Benchmarks turned positive for the year on Thursday after ECB announced a large-scale bond buying program to revive the near-stagnant Eurozone economy. The European Central Bank (ECB) announced a quantitative easing program worth about 1.1 trillion euros to address the risks of deflation in Eurozone. Additionally, upbeat quarterly results by banks and transportation companies boosted investor sentiment. The S&P 500 […]
VIDEO UPDATE: Watch the market report here!Despite more or less doing what was rumored yesterday, the actions by the European Central Bank this morning set indexes on fire. This has been a consistent pattern for years now. One day it will not have the same effect but until that day comes traders will react in knee jerk reaction. The S&P […]
NPS CEO: Shire has rare-disease experience
NPS Pharmaceuticals president and CEO Dr. Francois Nader discusses opportunities the potential deal with Shire presents.
Anyone who follows Jim Cramer’s stock picks knows that he loves the biotech sector. Especially NPS Pharmaceuticals, up 45 percent in the past month. Wowzer!On Sunday, Ireland-based Shire PLC agreed to acquire NPS Pharma for an all cash deal of […]
Quick note – Please take our quarterly reader survey here; just 3 quick questions to help us continue to serve you. Thanks!Thursday’s rocket move upward is exactly the type of session that bears have had nightmares about for years on end. What looked like nothing more than an oversold bounce yesterday to offset some pressure turned into a huge move […]
SET President Kesara Manchusree said on Tuesday that the trading value amounted to an average of Bt45.46 billion per day.The value was the highest in Asean for the third consecutive year despite varied national poroblems facing Thailand in the first half of last year.The trading volume of futures amounted to as many as 147,025 contracts per day.In the third quarter, […]
Thomson ReutersTrader works on the floor of the NYSE in New YorkSee Also10 Charts That Predict The State Of The World In 2015China’s 2014 Slowdown In 7 Charts12 Financial Experts Weigh In On How To Grow Your Wealth In 2015NEW YORK (Reuters) – Last year was an ugly one for the U.S. energy sector, and while the first trading day […]
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SummaryThe United States stock market has risen to historic highs over the past couple of years largely thanks to the three rounds of quantitative easing of the Federal Reserve.
The stock market has tended to outgrow both the US economy and corporate profits, leading some to argue that the market might be over-valued.
The stock market could still go up another 10 […]
The 32% gain for the S&P last year was a blessing and a curse for investors.A blessing because it padded all of our portfolios.A curse because the gains came far too easily, making 2014 a brutal environment by comparison.Yes, the S&P is up on the year, but still many small caps and glamour growth stocks are in the red. Plus […]
Cuba Policy; China (Trade-Biotech); and, the Agricultural EconomyCategories: Agricultural Economy /China /TradeCuba PolicyGeoff Dyer and Marc Frank reported yesterday at The Financial Times Online that, “The US is to open talks with Cuba about establishing full diplomatic relations and reopening an embassy in Havana, potentially bringing to an end more than five decades of hostility and one of the last vestiges […]
