I generally do not get too surprised, but this year has been the exception. I have been surprised by the stunning drop in the yield on the 10-year Treasury note, which has fallen from roughly 3% at year’s end to a low of 2.4% last week. I have been surprised, given my call to avoid utility stocks, that […]
SummaryTeradata has attractive valuation with low risk of permanent capital loss.
The company has a moat surrounding its business due to high customer switching costs.
There is no indication that […]
Stock Market Near All Time HighsStock-Markets / Stock Markets 2014May 25, 2014 – 01:00 PM GMTBy: Tony_Caldaro
The week started with a positive Monday, sold off on Tuesday, then ended within one point of the SPX 1902 all time high. The SPX/DOW were +0.95%, the NDX/NAZ were +2.40%, and the […]
Submitted by Mike Krieger of Liberty Blitzkrieg blog,It seems that no market tops until the bag has been fully passed to retail muppets, and we appear to be in the process of that happening right now. I have detailed this with regard to credit markets on several occasions, most recently with how Blackstone and other private equity firms are stuffing […]
Sound like bank stock if you call it ‘Grand Banks’. One of the leading manufacturers of quality motor yachts, Grand Banks Yachts Limited (also “Grand Banks” or “GB”).
Grand Banks is a global brand known for its vast experience in manufacturing and selling luxury motor yachts. Headquartered in Singapore with manufacturing operations in Malaysia and marketing offices in Seattle, Grand […]
Stock Market New High and the Lindsay ForecastStock-Markets / Cycles AnalysisMay 20, 2014 – 10:48 AM GMTBy: Ed_Carlson
Last week’s new high in the Dow puts the Lindsay forecast into flux. Long time readers know that the advance from the 2011 Sideways Movement was long ago recognized to be the fly in the ointment for forecasting […]
Many companies claim to be discount brokers. But there is no definition of the term. Charles Schwab was a pioneer in discount trading, but other online trading firms offer lower prices. The ultimate in low-commission trading is $0 per trade, and that model is about to hit the street. “Robinhood”, a new app in the works has a huge waiting […]
OLSET wants to make travel better for the business workers tasked with planning their own trips through online travel sites. And to do so, it’s just raised $1.1 million in seed funding.The company was founded to provide a platform that enables business travelers to search for accommodations, and match them up with the three most highly ranked hotels based on […]
Mark Lennihan/APFA Insights is a daily newsletter from Business Insider that delivers the top news and commentary for financial advisors.Why CAPE-Based Concerns About The Stock Market Miss The Point (The AllianceBernstein Blog)In a recent New York Times article titled “Time to Worry About Stock Market Bubbles,” Robert Shiller points out that based on his cyclically adjusted price earnings (CAPE) ratio, […]
The Dow and the S&P 500 closed at record highs for the second consecutive session on Tuesday driven by an upward revision of March’s retail sales data and encouraging small-business sentiment. However, the Nasdaq ended in negative territory after Cisco forecasted disappointing fiscal third quarter results. A new deal between Keurig Green Mountain and Coca-Cola was also welcomed by the […]
