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TheStreet.com
April 25, 2018
Investors looking for clues as to the impact of the Cambridge Analytical scandal -- and CEO Mark Zuckerberg's attempt to thwart a regulatory backslash with his straight-laced testimony to lawmakers on Capitol Hill earlier this month -- would do well to examine whether uses are migrating away from theÃâà...
Investopedia (blog)
April 25, 2018
Facebook, Inc.'s (FB) latest data scandal, in which Cambridge Analytica accessed the data on 87 million users without their consent, is leading to concerns that more regulation is coming to the technology sector. And while that is a big possibility, it could take years to play out, which is why E*TRADE saidÃâà...
CNBC
April 25, 2018
Overall, market players were worried with the impact of higher interest rates on the stock market, and more broadly, on the global economy. The U.S. 10-year Treasury yield topped 3 percent on Tuesday — the first time it has done in more than four years. Investors around the world have been fixated on theÃâà...
CNNMoney
April 25, 2018
Japanese pharmaceutical company Takeda has made a big breakthrough in its campaign to buy biotech firm Shire -- but its investors are getting worried. Takeda (TKPHF) has raised its bid for Dublin-based Shire (SHPG) to Ãâã46 billion ($64.3 billion). It's the fifth attempt by the Japanese company to win overÃâà...
CNBC
April 25, 2018
Britain's Lloyds Banking Group said it would not cancel its preference shares following investor complaints about the possibility after insurer Aviva ... Aviva sparked fears among investors and drew the attention of regulators when it said last month it was considering canceling the securities, sendingÃâà...
MarketWatch
April 25, 2018
Investors should not act like a deer in the headlights. The driving force behind the market today is exactly the same as what it was for years. Liquidity matters most to asset prices — it still does — the only difference is that the amount of liquidity has changed dramatically. This will cause asset prices to correctÃâà...
New York Times
April 25, 2018
The new environment is evident in interest rates on government bonds, closely watched by many investors. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note touched 3 percent in trading early Tuesday. That benchmark interest rate — which influences the price of borrowing for both consumer loans and corporateÃâà...
Seeking Alpha
April 24, 2018
Five weeks ago, Jason Zweig of the Wall Street Journal wrote a great article about the loss of trust in the market by retail investors. The title of the article from the March 16th, 2018, edition of the Wall Street Journal was "How the Bear Stearns Meltdown Wrecked Something More Valuable than Money" andÃâà...
Motley Fool
April 24, 2018
The stock market has had its share of volatility over the past few months, but investors are still optimistic overall, according to a recent Wells Fargo/Gallup Investor and Retirement Optimism Index survey. In fact, investor optimism remained at a 17-year high in the first quarter of this year. "Over the course ofÃâà...
CNBC
April 24, 2018
The opposition in Saturday's debate, Financial Times Managing Editor Gillian Tett, highlighted nefarious uses for bitcoin, its volatility and risks to investors. Draper responded that he is "more secure in my bitcoin than I am in the money that's sitting there in Wells Fargo." Overstock.com CEO Patrick ByrneÃâà...
Investopedia (blog)
April 24, 2018
More than half of wealthy investors with $1 million in investable assets in a self-directed brokerage account expect stocks to decline in the second quarter. That compares with 76% of wealthy investors polled in the first quarter who expected stocks to move higher. CNBC, citing exclusive data provided byÃâà...
MarketWatch
April 19, 2018
To beat the stock market, you must know your way around financials. But that's only half the battle. You also need the right personality. That's because most investors who beat the markets typically win by purchasing stocks that the crowd rejects. Then they wait it out for a rebound. “It's about taking what theÃâà...
Motley Fool
April 19, 2018
But knowing which stocks the most successful investors are buying can help the average investor challenge their own ideas about whether a company's stock is worth buying, or even confirm a line of reasoning for their own investing thesis. And if nothing else, it's worth knowing what the top investors areÃâà...
ABC News
April 19, 2018
Investors had a yearslong period in the late 1990s, where investing in an emerging-market stock index fund would have resulted in compounded annual returns of more than 10 percent over a decade, he said. At GMO, the firm headed by famed investor Jeremey Grantham, who earlier in his career warnedÃâà...
Motley Fool
April 19, 2018
2018 has been a bumpy year for AMD (NASDAQ:AMD) investors. The stock rallied 25% in January, but subsequently fell almost 30% on concerns about the cryptocurrency market, fresh competition from Intel (NASDAQ:INTC) and NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA), and fears of new tariffs sparking a trade war withÃâà...
