| 5 Investment Lessons we Can Learn From Futbol (err, Soccer) Posted: 18 Jun 2014 09:05 PM PDT With the World Cup on every day for the next month I've had to get up to snuff on my soccer. And as I watch the games unfold I realize just how many parallels there are between soccer and investing. For instance: |
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| In Search Of Russia’s Lost Fracking Boom Posted: 18 Jun 2014 08:48 PM PDT By Scott Belinksi: Gazprom’s mega-deal with China sent shockwaves around the world. But Gazprom might not be able to honor the deal if shale reserves are not tapped soon. And that might not happen because capitalism à la russe is a harsh mistress. |
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| Yellen Finds Stock Valuations Fine Posted: 18 Jun 2014 05:40 PM PDT There was nothing new in the Fed Meeting announcement. Yellen's news conference was heavily littered with the usual talking points. Interest rates would still remain below normal for a considerable time. She said tow contradictory things regarding employment. She stated unemployment was improving and will continue to do so; but, at the same time indicated there was large amount of "slack" with employment. She seemed to almost accept that the long term unemployed "may� |
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| Fed-Inspired Bulls Leave Little Doubt Posted: 18 Jun 2014 05:18 PM PDT While stocks are still apt to be erratic, the bullish trend is undeniable. Just know the true risk/reward relationship here, and how long you can leave your money on the table. The post Fed-Inspired Bulls Leave Little Doubt appeared first on InvestorPlace. |
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| Shiller’s CAPE – Is It Really Just B.S.? Posted: 18 Jun 2014 04:30 PM PDT In late stage bull market cycles, the inevitable bashing of long term valuation metrics comes to full fruition. In the late 90's if you were buying shares of Berkshire Hathaway stock it was mocked as "driving Dad's old Pontiac." In 2007, valuation metrics were being dismissed because the markets were flush with liquidity and interest rates were low. Today, we once again see repeated arguments as to why "this time is different." |
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| What To Look For From Oracle's Earnings Report Posted: 18 Jun 2014 04:14 PM PDT  | Oracle Corporation (ORCL) is set to report FQ4 2014 earnings after the market closes on Thursday, June 19th. Oracle is a technology company known for selling enterprise software, cloud services and computer hardware systems. The fourth fiscal quarter is normally the strongest of the year for Oracle, and Wall Street has set the bar high this period. The Street is expecting Oracle to increase its FQ4 EPS by 8 cents per share compared to last year while revenue grows by 5\% on a year-over-year basi |
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| When to buy insurance Posted: 18 Jun 2014 04:00 PM PDT Don't just buy insurance blindly -- think about what you really can afford to lose. |
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| Active Management Required Posted: 18 Jun 2014 03:24 PM PDT  | We have all heard the arguments about the flaws of active management and we all should have looked closely at the underlying data. Over any random 12-month period, about 60 percent of mutual fund managers underperform. Lengthen the time period examined … Continue reading → |
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| Daily Market Commentary: Bullish Accumulation Posted: 18 Jun 2014 03:05 PM PDT Bulls do it again with higher volume accumulation follow through. The S&P finished at a new high as it works its way towards the 10\% envelope I define as covered call sell territory.The Nasdaq followed through on its bull flag breakout, finishing just shy of key swing high resistance from March. Look for a breakout - and final negation of bearish head-and-shoulder pattern - tomorrow.The Russell 2000 also had a good day as it was able to put some distance on key resistance. Next up are Marc |
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| AllianceBernstein Research Director Dies Posted: 18 Jun 2014 03:02 PM PDT Read full story for details. |
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| The Janet & Jeffrey Show: Fed Chief, Amazon CEO Vie for Spotlight Posted: 18 Jun 2014 02:51 PM PDT Where to begin? Today we had Janet Yellen's Fed Q-and-A, Jeff Bezos launching Amazon's Fire Phone, possible peace in Ukraine and more war in Iraq. |
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| The Wage Angle of Lower Growth Posted: 18 Jun 2014 02:47 PM PDT Now that the FOMC has been sufficiently conscious to see the economy as something other than the long-awaited arrival Recovery Summer, it might pay to revisit the basis for this downward trajectory. It is simply not enough of a step forward to admit there is a problem, you have to do as Eric Rosengren candidly [...] |
