How quickly things can change in oil markets. A month ago the industry was fixated on Iran sanctions, possible supply shortages and a lack of global spare production capacity issues that drove benchmark Brent oil prices over $86 a barrel in early October. Fast forward to now: Brent is down 20% to around $66 a … Continue reading The Quickly Changing Global Oil Markets – Dan Eberhart
Category: Stock Market/Share Industry
Crypto Stocks in Asia in the Red as Bitcoin Sinks to One-Year Low – Priyeshu Garg
Shares of several cryptocurrency-related companies in Asian markets fell after bitcoin led a sell-off in digital currencies, reaching a one-year low at just over $5,571, Bloomberg reported on November 15, 2018. According to Bloomberg, the fall followed earlier losses among U.S. companies whose businesses are closely related to cryptocurrencies.In Japan, Monex Group Inc., which runs … Continue reading Crypto Stocks in Asia in the Red as Bitcoin Sinks to One-Year Low – Priyeshu Garg
Crash: Bitcoin And The Stock Market On The Brink – Clem Chambers
I’ve been writing about how bitcoin has been in an increasingly tight range and how when it breaks out it should run in that direction a long way. It’s trader thinking. This coiled spring compression has got downright silly in recent weeks with the usually volatile bitcoin trading in an ultra-tight range. This tight trading … Continue reading Crash: Bitcoin And The Stock Market On The Brink – Clem Chambers
4 Reasons To Buy Walmart Stock – Peter Cohan
Back in February, Walmart -- in which I have no financial interest reported disappointing numbers and its stock tumbled. I saw four reasons to buy its stock its shift to eCommerce, economies of scale, investment in its people, and a not outrageous valuation.Since then Walmart stock has risen 8.8% to $99.54. But after reporting a beat … Continue reading 4 Reasons To Buy Walmart Stock – Peter Cohan
Why The Bull Market Could End in 2020 – Ben Levisohn
All of us, at some point, must confront our mortality. So, too, must investors prepare for the demise of a bull market that began in the depths of the financial crisis in 2009. Yes, predictions of the end of this record run have been made before—and have been proved wrong. The rally has so far … Continue reading Why The Bull Market Could End in 2020 – Ben Levisohn
Here’s How Stocks Perform After Every Midterm Election Since World War II – Stephen McBride
As you likely know from the lawn signs dotting American neighborhoods, midterm elections take place this Tuesday. If the polls are correct, President Trump and Republicans are in big trouble. There’s an 85% chance Democrats will seize control of the House of Representatives from Republicans, according to statistical analysis firm FiveThirtyEight. This is causing bigtime … Continue reading Here’s How Stocks Perform After Every Midterm Election Since World War II – Stephen McBride
Bridgewater’s New Brain: A Millennial Woman Is Blazing To The Top Of The World’s Largest Hedge Fund – Nathan Vardi
In August, Karen Karniol-Tambour warned that the U.S. stock market was priced for perfection, making it vulnerable to the sort of sell-off that took place in October. While convinced that in the long term investors need more exposure to Chinese markets, as of late October she wasn’t bullish about China for the short term, either. … Continue reading Bridgewater’s New Brain: A Millennial Woman Is Blazing To The Top Of The World’s Largest Hedge Fund – Nathan Vardi
Late-Day Selloff Sends Stocks To 5-Month Low; Key Technical Levels Breached – JJ Kinahan
Yesterday it was FAANGs to the rescue. Today, they didn’t show up to give the market a lift, and stocks fell sharply to new five-month lows in another Wednesday washout. Selling seemed to accelerate in the last hour, wiping out all of the market’s gains for the year and taking the S&P 500 Index down … Continue reading Late-Day Selloff Sends Stocks To 5-Month Low; Key Technical Levels Breached – JJ Kinahan
Why Verizon Has Been A Buy Since July – Richard Henry Suttmeier
It has been a member of the “Dogs of the Dow” since 2018 when the stock closed at $52.93. The stock ended 2017 with a Dow-best 4.49%. Today it’s in second place with a dividend yield of 4.41%. The stock began the second half of 2018 at $50.31 and became a buy at my semiannual … Continue reading Why Verizon Has Been A Buy Since July – Richard Henry Suttmeier
Why Goldman Sachs’s Marriage Of Marcus And Investment Management Makes Sense – Antoine Gara
When Goldman Sachs unveiled its Marcus personal lending and savings platform two years ago, the move was hailed as the investment bank's push into a far less glamorous, even boring corner of finance. Famous for it's dominance as a trading house and a banker to the world's largest companies, Goldman bet big on Marcus as a digital-first … Continue reading Why Goldman Sachs’s Marriage Of Marcus And Investment Management Makes Sense – Antoine Gara