The Traderszone Network

Do social-responsibility screens hurt investment returns? Richard England, lead manager of $2.9 billion Calvert Equity Portfolio , says that approach does not hurt his fund in the long run. England works for Atlanta Capital, the fund’s subadviser since 1998.

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West Texas intermediate crude ended at a 17-month low before a government report that may show U.S. inventories rose last week. WTI’s discount to Brent widened. U.S. crude inventories expanded by 2 million barrels in the week ended Oct. 3, a Bloomberg News survey showed before Energy Information Administration data Wednesday.

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The jobs report temporarily sent the indices roaring, but under the hood the market lacked breadth. Today we gave back -1.5%. The dogma of BTFD appears as solid as ever. There are two timely questions:

1. Is there enough passively allocated money coming into the market to overwhelm sellers making this another “normal” pullback (4-5%)?

2. How does the market trade in the days after it sells off more than -1.5% in a single session? Put another way, what strategy gives you the best odds of not getting run over while you BTFD?

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Despite sanctions trying to isolate Russia, New Hampshire just bought a boatload of dirty fuel from the “provocative” nation—what gives?

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Submitted by Adam Taggart via Peak Prosperity,

As we have discussed numerous times in the past, the US’ debts and unfunded liabilities far exceed its assets. But making matters worse, the country is suffering from a prolonged failure to save and invest — both at the personal and national level.

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How can Starbucks’ app possibly get any better than it already has this year? Here are a few ways.

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Actavis plans to make a new approach for proposing a merger with Allergan as it warms up to the possibility, sources said.