In the last trading session, U.S. stocks ended up lower as the International Monetary Fund reduced its 2015 global growth forecast by 20 basis points from its prior estimate in July. As for the top ETFs, investors saw (SPY – ETF report) lose 0.3% and (QQQ – ETF report) fall 0.5%, while (DIA – ETF report) moved higher by 0.1% on…
Microsoft gave a strong presentation of the future at its product announcement event. Microsoft displayed full capabilities of Windows 10, which could consolidate Microsoft’s position in the ecosystem race. Expect Windows 10 devices to flood the market and recapture market share. 123rf In an event filled with innovation, Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) introduced products which showed a bright future for…
Another one of those simple ‘Gold vs.’ posts. You have endured my blabbing for years about the meanings, so with a combination of laziness and time constraint I am just going to throw some weekly gold ratios up for your review and conclusions.
Howard Gold had a post at MarketWatch noting research that shows baby boomers have too much in equities relative to when they would be likely to retire. He talks about this being poor asset allocation strategy, that it plays into some behavioral finance issues, says that many people need to admit they can’t manage their own money…
A huge build in crude inventories started the ball rolling but a sudden “spoofer from above” sent US equities slumping this morning. The Dow and S&P have now joined the Nasdaq in the red… Is “someone” trying to push the market lower? To enable The Fed to stay on hold for longer… Here’s that 2000…
While ModernGraham supports the bottom-up approach to investing, many investors do utilize the top-down method, whereby an industry is selected before the company itself. With that in mind, this article will take a brief look at the best companies of the construction industry, selecting the most promising investment opportunities within the industry, and giving a broad…
Earnings season for the third quarter of 2015 unofficially kicks off on Thursday when Alcoa reports. Similar to the last two quarters, we head into the season with negative top and bottom-line growth expectations for the S&P 500… but as anyone that follows corporate earnings knows, that likely won’t stick. Currently the Estimize community is expecting earnings…
I needed $20 million or I was going to die. That’s how I felt. I had a business, $20 million was invested in it, and then my investor went broke and needed the money back. But that would put me out of business. And then I would go broke and die. He threatened me. He…
The Chinese yuan continues to gain stature on the world financial stage, overtaking the Japanese yen to become the fourth most-used currency for global payments. Bloomberg reports the yuan rose to its highest ranking ever in August, boosting its claim for reserve status. The proportion of transactions denominated in yuan climbed to a record 2.79…
CPI Card Group (NASDAQ: PMTS) expects to raise $299.8 million in its upcoming IPO. Based in Littleton, Colorado, CPI Card Group engages in the design, production, packaging, data personalization and fulfillment of financial payment cards. We previewed PMTS’ IPO last week on our premium platform. PMTS will offer 17.64 million shares at an expected price range of…