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| The End Of The Fed's Stimulus Is Getting Closer -- Here's What To Do Posted: 18 Jun 2014 02:42 PM PDT It's awfully quiet out there. Perhaps too quiet. The S&P hasn't made a 1\% move in either direction since April 16. How unusual is it for the market to |
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| U.S. Sector ETF Performance – June 18 Posted: 18 Jun 2014 02:36 PM PDT  | (click here if charts are not observable) |
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| Daily Risk Monitor – June 18 Posted: 18 Jun 2014 02:29 PM PDT  | Click on table to enlarge and for better resolution (click here if table is not observable) |
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| More To Yo Than That Meets The Eye: CEO Posted: 18 Jun 2014 02:25 PM PDT  | The app, called Yo, lets people say "Yo" to their friends. Tap a name on the app's list of contacts, and a text notification saying "Yo" pops up on the recipient's smartphone, along with a recorded voice shouting the syllable. The idea is simple. It may turn out to be a dud. But $1 million… Continue reading »Follow Dealbreaker on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook.Tags: apps, bubbles, context-based messaging, so much potential, tech, yo |
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| 10 Breakthrough Technologies 2014 – MIT Tech Review Posted: 18 Jun 2014 02:15 PM PDT  | 10 Breakthrough Technologies 2014 Introduction Agricultural Drones Ultraprivate Smartphones Brain Mapping Neuromorphic Chips Genome Editing Microscale 3-D Printing Mobile Collaboration Oculus Rift Agile Robots Smart Wind and Solar Power Archive of Past Lists |
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| Draghi Hits Savers To Salvage Faux Recovery Posted: 18 Jun 2014 02:10 PM PDT On June 5th, Mario Draghi, President of the European Central Bank (ECB), announced a package of measures, including a policy of negative interest rates, aimed at encouraging or even forcing Eurozone banks to increase their ... |
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| Stocks End With Gains After Fed Statement Posted: 18 Jun 2014 02:01 PM PDT Read full story for details. |
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| Fed Slashes QE by $10 BLN! Yellen Talks Up Economy! Here’s My Take … Posted: 18 Jun 2014 01:50 PM PDT  | MARKET ROUNDUP Dow: +98.13 to 16,906.62 S&P 500: +15 to 1,956.99 Nasdaq: +25.10 to 4,362.33 10-YR Yield: -.042 to 2.613\% Gold: +$2.60 to $1,274.60 Crude Oil: -$.21 to $106.15 The Federal Reserve did what investors expected today. The post Fed Slashes QE by $10 BLN! Yellen Talks Up Economy! Here’s My Take … appeared first on Money and Markets - Financial Advice | Financial Investment Newsletter. |
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| How America's True Business Leaders Want to Save Capitalism Posted: 18 Jun 2014 01:39 PM PDT  | A few weeks ago I was visited in my office by the chairman of one of the country's biggest high-tech... |
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| Argentina’s Impending Default: Fancy Footwork is a Bad Idea Posted: 18 Jun 2014 01:32 PM PDT By Bianca Fernet, Argentina: The clock is ticking. Fast. June 30 is a mere 12 days away. |
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| Investor Alert: Affinity Fraud Posted: 18 Jun 2014 01:19 PM PDT 06/18/2014 The SEC's Office of Investor Education and Advocacy is issuing this Investor Alert to help educate investors about affinity fraud, a type of investment scam that preys upon members of identifiable groups, such as religious or ethnic communities or the elderly. The SEC’s Office of Investor Education and Advocacy is issuing this Investor Alert to help educate investors about affinity fraud, a type of inve |
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| Stocks Shoot Higher Following Fed Announcement Posted: 18 Jun 2014 01:18 PM PDT All eyes were on the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) today, but central bank leaders had limited surprises for market participants. Tapering is set to continue at a steady pace, and i... (Read More) |
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| Oil Trading Alert: Crude Oil - Breakdown or Trap? Posted: 18 Jun 2014 01:09 PM PDT On Tuesday, the price of crude oil wobbled between gains and losses throughout the session as mixed data and profit taking weighed on investors' sentiment. As a result, light crude reversed after an increase to the resistance zone ... |
