Benchmarks ended Tuesday’s choppy trading session in the green led by gains from technology shares. Investors also remained focused on ECB’s meeting scheduled for Thursday. ECB is expected to unveil a bond-buying program in order to boost Eurozone’s economy. Investors also kept an eye on fourth-quarter earnings results of major companies including Halliburton, Baker Hughes, Johnson & Johnson, Morgan Stanley […]
Benchmarks dropped sharply on Monday with energy shares leading the decline due to another slump in oil prices. An increase in production of oil and strengthening of the dollar were responsible for dragging oil prices to its lowest level since 2009. Renewed political unrest in Greece that may result in a possible departure of the country from Eurozone also dampened […]
Benchmarks settled in the green for the fourth-straight session boosted by gains made by large-cap technology stocks. The S&P 500 closed at a record level for the 50th time in 2014, its highest number of record closings in a year since 1995. The Dow too posted a record close for the 35th time this year. Gains in technology shares offset […]
The stock markets across the globe are enjoying a boom this year, and China is no way behind. Chinese stocks have been on the tear over the past six months and the country’s Shanghai Composite Index hit the major threshold of 3,000 for the first time in three years on Monday trading session.With this, the benchmark has surged nearly 20% […]
Low-cost airline Virgin America made an impressive debut on Nasdaq under the symbol ‘VA,’ riding on the favorable conditions prevailing in the U.S. aviation sector. Shares of the company jumped 30.43% ($7) to close at $30 on Nov 14. The company, partly owned by British billionaire investor Richard Branson, raised $307 million through the offering. Virgin America plans to use […]
Central Banks Buying Shares of Stock Market!
September 1st, 2014 Central Banks Trade S&P500 Futurescentral banks around the world trade (and by “trade” we mean buy) S&P 500 futures such as the E-mini, in both futures and option form, as well as full size, and micro versions, in addition to the well-known central bank trading in Interest Rates, TSY […]
If the thought of investing in the stock market scares you, you aren’t alone. False promises and highly public stories of investors striking it rich or losing everything skew perceptions of the reality of the average investor. By understanding a little more about the stock market, and how the stock market works, you’ll likely find it isn’t as scary as […]
One of the easiest and simplest metrics that investors use to screen for, as well as value, stocks is the price-to-earnings ratio, better known as a stock’s price-to-earnings (P/E). Of course, on its face, a P/E is nothing more than a snapshot in time, but what if I told you it was far more complicated than that?There are several P/Es […]
Stock Market Crash a Historical Pattern?Stock-Markets / Financial CrashAug 21, 2014 – 03:57 PM GMTBy: Wim_GrommenEvery production phase or civilization or other human invention goes through a so called transformation process. Transitions are social transformation processes that cover at least one generation. In this article I will use one such transition to demonstrate the position of our present civilization and […]
By: Wim GrommenEvery production phase or civilization or other human invention goes through a so called transformation process. Transitions are social transformation processes that cover at least one generation. In this article I will use one such transition to demonstrate the position of our present civilization and its possible effect on stock exchange rates.When we consider the characteristics of the […]
