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…
by Michael Haltman The price of crude oil is currently one of the big news stories that both financial market AND geopolitical analysts are paying close attention to! Where is the bottom in the price of crude oil, when will it arrive, what message is the sharp and steep decline telling us and what if any impact…
Quantitative Forecast Academic studies have shown that the most reliable way to determine future price movements from past price movements, is by use of momentum. In the Forex market, a momentum study is best applied to the four major Forex currency pairs by simply checking whether the weekly close is above or below the weekly close 13 weeks…
Conventional wisdom would say that everyone in the oil patch is taking a mighty beating right now. But some are hurting much more than others… Indeed, while oil company shares have been plummeting, the eventual consequences of this engineered collapse will come home to roost at the doorstep of the perpetrators: OPEC. The…