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| Expert: China Roughly Six Years Behind U.S. Re: Debt Bubbles Posted: 18 Jun 2014 01:04 PM PDT  | Mexico might be the place to be, but if you're looking for some volatility or to relive the excitement of 2007-08, you'll want to look to our largest creditor. "When that adjustment comes, there is a bit of a risk that China will find it very difficult to manage, simply because there is no hard… Continue reading »Follow Dealbreaker on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook.Tags: bloated finances, China, Kaushik Basu, time machines |
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| Paul Lountzis on the Process of Wide-Moat Investing Posted: 18 Jun 2014 01:00 PM PDT Paul Lountzis is an instructor at Wide-Moat Investing Summit 2014, the fully online conference for investors looking to uncover great businesses trading at good prices. Join us live on July 1-2, 2014. |
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| Musical Chairs at the FOMC Posted: 18 Jun 2014 01:00 PM PDT  | “You can’t tell the players without a program. Get your program here!” yelled the stadium vendors of my youth. In today’s Outside the Box I bring you an excellent piece of Fed watching by Nouriel Roubini and colleagues, a “program” of the new Fed members and where they rank on the hawk-dove scale. They point out that, with a new chairperson (Janet Yellen) and vice-chair (Stanley Fischer), and with higher than normal turnover on the Federal Open Market Committe |
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| Not This Year – ‘Other Things Going On’ Posted: 18 Jun 2014 12:11 PM PDT "My guess is that we will see some pickup as we get into the second half of the year, but the longer we go without getting the 3\% growth that many people had in their forecasts, the more concerned you have to be that there are other things going on that we hadn't fully appreciated," [...] |
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| How Paul Tudor Jones Taught Local Man To Start Worrying And Love Volatility Posted: 18 Jun 2014 12:10 PM PDT Alas, Fortune's Stephen Gandel also comes away from the lesson wondering what the point of Paul Tudor Jones is. In early May at the Sohn Investing Conference in New York, Jones complained that, without wide swings in the stock and bond markets, his fund won't go up. Without volatility, he can't make money investing, he… Continue reading »Follow Dealbreaker on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook.Tags: but the VIX throws neither a Halloween party nor puts on a magical Christmas li |
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| Top 10 World Cup Winners; Most Wins by Country Posted: 18 Jun 2014 12:07 PM PDT Do you know what country has the most World Cup wins of all time? Check out the top 10. The post Top 10 World Cup Winners; Most Wins by Country appeared first on InvestorPlace. |
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| The Stock Market’s Reaction Posted: 18 Jun 2014 11:55 AM PDT The stock market seems mildly pleased with today’s Fed statement: |
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| South American Defaulter Makes Triumphant Return To International Debt Markets Posted: 18 Jun 2014 11:51 AM PDT Ecuador's back, just six years after deciding its bills were illegal and illegitimate. Ecuador sold $2 billion worth of 10-year bonds Tuesday, marking a return to international capital markets after defaulting in 2008. That deal came on the heels of Kenya’s first-ever international-bond sale, which attracted $8 billion worth of orders for two chunks of… Continue reading »Follow Dealbreaker on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook.Tags: Argentina, Cyprus, Ecuador, inevitable defa |
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| The Fed’s Economic Projections Posted: 18 Jun 2014 11:34 AM PDT Here are the updated economic projections from today’s FOMC meeting. The bottom line is that the Fed sees the economy and labor market improving. Most […] |
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| Redacted Version of the June 2014 FOMC Statement Posted: 18 Jun 2014 11:34 AM PDT April 2014 June 2014 Comments Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in March indicates that growth in economic activity has picked up recently, after having slowed sharply during the winter in part because of adverse weather conditions. Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in April indicates that growth in […] |
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| Barbie Leans In Posted: 18 Jun 2014 11:25 AM PDT  | She's stylish and sassy and, it seems, "breaking through plastic ceilings." |
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| MONEY AND MARKETS EXTRA: Quick Reaction to Fed Action Posted: 18 Jun 2014 11:24 AM PDT Good afternoon! The Federal Reserve statement (http://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/press/monetary/20140618a.htm) was just released, and policymakers did what the markets expected – no change to rates, no change to taper pace. I felt there was an The post MONEY AND MARKETS EXTRA: Quick Reaction to Fed Action appeared first on Money and Markets - Financial Advice | Financial Investment Newsletter. |
