Submitted by Daniel Drew of Dark BidThe Stock Market Is Disappearing In One Giant Leveraged BuyoutIt’s easy to find critics and doomsayers who predict that the next stock market crash is just around the corner. They could be right, but another possibility is that the stock market itself will disappear entirely.Anyone who is familiar with mergers and acquisitions knows what […]
Benchmarks ended with modest gains on Wednesday, banking on positive economic reports and hopes of an imminent deal between Greece and its creditors. While private sector hiring picked up in May, trade deficit narrowed last month. European Central Bank’s commitment toward its bond buying program also lifted investor sentiment.For a look at the issues currently facing the markets, make sure […]
How Much Money Did the Fed Dump into the Stock Market? Joshua KrauseThe Daily SheepleMay 30th, 2015815 views
Ever since the housing crash of 2008 and the stock market crash that followed, there has been an undeniable trend in our economy. As soon as the Fed began its quantitative easing program, the stock market started to recover. The more cash they […]
In his “Investment Adventures in Emerging Markets” blog earlier this year, veteran investor Mark Mobius noted, “According to the Chinese calendar, 2015 is the Year of the Goat (or sheep), creatures that are typically peaceful in nature but can also be stubborn, while exhibiting herd-like behavior.”That year official began on February 19. And so far, the Chinese zodiac has completely […]
“Next week could be wild. The stock market is still near record highs. It’s consolidating its gain. It seems to have lost some of its upside momentum. What’s interesting is it’s really not following bonds which it was for a while,” said Marc Chandler, chief currency strategist at Brown Brothers Harriman.”Bonds and stocks were really moving together. Now they’re not. […]
Submitted by Lance Roberts via STA Wealth Management,This past week, Houston, where I live, was flooded by a torrential down pour. However, it was not the rain itself that was the problem, it was the surge in rivers that flow through Houston. As far away as Austin and Dallas, rainfall had already began to flow into the San Jacinto and […]
A man pushes a music box outside of the headquarters of the National bank of Greece in Athens. Photograph: JOHN KOLESIDIS/REUTERS
European shares fell on Friday after Greek bank deposits slumped to a decade low, raising fears that the country is heading towards a disorderly exit from the eurozone.Following a warning on Thursday from Christine Lagarde, head of the International Monetary […]
REUTERS/Brendan McDermidByron Wien.Stocks have catapulted through recovery.Among the things that have driven the expansion, a key factor has been the role of the Federal Reserve.In market commentary Wednesday, Blackstone’s Byron Wien pegs a number on this: $3 trillion.Even though we’ve seen company earnings more than double between 2009 and 2014, there has been concern that the market rally has largely […]
NEW YORK (AP) — The stock market eked out another record close on Thursday as rising oil prices boosted energy stocks.Best Buy was among the biggest gainers after reporting earnings that exceeded the expectations of Wall Street analysts. Lumber Liquidators, a specialty retailer of hardwood flooring, plunged after its CEO abruptly quit the company.Stocks are trading at record levels, but […]
NEW YORK —
A brief afternoon rally faded away on Wall Street, leaving indexes narrowly mixed on the day.The short-lived advance Wednesday came after minutes from the Federal Reserve’s latest meeting suggested the central bank wouldn’t begin raising interest rates next month.The Dow Jones industrial average slipped 27 points, or 0.2 percent, to 18,285.
The Standard & Poor’s 500 index gave up […]
