regional

Gulf Markets Melting Down: Saudi Arabia Plunges 7%, Dubai Sold …

Following the end of a horrible week for petroleum importers (not to mention shale producers) despite WTI briefly dipping under $40 (wasn’t this supposed to be great news for the US economy?) we have the start of a just as ugly week for the Persian Gulf oil exporters, whose Sunday market open can be described as a continuation of last […]

Biotech Bubble; China Crash; Rate Rumble: How Goldman Is Hedging The "What Ifs"

It is no secret that in recent weeks Goldman has been particular bearish (if only to the outside world), with statements such as the following by chief equity strategist David Kostin:

… by almost any measure, US equity valuations look expensive. The typical stock in the S&P 500 trades at 18.1x forward earnings, ranking at the 98th percentile of historical valuation […]

Stocks close narrowly mixed amid higher yields; financials gain

The second-best performing sector in the S&P 500, financials advanced with the continued rally in yields as the sector is expected to benefit from higher interest rates. The S&P Regional Banking ETF (KRE) gained 1.08 percent. The SPDR S&P Bank ETF (KBE) hit its highest level since October 2008.PNC Financial, Capital One, BB&T, Zions Bancorp, People’s United Financial and KeyCorp […]

Asian stocks sag on China growth doubts, Wall Street drop …

TOKYO (AP) — Asian stock markets sagged Tuesday as a manufacturing survey underlined that China’s economic growth is losing momentum.KEEPING SCORE: China’s Shanghai Composite shed 1.3 percent to 3,637.21 and Japan’s Nikkei 225 dropped 0.2 percent to 19,718.56. South Korea’s Kospi lost 0.1 percent to 2,034.38. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng sank 0.6 percent to 24,351.20. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 rose 0.2 […]

OANDA Partners with Autochartist to Roll out Two Technical …

OANDA Partners with Autochartist to Roll out Two Technical Analysis FeaturesBy Forexminute – Yashu Gola | Forex Industry News | Jul 16, 2014 11:36PM BSTForex brokerage OANDA has released two innovative technical analysis options to its customers through its content alliance with Autochartist: Correlating Signals and Our Favorites.The Correlating Signals feature, which is limited only to OANDA fxTrade users, will […]

The Stock Market Is Rigged! The Stock Market Is Not Rigged …

After the announcement of Michael Lewis’ new book (which I don’t have a copy of, and I am not asking for one), together with a variety of interviews, he declared that the stock market is rigged. This is a convenient finding that will gladden the hearts of many who have tried the markets and lost. The trouble is, there are […]

DGAP-News: Dhaka Stock Exchange Selects NASDAQ OMX's X …

DGAP-News: The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. /
Dhaka Stock Exchange Selects NASDAQ OMX’s X-stream INET Trading
Technology

23.03.2014 / 23:01

———————————————————————

Bangladesh’s Premier Exchange to Upgrade Trading System to Further Increase
Regional and International Investor Demand

NEW YORK and DHAKA, Bangladesh, 2014-03-23 23:01 CET (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) —
Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and NASDAQ OMX (Nasdaq:NDAQ) have signed an
agreement for NASDAQ OMX to deliver its industry leading trading […]

SEC Charges Microsoft Exec With Insider Trading – Business Insider

LinkedInSee AlsoMicrosoft’s Surface 2 Tablets Are Sold Out EverywhereVideo Shows How Hilariously Awful It Could Be To Wear ‘Microsoft Glass’Surprise! Qualcomm Names Steve Mollenkopf CEO Hours After A Report Says He’s In The Running To Be Microsoft CEOThe SEC has brought insider trading charges against a Microsoft senior manager, Brian Jorgenson, along with a friend of his. The feds claim […]