Dear Reader,Did the US stock market correction(I forecast a fall of more than 20%) start this week? It is possible. I expect a fall of circa 30% for the major indices in 2015 or 2016 at the latest. Tech and biotech stocks should decline more than 30%. Energy and metals and mining stocks should also post large losses. Financials seem […]
Originally published January 15, 2015 at 6:27 AM | Page modified January 16, 2015 at 1:57 AMSEOUL, South Korea —
Asian stocks were sharply lower Friday after a surprise move by the Swiss National Bank to abandon its efforts to keep its currency artificially cheap shocked the market.KEEPING SCORE: Japan’s Nikkei 225 dropped 2.5 percent to 16,680.24 while South Korea’s Kospi […]
Watch tonight’s video market recap on my Ticker.tv channel, Mark333.Another day of selling an up open hit the market Tuesday. Yesterday we had a premarket push and that was sold off within minutes at the open. Today we had an even larger premarket rally and a big push up to begin the day, but sellers came in again mid day […]
Quick note – Please take our quarterly reader survey here; just 3 quick questions to help us continue to serve you. Thanks!Thursday’s rocket move upward is exactly the type of session that bears have had nightmares about for years on end. What looked like nothing more than an oversold bounce yesterday to offset some pressure turned into a huge move […]
Benchmarks added significant gains yesterday banking on a rebound in oil prices and better-than-expected private sector jobs report. Fed minutes’ assurance that the central bank will be “patient” before hiking interest rates added to the bullish sentiment. Possibility of additional stimulus measures in the Eurozone and subdued fears about Greece exiting the European Union also boosted markets.For a look at […]
Predictions for 2015
CNBC’s Patti Domm looks ahead to what investors should expect in the new year.
2015 by most accounts is expected to be a good, but not a great year for the stock market.The U.S. stock market however, unlike others around the world, is expected to enjoy a “just right” environment of improving growth against a backdrop of tame inflation, […]
DEC 5thUpbeat Jobs Data Leads To Modest Strength On Wall Street – Shy of a Major Milestone, Dow Closes at New High – Nov jobs report comes in well ahead of expectations – Financials lead on the day, energy falls againU.S. stocks rose on Friday, with the Dow and S&P 500 on track for their seventh straight weekly advance after […]
ORLANDO, Fla., Dec. 5, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — A shelf registration (commonly known as an S-3 filing) is a public offering which allows companies to offer and sell securities without having to file separate prospectuses for each raise. Typically, the maximum amount that can raised through one of these documents is $100 million. Looking at biotech and medtech stocks that […]
Worldwide Incongruities: Rising Monetary Bases, Decreasing PricesGary North – December 03, 2014Doug Nolan writes the Prudent Bear column. In his column for November 28, he summarized today’s worldwide insanity.First, the fall in the price of oil.On the back of OPEC’s failure to cut production, crude this week sank $10.36, or 13.5%, to the lowest price since May 2010. The Goldman […]
Benchmarks ended higher on Friday after China’s central bank and ECB’s efforts to stimulate their economies boosted investor sentiment. The S&P 500 and the Dow finished at record levels for the 45th and 28th times this year, respectively. The Nasdaq also gained, but its advance was limited due to declines in large-tech companies. Meanwhile, all the three indexes recorded gains […]
