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October 19, 2015
(from my colleagues Dr. Win Thin and Ilan Solot) The week starts off subdued for EM, but selling pressures continue for the most part. The dollar is mixed against majors and with the decision about the timing of the first
Shares of Bluebird Bio (BLUE) fell 4.3% today after the company announced that one patient on its old-generation gene therapy required two blood transfusions due to anemia, after 7 years being transfusion-free. This news spooked investors with the implication that
There wasn’t much to say about today. Small gains kept things ticking over, but there were no key breaks of resistance. Tomorrow is another day. Shorts may again try to short the S&P with today’s close near highs, and the
Gold and silver were under light pressure most of the day, and slid a little in the afternoon to finish slightly lower. The Bucket Shop was very quiet as usual, with only a little movement in the silver warehouses. Gold
In investing, as well as in most of life if something looks too good to be true, it probably is. Nowhere is this more true than in the world of high-dividend stocks. A generation ago, investors looked to the bond
Moments ago IBM reported what can be defined simply as abysmal results. Starting at the bottom, non-GAAP EPS of $3.34 beat expectations of $3.30 but once again thanks to the same trick the company used two quarters ago: it again reduced
Refining margins are softening. You saw the breakout move made by gold this week, right? Bullion broke above its 200-day moving average for the first time since May. The May spike, to be sure, was shortlived. It lasted only three
I think it is time to talk a little bit about “anchored inflation expectations.” Key to a lot of the inflation modeling at the Fed, and in some sterile economics classrooms around the country, is the notion that inflation is
The NYSE margin debt numbers for the month of September were released today revealing a very significant milestone for the stock market. As of the end of September, both stocks and margin debt have seen their 12-month rate of change
