You’d have to be in full denial mode not to see that it’s getting ugly out there in global markets: currencies are melting down, trade and shipping are tanking, commodities are swooning and global stock markets are increasingly on central-bank life
September 24, 2015
Inflation is a scary word, as it generally presages effects like rising interest rates, higher costs of living, and climbing commodity prices. This has been one of the expected outcomes from the Fed’s implementation of quantitative easing during the course
The US Finalized GDP numbers come out during the session today, so expect a lot of volatility when it comes to the US markets and of course the US dollar. With that, we believe that the announcement is going to be
Market turbulence? Check? Heightened concerns about economic growth—globally and for the US? Check. Does this mean that the Fed won’t raise interest rates this year? Not necessarily. Or so Fed Chair Janet Yellen intimated in a speech today. A slowdown
Many investors in professional services firm Towers Watson (TW) have viewed the recent merger with reinsurer Willis Group (WSH) as a raw deal for TW shareholders. The crux of their argument comes down to the fact that the value of
The Chart of the Day belongs to The Coca-Cola Bottling Company Consolidated (NASDAQ:COKE). I found the soft drink stock by using Barchart to sort the Russell 3000 Index stocks first for the stocks with the highest Weighted Alpha then again
TM editors’ note: This article discusses a penny stock and/or microcap. Such stocks are easily manipulated; do your own careful due diligence. It’s been a very active decade filled with milestones for Sunridge Gold, and now following the September signing
Oil and natural gas exploration and production firms have had a tough year. With crude prices having tanked to the mid-$40 per barrel level from the peaks of over $110 seen last year, profits have almost been wiped off for
The Apple car project has been designated internally as a “committed project,” the number of staff working on the project has tripled,and the target ship date has been set for 2019. Apple doesn’t plan to make its first electric vehicle
Energy Focus (EFOI) has carved out a nice niche, making retrofit LED lights to replace fluorescent tube lighting for the military and commercial institutions. They have received large orders from the Navy and sell to a variety of commercial customers. Replacing old fluorescent lighting
