The delay by President Muhammadu Buhari in appointing ministers and other key officials as well as the lack of clear information about his government’s policy direction have been major deterrents to investment in the nation’s capital market.Capital market analysts, who spoke to our correspondent on the recent performance of the market stressed that investors, especially foreigners, were unlikely to make […]
Activist investor Elliott set sights on Asia’s family-run firms by BusinessInsider.com : Thursday 09:02:30 CTCategories: markets, streamBy Denny Thomas and Svea Herbst-BaylissHONG KONG/NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. billionaire Paul Singer appears to have paved the way for activist investors to fight for shareholders’ rights where few hedge funds have ventured: Asia’s biggest family-run firms.In the past few months, Singer’s $26 […]
By Ben LevisohnSunTrust Robinson Humphrey’s Edward Nash and team offer five biotech stocks for the next six months:
Cempra (CEMP) ($50 PT), our top pick based on near-term clinical and commercial success potential. We recently met with management and it was reiterated that the second Phase III study of solithromycin in CABP (SOLITAIRE-IV) remains on track to report top-line data by […]
CORAL GABLES, FL / ACCESSWIRE / June 16, 2015 / The summer still has yet to take hold of the penny stock market as trading continues to build momentum during June. Though much of the attention has been placed on the biotech sector’s volatility, value investors are still watching energy, technology, and precious metals for diversification as well as safe […]
LIVE Stock Market Trade Session Every MorningPosted by: : Shayne HeffernanPosted on: June 15, 2015LIVE Stock Market Trade Session Every MorningLearn Stock Trading Strategies and Investing Strategies“Buy and Hold” TradingThis is the passive approach used by many individual investors. You choose a stock which you hope will go up in price and/or pays an attractive dividend, and plan to keep […]
Much as an academic doyen might conclude a famous lecture series by collecting the salient points into a book Lord Lee, the doyen of ISA investment, marks the end of his interesting and informative My Portfolio column in The Financial Times with the publication of this short book. It has much to recommend it.First, we must recognise the authority conferred […]
Wikimedia CommonsStock investors are expected to tread carefully next week, as speculation about the timing of a US Federal Reserve interest rate hike adds to concerns about valuations.Since hitting record levels two weeks ago, the US stock market has struggled for direction, and investors said the next several sessions might prove no better. A run of better-than-expected economic figures failed […]
MAY 23rdUS STOCKS-Wall St ends lower after Yellen comments fail to inspire – Yellen comments leave rate expectations unchanged on Wall Street – Core inflation highest since January 2013 – Boeing falls after Bombardier jet report – Microsoft down after report of Salesforce deal talksU.S. stocks were generally lower Friday after hawkish remarks from Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen, who […]
NEW YORK (AP) — The stock market eked out another record close on Thursday as rising oil prices boosted energy stocks.Best Buy was among the biggest gainers after reporting earnings that exceeded the expectations of Wall Street analysts. Lumber Liquidators, a specialty retailer of hardwood flooring, plunged after its CEO abruptly quit the company.Stocks are trading at record levels, but […]
Meanwhile, America enjoys the “Great Reset”!The ancient Egyptians worshipped divine bulls…and now it seems to be paying off!The country’s stock market has gone bullish after it halted capital gains taxes.
Egypt suspended a capital gains tax on Monday, sending shares soaring after a months-long downturn in which investors had complained of a lack of clarity about the new taxes, with some […]
