18 October, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on The Gold Market Is Going Insane
The Gold Market Is Going Insane
By Avi Gilburt:
Many quote the famous words of Winston Churchill “Those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it.” However, if one delves further into where this astute phrase originated, you are led back to George Santayana (1863-1952), who likely “borrowed” it from Edmund Burke (1729-1797), a British philosopher, who stated that “Those who don’t know history are destined to repeat it.”
18 October, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Weighing The Week Ahead: Is The Stock Market Correction Over?
Weighing The Week Ahead: Is The Stock Market Correction Over?
By Jeff Miller:
Was that the bottom? Nearly everyone is trying to time the market, so the financial media will focus on remaining risk versus signals of a bottom.
We have a little economic news next week, but plenty of earnings reports. Despite the news flow, the market reaction itself will be the main theme.
I expect the question of the week to be: Is the stock market correction over?
Prior Theme Recap
18 October, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Intel And Microsoft Relatively Cheap On EV/EBITDA Basis
Intel And Microsoft Relatively Cheap On EV/EBITDA Basis
By Michael Blair:
In an earlier article I showed how the Gordon Dividend Growth Model could be used to find relative values of companies operating in industries ultimately affected by the same forces – in that case the forces being demand for smart connected devices.
18 October, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Brazilian Elections – 2nd Round: Huge Volatility And A Binary Situation
Brazilian Elections – 2nd Round: Huge Volatility And A Binary Situation
By Peter Arendas:
The 2nd round of Brazilian presidential elections will take place on October 26th. The opponents are the current Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff and the former Minas Gerais governor Aecio Neves. As I stated in my article a couple of weeks ago, Neves is strongly preferred by the financial markets because of his liberal market-friendly economic program.
18 October, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Answering Our Top Two Questions
Answering Our Top Two Questions
Hello Fellow ChartWatchers!
Friday’s rally changed last week’s Dow candlestick from a big filled candle into more of a big Hammer (although not a perfect one). After Friday’s rally, the Dow finished the week down 1% as did the S&P 500 Large Caps. The big winner for the week was the Russell 2000 which was up over 2.75%(!). For more on this and the longer-term meaning of these moves, check out what John, Art, Greg, Carl and Tom have to say below.
18 October, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on More Thoughts On The Price Action
More Thoughts On The Price Action
By Marc Chandler:
After wild swings at midweek (October 15), the US dollar spent the last two sessions of the week consolidating. While we expect the Federal Reserve will not be distracted by the recent market turmoil, or the softening of some market-based measures of inflation expectations, and will announce the finishing of its asset purchases, we recognize that Bullard’s comments cast a greater element of doubt. This doubt may prevent a resumption of the dollar’s uptrend.
18 October, 2014 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on JPMorgan’s Swelling Legal Provisions Did Not Undermine Strong Q3 Performance
JPMorgan’s Swelling Legal Provisions Did Not Undermine Strong Q3 Performance
By Stock Gazer:
The ongoing investigation into rigging in the foreign exchange market led to a $1 billion hit in terms of legal fees for JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM). Investor confidence also took a hit as shares fell alarmingly. JPMorgan is still fighting the allegations of rigging in the forex market and is negotiating foreign exchange settlements over a number of platforms.