Using Twitter to Invest
- FBN’s Jeff Flock interviews Social Market Analytics to see how the company is using Twitter to predict market movements.
How Roy Lichtenstein became weighed down with superficiality
The Spectator
On both sides of the Atlantic there are still heated debates about who invented Pop Art, the Americans or the British, but it seems much more probable that concurrently each initiated their own brand in response to the zeitgeist of post-war consumerism....more
On both sides of the Atlantic there are still heated debates about who invented Pop Art, the Americans or the British, but it seems much more probable that concurrently each initiated their own brand in response to the zeitgeist of post-war consumerism....more
Sovereign wealth funds move to real estate investments
10 things to know about markets now
MSN Money
Stocks finished February with small gains and recovered from an opening slump on Friday. What does that tell us about the market ahead?...more
Investing in silver makes more sense than gold now
By David Goodboy, Street Authority
While the Fed's efforts are still being absorbed and utilized by the
economy in a positive way, the excess liquidity may eventually lead to an
extremely inflationary economic situation....more
Since 2008, credit creation has been seen as the key driver of growth
World Economic Forum study: Reducing supply chain barriers could increase global trade by 15% and economic output by 5%
That is the conclusion of a report entitled “Enabling Trade: Valuing Growth Opportunities”, prepared by the World Economic Forum (WEF) in collaboration with the World Bank, and Bain & Company, a Boston-based global management consulting firm. The report was made public at the opening of the 11th Annual World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.... more
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The Setting Sun – Japan’s Debt Problems
. Today, Japan’s industrial and economic decline is palpable.
But in 2012, Japan’s Nikkei 225 stock average rose by around 23%. Much of the increase reflects faith in the reflation strategy of second time Prime Minster Shinzo Abe to increase growth through an additional US$120 billion of public spending, create inflation to reduce the debt-to-GDP ratio and devalue the Yen. The strategies, which have all been tried before with limited success, may not restore the health of the Japanese economy....more
But in 2012, Japan’s Nikkei 225 stock average rose by around 23%. Much of the increase reflects faith in the reflation strategy of second time Prime Minster Shinzo Abe to increase growth through an additional US$120 billion of public spending, create inflation to reduce the debt-to-GDP ratio and devalue the Yen. The strategies, which have all been tried before with limited success, may not restore the health of the Japanese economy....more
Malone’s Liberty to Acquire Virgin Media for $16 Billion
John Malone’s Liberty Global Inc. agreed to buy U.K. cable-television provider Virgin Media Inc. for $16 billion in cash and stock to challenge Rupert Murdoch in Europe’s biggest pay-TV market. After the deal, about 80 percent of Liberty Global’s revenue will come from five countries -- the U.K., Germany, Belgium, Switzerland and the Netherlands... more
NYSE Arca celebrating 20 years of ETP's
ETPs currently represent nearly 30% of all U.S. equity trading... more
6 stocks that cash in on Americans' debt
I
love stocks involving debt. Even though the American consumer is wisely
deleveraging, companies that let people create debt are diversifying, companies
that service debt are booming with no risk, companies that provide subprime debt
are going gangbusters and companies that buy bad debt are on fire.
Debt is a big part of our economy, and that means you can find stocks that profit from it..... more
Building the Giant Agbami FPSO Vessel
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Investors Continue to Pick ETFs over Active Funds
Equity markets in general have seen huge outflows, ETFs in general — and Vanguard in particular — have seen large inflows .
Source: FT.com
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Here’s Why Apple Investors are Moving to iSell Mode
With shares of Apple Inc. trading at around $450.50, is AAPL an OUTPERFORM, WAIT AND SEE or STAY AWAY? Apple’s era of runaway growth is over. That’s a near certainty. On the other hand, investors seem to be getting a little carried away when it comes to selling shares.... more
Blackrock fund manager on how to value dividend growth 3 stocks
Stocks with fat dividend yields have become a haven for many who are tired of earning a pittance from high-grade bonds, the more traditional security blanket for nervous investors. Morningstar reports, for instance, that the Vanguard Dividend Growth Fund (VDIGX), a popular choice for equity investors seeking income, received nearly $4 billion in net new money last year, representing more than 40% asset growth.... more
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Which Mega-Bank Stocks Have the Strongest Earnings Trends?
Earnings trends are extremely important when evaluating stocks. At Wall St. Cheat Sheet, we view increasing earnings quarter-over-quarter as a simple way to gauge whether costs and the business model are stable. Here’s your Cheat Sheet to how the top 5 mega-bank stocks rank via earnings trends... more
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