsement" of Libra recognizes that the relationship between cryptocurrencies and national currencies isn't a zero-sum game.
How To Trade Merck, Home Depot And 4 Other Dow Stocks
Forbes - 25 Aug 2019 21:06
Second-quarter earnings season for Dow stocks was volatile. Here's how to trade six of them now.
Bernie Sanders' Green Energy Dystopian Fantasy
Forbes - 25 Aug 2019 20:43
Bernie Sanders wants to send executives at oil, gas and coal companies to jail and end the use of fossil fuels entirely. Just how feasible is this plan?
Bitcoin Poised To Break Out Big
Forbes - 25 Aug 2019 17:41
Bitcoin is ripe for a breakout soon - one that could vault it close to all-time highs - or sending it tumbling down to long-term support.
The 5 Major Averages Have Negative Weekly Charts With Only 1 Value Level
Forbes - 25 Aug 2019 17:38
As August comes to an end along with the third quarter, there's only one value level among the five major equity averages. The key level to hold is the annual pivot at 7,370 on the Nasdaq Composite.
State Legislatures Can Pressure Banks To Cut Ties With The Firearms Industry
Forbes - 25 Aug 2019 16:41
Since American taxpayers bailed out banks, surely it is our right to ask banks whether they lend to firearm manufacturers, ammunition producers and gun retailers. California and New York are in the vanguard of gun contro...
The Bond Market Is Wrong. Inflation Will Return, Someday.
Wall Street Journal - 25 Aug 2019 16:00
To believe inflation will stay very low for a very long time requires believing both that central banks are running on empty and that governments won't offer fiscal help to counter a downturn. The first has a kernel of t...
If monthly rent paid is below ₹50,000, there is no need to deduct tax at source
livemint.com - 25 Aug 2019 15:23
If the payment made by your employer to you is in the nature of HRA, you will be eligible for availing HRA exemption as per the rules.The employer would need to deduct tax on such perquisite provided to you under Section...
Car loan compared: Interest rate, EMI, processing fee
livemint.com - 25 Aug 2019 15:22
A loan for longer may mean smaller EMIs, which makes the car seem more affordable, but overall, you pay more as interest.Don't forget that a car is a depreciating asset, so taking a bigger loan may not be the best thing ...
How will RBI's regulatory sandbox help banks, fintechs?
livemint.com - 25 Aug 2019 15:22
A regulatory sandbox is a framework that allows for live-testing of new products or services in a controlled environment. If implemented properly, this could usher in innovations in the industry.Nilanjana Chakraborty ask...
Diverging Paths of Stocks and Data Vex Investors
Wall Street Journal - 25 Aug 2019 14:00
Investors say they are finding it increasingly difficult to reconcile the sustained rise in share prices with widening cracks in the U.S. economy.
China's Central Bank Unveils New Mortgage Loan Policy
Wall Street Journal - 25 Aug 2019 13:37
China's central bank adjusted interest-rate mechanisms Sunday for the second time this month, this time focused on mortgage loans, in what it said was a bid to price them closer to market rates but also in ways that migh...
Stocks This Week: Buy PayPal In Early September
Forbes - 25 Aug 2019 12:40
The S&P cycle bottoms in the coming week. Here is one buy recommendation for the following week.
Three things to know if you still use cheques
livemint.com - 25 Aug 2019 11:52
Ensure you use a CTS 2010-compliant cheque, and know the types of cheques for different purposes and the consequences of bounced cheques.A bounced cheque can hit your credit score and the issuer as well as the receiver n...
Deutsche Bank and UBS Explored European Banking Alliance
Wall Street Journal - 25 Aug 2019 11:30
Deutsche Bank and UBS had talks as recently as mid-June to form an unusual alliance of investment-banking operations, according to people familiar with the discussions.
Hedge Funds Wager China's HNA Will Look After Foreign Investors
Wall Street Journal - 25 Aug 2019 11:30
Hedge funds have made quick profits on debt tied to HNA Group, even as the airlines-to-hotels conglomerate has scaled back internationally and fallen behind on other obligations.