It was a tough year for the U.S. markets as most of the major benchmarks are struggling to register healthy gains this year. Several concerns including sluggish global growth, a dramatic slide in oil prices and a stronger dollar continued to hurt the performances of the benchmarks throughout the year. Though many of the ETFs…
If you said just more of the same, with corporate management teams buying back their own stock in near record quantities (boosting their own stock-linked compensation in the process) and serving as the biggest marginal buyer in the market, then give yourself a pat on the back. Here is Goldman’s David Kostin confirming just that. We expect…
News: Google Doodle pays tribute to Verghese Kurien Kurien’s ‘White Revolution’ gave India the identity of being the largest producer of milk in the world. National Milk Day on Kurien’s birth anniversary Introduction: The programme adopted to increase the production of milk is known as White Revolution in India. The White…
Volatility has once again reared its head as wild market gyrations are presenting us with some interesting dividend investing opportunities. As oil continues its seemingly endless slide, dividend victims are being claimed one by one. Of course, the most recent dividend casualty to hit the dividend investing ranks was none other than MLP favorite, Kinder Morgan,…
Risk lovers seeking to derive healthy return in a fairly longer investment horizon may opt for technology mutual funds. It is believed that the technology sector is poised for brighter earnings performance compared to other sectors due to higher demand for technology and innovation. Though the sector is likely to experience more volatility than others…
Shares of Vera Bradley (VRA – Snapshot Report) skyrocketed nearly 45% Wednesday following the company’s Q3 earnings report. The women’s accessory maker reported earnings of 27 cents per share on quarterly revenues of $126.7 million. While revenues were basically in line with our expectations, Vera Bradley’s earnings smashed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 20 cents per share….
The self-congratulatory rah-rah about American entrepreneurism rings hollow, as the evidence is conclusive: entrepreneurship, new businesses and the source of new businesses, self-employment, are all declining. Two recent articles describe the trend: American Entrepreneurship Is Actually Vanishing. Here’s Why (Inc) American Entrepreneurship: Dead or Alive? (Gallup) The Inc.com piece is a nuanced look at entrepreneurship that tries to find…
by Derryl Hermanutz Many small businesses that pay minimum wage — convenience stores and other independent retailers, little restaurants and fast food outlets, etc. — can’t afford to raise the wages they pay. These businesses are competing in an actual free market so they can’t just raise their prices to cover the higher labor costs….
Recap from November Picks Our Most Attractive Stocks (-2.4%) underperformed the S&P 500 (-1.1%) last month. Most Attractive Large Cap stock Goodyear Tire & Rubber (GT) gained 6% and Most Attractive Small Cap stock Orbotech (ORBK) was up 24%. Overall, 18 out of the 40 Most Attractive stocks outperformed the S&P 500 in November. Our…
GBPUSD: Having rallied strongly to reverse its three-day weakness to close higher on Wednesday, GBPUSD faces further bullish offensive. This development leaves more upside threats likely towards the 1.5200 level. Support lies at the 1.5100 level where a break will turn attention to the 1.5050 level. Further down, support lies at the 1.5000 level. Below…