Motley Fool
April 19, 2018
Healthy volume growth isn't as valuable if eBay has to sacrifice its fees to achieve those gains, and so investors should be looking for the take rate to at least hold steady. That success would translate into slightly higher earnings as profit rises to about $0.53 per share, up from $0.49 per share a year ago.
Yahoo News
April 19, 2018
Earlier sanctions on major Russian companies were so-called sectoral sanctions which limit U.S. investor participation in debt-raising for sanctioned firms. The sanctions imposed on Rusal this month go further, barring U.S. investors from having any dealings with the sanctioned entities. Russia's sovereignÃâà...
National Real Estate Investor
April 19, 2018
About one week ago Bon-Ton Stores appeared to have escaped the spiral of bankruptcy and liquidation that haunts so many retailers these days, after it got an offer from a group of investors including REIT Washington Prime Group, fund manager DW Partners and Namdar Realty to buy the company.
Seeking Alpha
April 19, 2018
We look at the evolution of investor portfolio allocations to stocks, bonds, and cash both across time and more recently. Importantly, we look at how it ties into the valuation picture against the backdrop of a coming full circle in the global monetary policy experiment. It seems for investors a brave new world isÃâà...
Barron's
March 24, 2018
Jolyne Caruso didn't set out to connect families with impact investments when she founded the Alberleen Group eight years ago. Caruso's Wall Street and hedge fund experience had led her to a different idea—creating a firm to incubate specialized teams of investment bankers focused onÃâà...
TechCrunch
March 24, 2018
And for one that Steve Jobs famously called a feature, and not a company, it certainly was an uphill battle to convince the world that it was worth even the $10 billion its last private financing round set. It's now worth more than that, but that follows a long series of events, including an increased focus onÃâà...
Seeking Alpha
March 24, 2018
Particularly sensitive, as reflected in major selling after a headline, was the potential for China to reduce holdings of Treasuries. Analysis of this dynamic is poor, with most focused on the eventual owners of debt rather than the market dynamics. Looking more carefully at Treasury market dynamics isÃâà...
Morningstar.com
March 24, 2018
The right type of fund depends on an investor's time horizon and risk capacity. For instance, an investor can find long-, intermediate- and short-dated muni funds; it's sensible to match the fund's time horizon to your own. Investors who have more short-term investment goals or those who expect rates to riseÃâà...
Barron's
March 24, 2018
Investors back the AT&T/Time Warner argument because key media, telecom, and cable stocks are down in the past year and fetch below-market multiples, while upstarts Netflix and Amazon are up sharply. Time Warner investors ultimately might do better if the transaction is blocked because the company'sÃâà...
CNBC
March 24, 2018
"This is going to benefit income-oriented investors. What we're going through now is part of the process to get there." When it comes to your long-term investments, financial advisors generally will tell you not to let those market jitters steer you off course. "We are biologically wired to react, to steer ourselvesÃâà...
MarketWatch
March 24, 2018
The Japanese yen has rallied 7% against the U.S. dollar, from a high of almost ÃâÃÂ¥113 to just its lowest level since November 2016, when the buck shot up following the result of the U.S. presidential election. But the yen rally could be far from over, said Ashraf Laidi, head trader and strategist at InterMarketÃâà...
Variety
March 24, 2018
“Rules Don't Apply” was Warren Beatty's return to the screen after a prolonged absence. It was a dud at the box office, but it's enjoying a second life in court, where its big-shot investors are fighting over who is to blame for its failure and who should pick up the tab. In the latest salvo, a group of investorsÃâà...
Seeking Alpha
March 15, 2018
And would a retail investor truly know when a company is undervalued or overvalued? If a company is undervalued that would mean that the market is not recognizing the true value of a company, or the market makers are overreacting to current conditions, perhaps severely punishing the company's stockÃâà...
Seeking Alpha
March 15, 2018
By using the ModernGraham Valuation Model, I've screened the 900+ companies reviewed by ModernGraham to select five midcap undervalued companies for value investors. Each company has been determined to be suitable for either the Defensive Investor or the Enterprising Investor according to theÃâà...
OCRegister
March 15, 2018
But, according to prosecutors, Fazeli never actually purchased the tickets, instead using the money from investors on gambling and gambling debts at the Aria and Bellagio casinos in Las Vegas, among other personal expenses. “A large portion of investor funds were used for the personal benefit of Fazeli,Ãâà...
TechCrunch
March 15, 2018
Early-stage startup founders will introduce their game-changing innovations to the world, and investors will look to finance them. CrunchMatch simplifies the connection process, and the only way to access the service is to purchase Founder, Investor or Insider Passes. Don't miss out. Buy your passes todayÃâà...
