Jonathan Garber
Jun. 10, 2015, 1:52 PM
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Aside from the inflation fueled Venezuela Stock Market Index, China’s Shanghai Composite is the top performing stock market in the world so far in 2015. The Shanghai Composite is up 58% year-to-date, and 151% year-over-year.However, if the bull market that occurred from July 2005 until October 2007 is any indication, the rally is just getting […]
Akin Oyedele
Jun. 10, 2015, 11:54 AM
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REUTERS/Lucas JacksonTraders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange at the market close in New York on October 17, 2014.Stocks are having their strongest session in several days.The Dow gained as much as 250 points after news crossed that Germany may be offering Greece the opportunity to come up with one economic reform […]
Oscar Williams-Grut
Jun. 8, 2015, 3:16 AM
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REUTERS/Murad SezerTurkish President Tayyip Erdogan cast his ballot at a polling station during the parliamentary election in Istanbul, Turkey, June 7, 2015.Turkey’s stock market is tumbling and the lira is down over 5% against the dollar this morning after Turkish president Recap Tayyip Erdoğan suffered a huge poll in elections.Erdoğan’s AKP has suffered its first […]
Oscar Williams-Grut
Jun. 8, 2015, 9:35 AM
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REUTERS/Murad SezerTurkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan cast his ballot at a polling station during the parliamentary election in Istanbul on Sunday.Turkey’s stock market is tumbling and the lira is down over 5% against the dollar Monday morning after President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan suffered a huge setback in the country’s elections.Erdoğan’s AKP has suffered its first […]
AP Photo/Lefteris PitarakisA British police officer stands guard backdropped by Chinese flags held by Chinese students, supporters of Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang, as they gather at a counter- demonstration against a protest against the leader across the street from Downing Street in central London, where he was meeting with British Prime Minister David Cameron at his official residence, Tuesday, […]
Corey Stern
Jun. 4, 2015, 5:35 PM
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Screengrab via YouTubeAnother Wall Street analyst is making comparisons to the Titanic.This time it’s editor and publisher of the Gloom, Boom & Doom Report, Marc Faber.Faber warned that investors should stop bickering over which assets are the best, and start preparing their own escape plan. That is, if they don’t want the same fate as […]
Nick DeWolfGlobal bonds recovered from a sharp selloff overnight but US stocks continued sliding and saw their worst day this week. The selloff in stocks came ahead of Friday morning’s big May jobs report in the US – the last one before the Federal Reserve’s June policy meeting. First, the scoreboard:Dow: 17,905.58, -170.69, (-0.94%)
S&P 500: 2,095.84, -18.23, (-0.86%)
Nasdaq: 5,059.12, -40.11, (-0.79%)
And now, the top […]
At a surprise press conference on Tuesday, Sepp Blatter resigned as president of FIFA amid a growing corruption scandal.This shocking move came just days after he was re-elected for a fifth term.All of these political change-ups have sent Qatar stocks into a tizzy since Blatter’s resignation could mean bad news for the Qatar 2022 World Cup.Investing.comThe Qatar Exchange IndexThe Qatar […]
Myles Udland
Jun. 3, 2015, 7:06 AM
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Wikimedia CommonsIt’s about to be a lose-lose situation for stock market investors. In a note to clients on Tuesday, Bank of America’s Michael Hartnett wrote that with the Fed set to raise rates and the US economy underperforming, we could be be facing a tough period for investors this year. Hartnett writes:We have been urging caution. No […]
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 […]