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| If Larry Fink Could Do It All Over Again, We’d Be Taking About RocaNegra Right Now Posted: 18 Jun 2014 11:19 AM PDT “A couple of weeks ago, I visited Mexico City—one of my favorite cities in the world. It's a remarkable place, not least because of the food, the museums, and the culture, but also because of the incredible economic changes taking place in Mexico right now—both in the capital and all around the country. Every time… Continue reading »Follow Dealbreaker on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook.Tags: BlackRock, Larry Fink, Mexico, recommendations |
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| Today’s Fed Statement Posted: 18 Jun 2014 11:04 AM PDT More tapering. Starting in July, the Fed will buy $20 billion in Treasuries and $15 billion in MBS. Here’s today’s Fed statement: Information received since […] |
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| Strength in Weakness? May Be Time for Sector Bottom Fishing Posted: 18 Jun 2014 11:00 AM PDT  | Is it really so odd that the U.S. stock markets are running up so much this year on so little volume? The summer months are notorious for low-volume trading, so we shouldn’t The post Strength in Weakness? May Be Time for Sector Bottom Fishing appeared first on Money and Markets - Financial Advice | Financial Investment Newsletter. |
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| The Fed's 'Own Goal' Posted: 18 Jun 2014 10:40 AM PDT As we wait to see whether the Fed slants its statement ever-so-slightly to the hawkish side or ever-so-slightly to the dovish side (not to mention whether Chairman Yellen repeats her blunt performance in the presser) ... |
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| Shiller's CAPE: Is It Really Just B.S.? Posted: 18 Jun 2014 10:34 AM PDT June 18th, 2014 Lance Roberts In late stage bull market cycles, the inevitable bashing of long term valuation metrics comes to full fruition. In the late 90's if you were buying shares of Berkshire Hathaway stock it was mocked as "driving Dad's old Pontiac." In 2007, valuation metrics were being dismissed because the markets were flush with liquidity and interest rates were low. Today, we once again see repeated arguments as to why "this time is different." More… |
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| Daily Digest 6/18 - Italian PM Seeks Austerity Relief, Young Americans ‘Living Paycheck To Paycheck’ Posted: 18 Jun 2014 10:22 AM PDT  | U.S. Postal Service: ‘The Financial Hole We’re In Is So Deep’ Japan continues to count cost of idled reactors Montreal city employees stop work to protest pension bill IMF says Italy's recovery fragile, needs 'bold, quick' reforms Italian PM seeks austerity relief in return for Juncker backing France's State Auditor Warns on Deficit Target Survey: 56 Percent Of Young Americans ‘Living Paycheck To Paycheck’ Savings cuts may be wild card in Detroit bankruptcy vote Por |
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| Biggest Movers in Technology Stocks Now – MDSO CSOD MLNX TRAK Posted: 18 Jun 2014 10:15 AM PDT  | Technology stocks rose 0.5\% on Wall Street today. The post Biggest Movers in Technology Stocks Now – MDSO CSOD MLNX TRAK appeared first on InvestorPlace. |
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| Stocks Mostly Lower Ahead of Fed Statement Posted: 18 Jun 2014 10:00 AM PDT Read full story for details. |
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| Argentina’s Sorrows Deepen Posted: 18 Jun 2014 09:55 AM PDT A Sorry History of Statism and Inflationism Early in the 20th century, Argentina was fully developed by the standards of the time, and the 5th richest nation on earth in terms of per capita GDP. Then several generations of Argentine politicians (which included, off and on, the armed forces) proceeded to squander it all. […] |
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| Ex-Trader Who Fake His Own Mugging To Get Out Of Work Offers Career Advice Posted: 18 Jun 2014 09:51 AM PDT  | Turney Duff is a former Galleon trader turned memoirist, who wrote about “drug-fueled benders,” feelings of emptiness, and the time he “faked a mugging by rolling on the pavement and into a puddle until he was bleeding and bruised” as an excuse for missing work one day in “The Buy Side.” It seems unlikely that… Continue reading »Follow Dealbreaker on Twitter or become a fan on Facebook.Tags: FYIs, I'll play you, The Buy Side, Turney Duff, warnings |
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