In recent years, investors increasingly use exchange-traded funds (ETFs) on the short end of their... Read More
In recent years, investors increasingly use exchange-traded funds (ETFs) on the short end of their portfolio. Shorting these funds provides an easy way to hedge a portfolio managers’ position... Read More
Are wage increase announcements bad news for share prices? That’s the easy conclusion to draw... Read More
Are wage increase announcements bad news for share prices? That’s the easy conclusion to draw after seeing the recent pullback in shares of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. (NYSE: WMT) following an... Read More
Six years after the collapse of global financial markets, it seems most countries missed their... Read More
Six years after the collapse of global financial markets, it seems most countries missed their invitation to the economic growth party. Massive monetary stimulus was supposed to jumpstart economies,... Read More
The six year-old bull market is widely attributed to both stimulative policies from the Federal... Read More
The six year-old bull market is widely attributed to both stimulative policies from the Federal Reserve and a rebounding U.S. economy. Yet the Fed, the most powerful central bank in the world, may... Read More
Between the plunge in oil prices and economic sanctions, the Russian economy is taking a one-two... Read More
Between the plunge in oil prices and economic sanctions, the Russian economy is taking a one-two punch. Even as stocks markets in the United States, Europe and Japan are hitting new highs, the Market... Read More
All the talk lately is about the much belated return to 5,000 on the Nasdaq, a level not achieved... Read More
All the talk lately is about the much belated return to 5,000 on the Nasdaq, a level not achieved since just prior to the bursting of the Internet bubble in 2000. The tech-heavy index has risen about... Read More
Rock bottom interest rates have driven income-seeking investors away from bonds and toward dividend... Read More
Rock bottom interest rates have driven income-seeking investors away from bonds and toward dividend paying stocks. #-ad_banner-#Trouble is, the shift has pushed stock prices much higher and... Read More
On Monday, March 9, investors will celebrate the sixth anniversary of the current bull... Read More
On Monday, March 9, investors will celebrate the sixth anniversary of the current bull market. After a brief pullback in January, the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average have resumed... Read More
After nine months of fruitless negotiations, the International Longshore and Warehouse Union... Read More
After nine months of fruitless negotiations, the International Longshore and Warehouse Union and the Pacific Maritime Association agreed to a tentative agreement to re-open 29 West Coast... Read More