A closed bank in Athens this morning. Photograph: Thanassis Stavrakis/AP
Good morning.The Greek debt crisis is set to sent turmoil through Europe’s financial markets this morning, as the looming prospect of Greece plunging out of the eurozone sends panic through trading floors.Shares are set to tumble in London, Frankfurt, Paris and beyond, after a dramatic weekend which began with Alexis […]
Fission Stories #191News such as last year’s closure of four nuclear power reactors, this year’s closure of another reactor, and Exelon’s claim that many of its reactors cannot break even absent even greater subsidies suggests that now might not be the best time to invest in nuclear technology. But it doesn’t mean that nuclear technology need not be considered when […]
by The Brooklyn InvestorSo, (the sentence starts with “so” because this is a sort of ongoing discussion that’s been going on here for years) I’ve been thinking about the overall market again. Despite my telling people to ignore this and ignore that, I can’t help it; sometimes I think about this stuff. Well, it’s OK to think about it as […]
Summary: Overall, fund managers’ asset allocations in June provide a confused view.On the one hand, fund managers raised cash to a 6-month high and reduced their global equity exposure to an 8-month low. Relative to recent history, this is contrarian bullish.Note, however, that most of the fall in their equity allocations came from further reducing emerging markets exposure; allocations to […]
TOKYO (AP) — Asian stocks markets sagged Tuesday as global jitters mounted over whether Greece and its creditors can reach a bailout agreement.KEEPING SCORE: Japan’s Nikkei 225 dipped 0.6 percent to 20,260.00 and South Korea’s Kospi lost 1.2 percent to 2,017.05. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng fell 0.5 percent to 26,738.76. Other Asian benchmarks, including Taiwan and Singapore, were also lower.GREECE […]
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Jun. 15, 2015, 10:47 AM
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Flickr user markusramNot yet.The biggest threat to stock probably isn’t what you think.People who think the Federal Reserve’s asset purchases drove the rally in stocks are dreading higher interest rates.They argue that higher rates will derail the rally by increasing the cost of borrowing and putting pressure on company’s earnings.But analysts at Bank of America […]
China’s Stock Market Value Tops $10 Trillion for First TimeLast updated 20:18, June 14 2015
China’s stock market has passed the $10 trillion milestone for the first time.
The value of Chinese stocks rose above $10 trillion for the first time, the latest milestone for the nation’s world-beating rally.
Companies with a primary listing in China are valued at $10.05 trillion, an increase […]
ETF Stats for May 2015 – Spot Failures and Extreme MakeoversJune 6, 2015 by Ron RowlandFiled under Commentary, ETF Statistics, Extreme MakeoversSixteen new products were introduced in May and five were closed. Both the launch and closure counts should have been higher by ten, but Invesco PowerShares decided to perform an extreme-makeover on ten of its ETFs. Additionally, new entrant […]
Myles Udland
Jun. 1, 2015, 7:00 PM
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jmcangel / flickrWhen you’re reading a book on the beach this summer, don’t forget to keep an eye on these 10 big market themes.Summer is almost here, and for investors June marks the final month of the second quarter: we are almost halfway done with 2015. Right now the big questions surrounding markets are how the […]
On the pages of Investors Alley, Bret Jensen has a history of recommending biotech winners. Today, we’re following up on five of Bret’s most promising biotech recommendations that have staged big gains and could still be in the early innings of significant rallies. These stocks are still strong buys.The small biotech sector is one of the most volatile sectors of […]
