Thinking of making a small investment to improve your long-term financial security? After a long period of uncertainty, the past 18 months have seen the markets start to stabilize and grow. This is the perfect time to pick up stocks, while costs are still low but when potential is high. These are some of the best sectors to consider over […]
By Michael Snyder, on August 26th, 2015On Wednesday we witnessed the third largest single day point gain for the Dow Jones Industrial Average ever. That sounds like great news until you realize that the two largest were in October 2008 – right in the middle of the last financial crisis. This is a perfect example of what I wrote […]
Uncertainty continued to reign across the global stock market Wednesday as investors waited to see whether China could manage to stabilize its economy following its massive plunge on Monday.It was hoped the worst was over after the People’s Bank of China cut its interest rates late on Tuesday and lowered the amount of reserves it demands that banks hold, but […]
eapcontent.ap.orgPeople watch trading boards at a private stock market gallery in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Monday, Aug. 24, 2015. Stocks tumbled across Asia on Monday as investors shaken by the sell-off last week on Wall Street unloaded shares in practically every sector. (AP Photo/Joshua Paul)NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stock markets plunged in early trading Monday following a big drop […]
This 2 Day Stock Market Crash Was Larger Than Any 1 Day Stock Market Crash In U.S. History
By Michael Snyder, on August 21st, 2015We witnessed something truly historic happen on Friday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average plummeted 530 points, and that followed a 358 point crash on Thursday. When you add those two days together, the total two day […]
(NaturalNews) Amid a global financial system that remains in flux, oil prices tanked Friday as well, sending prices below $40 a barrel for the first time since the Global Recession was at its peak in 2009.Prices touched a six-and-a-half year low of $39.86 a barrel for a brief period, rising above $40 to settle around just above that mark by […]
Lucia Mutikani of Reuters reports, Improving U.S. jobs market bolsters case for Fed rate hike:
U.S. employment rose at a solid clip in July and wages rebounded after a surprise stall in the prior month, signs of an improving economy that could open the door wider to a Federal Reserve interest rate hike in September.Nonfarm payrolls increased 215,000 last month as […]
The Dow Jones has been zigzagging nearly all year long. Everyone knows that.Transportation stocks, basic materials and commodities have been sagging, even plunging. Most people know that, too.What many people may not be aware of — or may be underestimating — is the strength and sustainability of one key sector that’s been making investors money through thick and thin: health […]
REUTERS/China DailyA Chinese soldier trains a dog by skipping rope at a military base in Nanjing, east China’s Jiangsu province January 28, 2006.See Also6 reasons China’s stock market selloff doesn’t matter for the global economyMARK MOBIUS: China is nearing a capitulation pointChina’s government still has options to steer its stock marketWatching the high-stakes melodrama that has unfolded in the Chinese […]
Health care and consumer staples continue to be among the best-performing sectors on North American equity markets, with both established names and emerging companies getting love from investors. But all that attention creates high valuations, raising concerns about the potential upside for future returns and what might happen if sentiment takes a turn for the worse.There are still plenty of […]
