As earnings seasons go, this one’s been so-so. Most all S&P 500 companies have reported their Q2 numbers. Among them, 81 percent have met Street expectations, 12 percent have beat estimates and 7 percent missed. That actually doesn’t seem so
October 23, 2015
Auryn Resources Inc. (TSX-V:AUG) (OTCQX: GGTCF) is an exciting junior gold company with assets in Nunavut Territory, Canada. Coming off the success of Cayden Resources, (sold to Agnico Eagle), the Company and key personnel from Keegan Resources, Cayden Resources and Newmont Mining are
Stocks were off to the races this morning with the sixth Chinese rate cut this year. This is of course in addition to the recent suggestion by Draghi of the ECB that they intend to do something in December. Techs
My daughter is taking a high school personal finance course, and debt comes up in conversation almost every day. Overall, it’s pretty conventional stuff – save for the future, avoid debt, invest for the long term, etc. While it’s
The strong rally in the USD dollar is not done. This won’t be good news for USA exporters, taking revenue away. Looks like the DXY/UUP will have one last push higher. After all ECB, PBOC and BOJ are all talking
From 2012 to 2014, Caterpillar’s (NYSE:CAT) stock generated an annualized return of 2.8%, significantly trailing the market’s annualized return of 20%. Year-to-date, CAT is down 22% and lags the market by more than 20%. As the commodity super cycle fueled by
I regularly review a large number of high yield stocks. I try to dig out the details that separate a high-quality company from one that has the potential to truly whack investor wealth. I often talk about how tremendous value
Bloomberg reports IMF Said to Give China Strong Signs of Reserve-Currency Blessing. The IMF has given Chinese officials strong signals in meetings that the yuan is likely to win inclusion in the current review of the Special Drawing Rights, the fund’s
V.F. Corporation (VFC – Analyst Report) posted third-quarter 2015 results, as reported earnings of $1.07 a share dipped 1% year over year, falling short of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.12. However, on a currency neutral basis, earnings per share improved 14%. VF
Again, the talking heads are claiming that there is a pattern that overtly implies that the Dow tends to follow the DAX. When the markets were free or had some elements of freedom in them, one could give some credence
