One day we may look upon 2015 as the year that pay TV began embracing the cord cutter’s dream: to pay only for the channels you actually watch. January kicked off with Dish’s announcement that it would offer a streaming television service called Sling TV that requires no cable or satellite subscription and costs a…
EU-US talks aimed at clinching a comprehensive free trade deal have run up against “huge scepticism” in Europe, the European Commission says. The Commission has published the results of a public consultation on investor protection – one of the most contentious areas under discussion. There were many objections to the idea of using independent tribunals…
The education technology business is chock-full of fledgling companies whose innovative ideas have not yet proved effective — or profitable. But that is not slowing investors, who are pouring money into ventures as diverse as free classroom-management apps for teachers and foreign language lessons for adult learners. Venture and equity financing for ed tech companies…
2014 has marked a milestone in the growth story of the U.S. economy, as we are now on the cusp of the full employment level long after the cursed recession. The economy grew at the rate of 4.6% in Q2 and 3.9% in Q3 ─ not a small feat for a still-recovering developed economy, saw…
Because nothing says “recovery” like the record-breaking surges in sales of Rolls-Royce luxury vehicles juxtaposed by the highest level of auto loan delinquency since the 2008 crisis peak… On the one hand… (as MarketWatch notes) Rolls-Royce Motor Cars posted a 12% increase in 2014 global sales, hitting a record 4,063, and the company’s…
The U.S. economy is ready in 2015 after an eventful journey last year that started with a severe winter locking consumers indoors and a loss of steam in the market. Then the economy started to rebound and the Federal Reserve hinted at a recovery by winding up its stimulus program which was initiated to boost…
NASHVILLE, Tenn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–HCA Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: HCA) today announced that it expects its Adjusted EBITDA to exceed its previously issued guidance range of $7.25 to $7.35 billion for 2014. Adjusted EBITDA for 2014 is now estimated to be approximately $7.4 billion. The Company anticipates reporting its fourth quarter 2014 results of operations and guidance for…
For conservative investors seeking protection of principal, FPA New Income Fund (FPNIX) should be on the top of the list. Think back to the dark days of the last financial crisis. Some bond and fixed income prices were being hammered along with equity prices. FPA New Income, on the other hand, was doing its job…
“It’s in literature that true life can be found. It’s under the mask of fiction that you can tell the truth.” – Gao Xingjian Sometimes, all you need is the turn of the calendar for stock market dynamics to dramatically change. Anyone vaguely aware of market movement this past week is seeing this first hand. …
QUESTION: I want to share a true story with you. My father as a young boy in Greece saw what gold did for his family. My grandfather in Greece in the late 30′s and 40′s saw the rapid devaluation happening to the drachma. English sovereigns were plentiful there at the time as a sort of duo currency. As you…
