The 2015 International CES® (January 6-9, Las Vegas) is one of the world’s largest trade shows. Its sheer size can be daunting… over 150,000 attendees will visit over 3,600 exhibitors covering over 2,000,000 square feet of exhibit space. Where do you start? Here’s a quick overview of what to see and do, and a look…
If Bill Gross needed any vindication of how PIMCO investors feel toward him vs. the institution of PIMCO, he got it moments ago when PIMCO’s flagship Total Return Fund reported that it had experienced a whopping $19.4 billion in outflows in December. This follows a combined $60.5 billion in outflows since Gross’ departure in September, including…
BOSTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–On December 31, 2014, Tekla Healthcare Opportunities Fund paid a monthly stock distribution of $0.1125 per share. It is currently estimated that this distribution is derived from short-term capital gains. The composition of this and subsequent distributions may vary from month to month because it may be materially impacted by future realized gains and…
Reader Patrick R. Sullivan keeps on talking about the post-World War II boom, and telling people to watch Patrick R. Sullivan (a fine movie, by the way). I think I know why he thinks times were great for all, if your history comes from Hollywood. Rick Stryker chimes in with the statement: “If you talk…
The ongoing oil and gas price plunge is sure to have an adverse effect on most industry components. Time to Sell These E&P Plays While all crude-focused stocks stand to lose from falling commodity prices, companies in the E&P sector are the worst placed, as they will be able to extract less value for their…
Photo Credit: WorldIslandInfo.com / Creative Commons We are still looking for our Jack Ma in Southeast Asia. And while we were still searching in 2014, we are getting close. Here’s a list of key developments in Southeast Asia’s startup ecosystem in the past year and what it may mean for 2015. People love Jack Ma,…
For anyone involved in compliance, 2015 may be the year that gives “so much to do, so little time” new meaning. In his December 10, 2014 “Remarks to the ICI 2014 Securities Law Developments Conference,” Norm Champ describes points to keep in mind. Notable is his mention of risk monitoring as a key area for his…
By Matt Insley, Daily Reckoning Last week, the price of oil broke below $60 per barrel, representing a $40+ discount since June. The oil market has been under siege for six months. It’s been a bloodbath. And the blood is running in the streets more than ever today. From service providers to producers this downturn has been painful….
On August 4th, the Wall Street Journal carried a breathless tale of how a handful of obscure oilfield suppliers were striking immense riches in the sand dunes of Wisconsin. Owing to the “shale revolution”, the stock price of an outfit that had originated in the stagnating business of supplying sand traps to golf courses, and which had…
Having exposed the 20+1 charts of China’s demise previously, we move to Exhibit (a) in the “illusion of prosperity” that keeps the dream (looking) alive to the outside (mostly Western get-rich-quick fast-money) world — China’s Zombie Factories… “There are large numbers of companies across China that should go bankrupt but haven’t done so,” says Han Chuanhua, a…
