A Salem man who made more than $1.7 million through a series of “pump-and-dump” stock-trading scams was sentenced Friday to five years in prison.Alexander Hawatmeh, 25, admitted that he manipulated the share prices of four penny stocks, then sold off his holdings for enormous returns. Federal prosecutors said that in one March 2014 case, Hawatmeh made $1.27 million through the […]
If the Greek stock market, bond market and GDP disappeared
Posted June 4, 2015 by Joshua M Brown
But there are important distinctions to be drawn between the current impasse and previous ones. If Greek equities, Greek bonds and Greek GDP disappeared, it would certainly be a tragedy, but not of epic and globally destructive proportions.And it is more likely that Greece […]
Investors should know the best online stock brokers to trade with. The following top stock brokers offer investors the most value for their portfolios. Some online stock brokers are known for their award winning customer service while others are known for inexpensive stock trades or powerful trading tools. This guide will highlight some of the best stock brokers available today […]
“If you want to see capitalism in action, go to Hong Kong.” ~ Milton FriedmanHong Kong has come a long way. As a British colony, it was described as a “barren rock” by former British foreign secretary and prime minister Lord Palmerston. Today, the Hong Kong Stock Exchange is the fourth-largest in the world. It will likely soon be the […]
May 21, 2015 08:37 ET | Source:CNinsure Inc.GUANGZHOU, China, May 21, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — CNinsure Inc. (Nasdaq:CISG) (the “Company” or “CNinsure”), a leading independent online-to-offline financial services provider operating in China, in light of the recent volatility of its stock price, today announced that it is not aware of any material non-public information that would account for such unusual […]
TraderFeed: Assessing Demand and Supply in the Stock Market
Assessing Demand and Supply in the Stock MarketBy now readers are aware that measures I track closely are buying pressure (demand) in the market versus selling pressure (supply). My measures are derived from a decomposition of the NYSE TICK, which is issued by the New York Stock exchange. The TICK is a […]
Choppy Asian Stock MarketsStock-Markets / Stock Markets 2015May 20, 2015 – 09:18 PM GMTBy: Tony_CaldaroWe track eight country indices in the Asian group. Generally they all bottomed around 2008/2009, surged higher into 2010/2011, corrected, and then most turned quite choppy. A few in the group emerged out of the choppiness and actually started impulsing after beginning EQE or a change […]
By Justin Fox, Bloomberg ViewEvery once in a while a business journalist notices how well Danaher Corp. has performed during the past few decades, and feels compelled to remark upon it. Well, now I’ve noticed, and I guess the most appropriate remark is, “wow.” Or maybe “jeepers.”Tektronix dealDanaher paid nearly $3 billion for Washington-County based Tektronix in 2007. The deal’s […]
When many of us think of investing, our thoughts immediately jump to the idea of picking stocks. The hope is to find the “hot tip” or get in at the “right time” in order to make a lot of money in a short period. We talk about investing as though it’s the same as stock trading when it’s not.
William Bernstein, […]
Ruchir Sharma argues in today’s WSJ (“The Federal Reserve Asset Bubble Machine”) that the Fed’s easy money policies have created dangerous asset market bubbles in “stocks … bonds, houses and every other financial asset.” In particular, he claims that his “composite valuation for the three major financial assets in America—stocks, bonds and houses—is currently well above levels reached during the […]
