Market News
A $7 Credit Limit: Jack Ma's Ant Lures Hundreds of Millions of Borrowers
Wall Street Journal - 8 Dec 2019 15:33
By offering as little as a few bucks at a time to new borrowers, a microlending business of Chinese technology giant Ant Financial has quietly swelled into one of China's largest providers of personal credit lines.
Sharp Market Decline Holds Key Levels
Forbes - 8 Dec 2019 23:35
New tariffs on Brazil and Argentina pushed stocks sharply lower at the start of the week but market technician Tom Aspray discusses how some of the key methods he uses indicated that the market had reached important supp...
No End In Sight: Protesters Back In Hong Kong, Throw Jabs At China
Forbes - 8 Dec 2019 22:57
Protests ask for five demands to be met. Hong Kong government not budging.
Stocks This Week: Buy Lam Research And Schlumberger
Forbes - 8 Dec 2019 21:23
The seasonality combined with the market momentum is likely to keep the indices up.
These 5 Dividends Could Double Every Other Year
Forbes - 8 Dec 2019 21:18
Dividend growth is the secret to a comfortable retirement.
Next govt stimulus may cheer the middle class
livemint.com - 8 Dec 2019 19:51
A tax slab rejig may increase disposable income on earnings above ₹5 lakh.Leaving more money in the hands of people through a tax break could revive consumption
Investors Gird for Year-End Turmoil in Cash Markets
Wall Street Journal - 8 Dec 2019 19:00
Some investors are hoarding cash to ensure they have enough available to lend if rates spike again at the end of the year.
Bull Market Shrugs Off Weak Start to December
Wall Street Journal - 8 Dec 2019 17:00
The S&P 500 had a rough start to December, but indicators suggest that the bull market is still on strong footing heading into the end of 2019.
A Smooth Cigarette Is Getting Harder to Find
Wall Street Journal - 8 Dec 2019 17:00
Smokers have always been selective about their brand of cigarette, but tobacco shareholders haven't had to be choosy until now.
Alberto Fernández's "Social Pact" To Jump-start Argentina's Economy Sounds Like Wishful Thinking
Forbes - 8 Dec 2019 13:48
Not only did he secure a major comeback in terms of his coalition's electoral outcome, coming back from a humiliating defeat in the PASO primaries to a "dignified defeat," but he had guaranteed the conditions to become t...
Investors Bail on Stock Market Rally, Fleeing Funds at Record Pace
Wall Street Journal - 8 Dec 2019 12:30
The S&P 500 is having its best run in six years, but individual investors are fleeing stock funds at the fastest pace in decades, according to data from Refinitiv Lipper.
The Next Recession May Come By Stealth
Forbes - 8 Dec 2019 08:00
Since the financial crisis, the global economy has been reshaped by different forces, and the coming recession will be caused by factors totally different from those of the last one.
PG&E Fire Victim Settlement Threatens Elliott Plan
Wall Street Journal - 8 Dec 2019 06:03
PG&E's settlement with victims of wildfires has wrong-footed a group of bondholders who want to take over the company and could force them to re-evaluate their legal strategy, people familiar with the matter said.
NEFT money transfer facility to be available 24--7 soon: 5 things to know
livemint.com - 8 Dec 2019 04:01
RBI announced to make the NEFT system available on a 24x7 basis from December 16.This means you will be able to send and receive money anytime