CNNMoney
March 15, 2018
"For us, going public has never really been about the pomp or circumstance of it all," Daniel Ek, Spotify's CEO and founder, said at an investor event ... The lockup agreement is intended to help stabilize the stock by preventing employees and early investors from dumping shares immediately after aÃâà...
MarketWatch
March 15, 2018
“Equities are edging up this morning as investors are in bargain-hunting mode. The strong finish in Asia overnight has encouraged dealers to buy back into the market. That being said, there still is political and economic uncertainty surrounding the U.S. For now, investors are viewing no news as good newsÃâà...
Investopedia (blog)
March 15, 2018
Instead, they scrutinize 10-Ks, 10-Qs and earnings call transcripts, looking for a company with a "structural economic advantage that it can exploit for a long period of time." Next, they have in-depth discussions with the CEO, the CFO, or investor relations, as part of a due diligence effort that usually takesÃâà...
Portland Business Journal
March 15, 2018
Portland's been a darling for commercial real estate investors over the past few years. And according to a new report from CBRE, that's not likely to change anytime soon. The results of the CRE giant's 2018 Americas Investor Intentions Survey found Portland, for the first time, cracking the top 10 list of theÃâà...
CNBC
March 15, 2018
More than 25 percent of all trading at the NYSE happens after 3:30 p.m. ET, the final half hour of trading, The Wall Street Journal reported. The data signals liquidity is at its highest at the end of the day, meaning investors can buy or sell large amounts of shares with a lesser likelihood of causing a big moveÃâà...
MarketWatch
March 14, 2018
“Investors who wish to protect their portfolios against the risk case of a full-scale trade war should ensure they are not overexposed to export-oriented equity regions (Germany, Japan) or sectors (machinery, car manufacturing), and ensure adequate global diversification, including assets in the U.S., whereÃâà...
Planadviser.com
March 14, 2018
American investors across five decades, between 30 and 79, are optimistic about their finances, even though they have faced challenges, Ameriprise Financial learned in a survey of individuals with at least $100,000 in household investable assets. Ninety-five percent said they feel confident about theirÃâà...
Los Angeles Times
March 14, 2018
Stocks rose in the morning as investors looked for a rebound from the previous day's losses, but with European leaders warning about the risks of trade disputes, indexes gradually headed down. Boeing and other industrial companies, including airlines and defense companies, took some of the worstÃâà...
CNBC
March 13, 2018
While experienced financial professionals generally take such developments in stride, how can their clients protect themselves from their own emotional reactions? The best way to avoid irrational decisions as an investor is to turn off the financial news, said certified financial planner Rick Waechter, founderÃâà...
Fortune
March 6, 2018
Amid a debate about the weapons regulations, Dick's ended sales of assault-style weapons, while the country's largest retailer, Walmart, raised the minimum age of such purchases to 21. Yet, firms like Walmart—better known for its back-to-school supplies and low prices—may still be keeping a growingÃâà...
Motley Fool
March 6, 2018
... every bullish investor's head can trigger a huge drop instead. That's what happened to Universal Display in February. The technology researcher crushed Wall Street's targets in the fourth quarter but followed up with modest growth projections for the new fiscal year. Universal Display investors took it onÃâà...
MarketWatch
March 6, 2018
Gogo Inc. GOGO, +0.00% announced Monday that Chief Executive Michael Small has stepped down from his position immediately, by "mutual decision" between the executive and the company. He will be replaced by Oakleigh Thorne, whose family business, Thorndale Farm LLC, is the largest investor inÃâà...
Los Angeles Times
March 6, 2018
From its low point of the day to its high, the S&P 500 index carried investors through a swing of 1.9 percentage points. It's the fifth straight day with a gap of more than 1.5 percentage points, as trading has become much more wild since the market's placid, record-setting run from 2017 into January. DuringÃâà...
Seeking Alpha
March 6, 2018
I am a small investor, nearing retirement. As with most small investors, I have struggled with what and when to buy, finding the time to do the research, sticking with a plan and not letting emotions influence my decisions. My personal preference is to own a portfolio of mutual funds and ETFs and makeÃâà...
New York Times
March 6, 2018
It wasn't a conscious choice by BlackRock; because BlackRock is the largest index investor in the world and gun makers are included in various indexes, it owns large stakes in American Outdoor Brands; Vista Outdoor; and Sturm, Ruger by default. None of its actively managed funds — in which a managerÃâà...
