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What the China stock market crash means for startups | VentureBeat …

The China stock market downturn and currency changes have started to impact the global market. With 50+ startups in my firm’s global portfolio and a fast growing startup of my own, I thought it would be very timely to discuss what is happening in China and it’s potential impact on startups.So I jumped on a call with Vaughn Tan, Assistant […]

Why the US Shouldn't Panic About China's Stock Market Collapse …

Uncertainty continued to reign across the global stock market Wednesday as investors waited to see whether China could manage to stabilize its economy following its massive plunge on Monday.It was hoped the worst was over after the People’s Bank of China cut its interest rates late on Tuesday and lowered the amount of reserves it demands that banks hold, but […]

Robots Panic at the Speed of Light

I was away last week, touring a potential gold project in Nevada. So, naturally, the market had to throw a hissy fit and puke up all sorts of losses. The S&P 500 dropped 5.69% last week. That’s the first 5%+ decline since September 2011.This week started off with the Dow Jones Industrials taking a massive plunge of over 1,000 points. […]

GIRD YOUR LOINS: Here's your preview of this week's big market …

REUTERS/Neil HallHistorical re-enactors in a living history camp prepare their costumes as they take part in an anniversary event for the Battle of Bosworth near Market Bosworth in central Britain.The global financial markets are getting walloped.The Dow ended Friday at 16,450, down a whopping 1,018 points for the week. The blue-chip index booked its first back-to-back, down-300-plus-point days since November 2008. It’s […]

Is this Ashley Madison market panic?

The Trend Model is an asset allocation model which applies trend following principles based on the inputs of global stock and commodity price. In essence, it seeks to answer the question, “Is the trend in the global economy expansion (bullish) or contraction (bearish)?”My inner trader uses the trading model component of the Trend Model seeks to answer the question, “Is […]

Biotech Stocks You Should Dump: Ariad Pharmaceuticals, Inc …

Investors have been flocking to biotech stocks this year, with the IBB, the ETF that tracks biotech stocks, making noteworthy gains. So far in 2015, several industries have either underperformed or provided mixed results, leading to a rather ho-hum showpiece for U.S. blue-chip indices.Biotech stocks, on the other hand, have consistently returned positive results in the markets over the past […]

Greek stock exchange plummets 23% as it reopens after 5-week …

The Greek stock market dived more than 20 percent on Monday immediately after opening, with the Athex Composite down to 615.12. Piraeus Bank and the National Bank of Greece both plunged 30 percent, the daily volatility limit.Banks account for about one-fifth of the main Athens index.However, some limitations for market trading were kept in place. Greek traders are able to […]

China's securities watchdog probes automated trading as stocks slip …

Authorities have been flailing in efforts over the past three weeks to prevent a further sell-off. Photograph: Shizuo Kambayashi/AP
China’s securities watchdog is investigating the impact of automated trading on share markets, as authorities step up a crackdown on what they regard as heavy speculative selling that could destabilise the world’s second-largest economy.China’s main share markets, both among the world’s five […]

Deutsche Bank on China's crazy stock market – Business Insider

REUTERS/StringerA trainer picks up Chinese Yuan banknotes from the open mouth of a crocodile during a performance at a zoo in Wenling, Zhejiang province March 2, 2015.China’s markets are going crazy again and Deutsche Bank’s Jim Reid is taking the big step of admitting he doesn’t get it.Stock markets in China went into free fall in June, pausing only briefly […]

Stock market booms, busts and free flow of information | Asia Times

In light of the Chinese, and also Japanese and US governments’ direct interference in their stock and bond markets, the following historical reminders may be in order:
On May 26, 1896, the Dow Jones Industrial Average, an index of a few companies at the time, was first published.  Mr. Charles H. Dow, the driving force behind it, predicted that these companies, […]