British stock market got talentsComing to the end of 2014 and it has been an exciting year in terms of investment. US stock market is still in bull cycle. Russia Ruble has finally rebounded after depreciated by 40% against the USD since July. China cut 1 year benchmark borrowing rate from 6% to 5.6% to simulate the slowing economy. Japan […]
China opens up $4.2trn stock market to world via Hong KongPublished time: November 17, 2014 15:17Edited time: November 19, 2014 10:53Get short URLHong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd. Chairman Chow Chung-kong (L) and Hong Kong Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying smile after hitting a gong during the launch ceremony of the Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect in Hong Kong November 17, 2014.(Reuters […]
Source: GW PharmaceuticalsMedical marijuana is one of healthcare’s biggest stories this year and shares in marijuana companies are trading near all time highs, but not everyone is convinced that marijuana stocks should be in investor portfolios. So we asked three of our top analysts to weigh in on why they’d take a pass on owning marijuana stocks. Read on to […]
We continue to see bull market action as a quiet morning led to dip buyers emerging in the afternoon again. The S&P 500 gained 0.31% and the NASDAQ 0.41%. there was little in the way of news – this is just a classic melt up.The NASDAQ has been consolidating for a week and a half after a big surge. Meanwhile, […]
Stocks nudged higher on Monday, lead by a recovery in the biotechs. Trading volume eased a bit, taking some punch out of the move. Leading stocks outperformed slightly, but remain in their holding pattern. This group, of late, has been generally opening strong and then fading as the day goes on. I did notice some mild pickup in these shares […]
by Jason Gumpert, Editorpublished November 9, 2014Microsoft Social Listening has grown to more than a thousand customers so far, and the product will be making a leap in its sentiment analysis coverage in 2015. The product will expand from six languages (with Italian to be added in the next month or so) up to nineteen as the product shifts to […]
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What a difference a week makes. In the throes of the worst of Wall Street’s turbulence, news of an Ebola diagnosis in New York City might have been enough to send stocks right off the rails and shares of biotech and biohazard protection stocks soaring.That wasn’t the case Friday though, as the market took news of a […]
United Utilities Group PLC (ADR) (OTCMKTS:UUGRY) provides water and wastewater services in the United Kingdom. The company collects water from catchment land. It also offers various value added services comprising waste to energy consultancy; engineering advisory services on design, build, and operation of on-site treatment plants; and rainwater harvesting and greywater recycling services. In addition, the company is involved in […]
LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) — U.S. stock-index futures and other trading on CME Group Inc.’s CME, +0.16% Globex platform has been delayed due to an unspecified technical problem, the bourse operator said Sunday. In an alert on its website, CME said the normal Globex open at 5 p.m. U.S. Central time (6 p.m. Eastern time) had been delayed for all its […]
The world’s US$58.5 billion man, investor Warren Buffett, has for many years highlighted the benefits of holding large chunks of cash. Buffett, via his company Berkshire Hathaway often holds billions in cash simply to allow himself the optionality of seizing opportunities when they present themselves.Interestingly, it appears some of Australia’s top investors are currently following in Buffett’s footsteps and getting […]
