Want to make money from a tree? You’ll probably need to cut it down. Live near a salmon or tuna fishery? Send out the boats and fishing nets for your livelihood.We know intuitively that there’s a value to managing wildlife, forests, water and other environmental resources more sustainably. But the trouble is that most economic assets don’t give individuals or […]
On Monday, Apple announced record quarterly sales for the iPhone and iPad, an unexpected uptick in Mac sales, and a profit of $13.1 billion on revenue of $57.6 billion.
None of this has impressed Wall Street. The company’s stock price was down around 8 percent in early Tuesday trading.
So what’s the problem? The experts were expecting Apple to announce iPhone sales […]
Dismal earnings and forecasts from two bellwethers dragged the S&P 500 and Nasdaq lower on Friday. However, the blue-chip index escaped a finish in the red aided by strength from an important component, American Express. Economic data was mixed too and failed to prevent the S&P 500 and Nasdaq from posting weekly losses. The Dow registered its first weekly gain […]
People in the trading hall of a stock and securities exchange company in downtown Shanghai China. Photo by Remko Tanis CC: AT-SA-NCAfter a more than year-long freeze on new initial public offerings (IPO) while Chinese authorities reformed the country’s stock market to give more power to investors, companies were once again allowed to toss their hat into the publicly traded […]
Godzilla.The stock market has been heading lower all day.
Right now, the S&P 500 is down 1.4% to start the week, trading at 1811. The Nasdaq is down 1.7%, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average is down 1.1%.The U.S. dollar is down 1.2% against the Japanese yen today, trading near ¥102.90.”Admittedly, the pullback has been from record highs, so we’re reluctant […]
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) is a leading designer and manufacturer of semiconductor chips, but you might not know that by looking at its $4 stock price. This company has annual revenues of roughly $5 billion and it is a very well-known and respected brand name, which doesn’t seem to fit with the low share price. While this company has […]
The Invisible Power Behind the World’s Best Stock Market InvestmentsStock-Markets / Sector AnalysisJan 08, 2014 – 06:48 PM GMTBy: DailyWealth
Porter Stansberry writes: Over the years, I’ve explained a lot of Wall Street’s “secrets”…I’ve explained how discounted bonds are sometimes vastly better investments than stocks. I’ve covered how selling naked puts is almost always safer and […]
U.S. Stock Market Too Big to PopStock-Markets / Stock Markets 2014Jan 06, 2014 – 03:38 PM GMTBy: Peter_Schiff
Most economic observers are predicting that 2014 will be the year in which the United States finally shrugs off the persistent malaise of the Great Recession. As we embark on this sunny new chapter, […]
European stock markets have moved higher in low-volume trade, aided by upbeat Spanish unemployment figures, but gains were capped after sharp losses elsewhere following more weak data from China.In afternoon deals, London’s benchmark FTSE 100 index ended the day up 0.19 per cent at 6,730.67 points.Frankfurt’s DAX 30 rose 0.37 per cent to 9,435.15 points and the CAC 40 in […]
For generating the greatest “wealth effect” and highest return of any global stock market in the world in 2013, the Caracas stock exchange, which closed the year at the ripe level of 2.7 million, is getting surprisingly little attention or love (maybe because unlike other countries, here unpleasant inflation from currency debasement is a coincident indicator resulting in such things […]
