The Traderszone Network

Once renowned for reinvesting into high-growth opportunities, tech giants are paying more money back to shareholders.

Oil futures turned positive on Tuesday on a report of the seizure of a cargo vessel by Iranian forces in the Persian Gulf.

US equity markets have v-shape-recovered this morning after plunging on a combination of good housing data (that’s bad news), weak manufacturing data and dismal consumer confidence which then was accelerated as Iran headlines smashed oil higher. All that was quickly forgiven and stocks have soared… Small Caps are now 1.5% as ‘investors’ panic-buy back to the highs of the day… VIX was monkey-hammered from 14.25 to back under 13.

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The main financial risk facing the United States today is the same as the risk in 2007: big banks with too much debt and too little equity capital on their balance sheets, writes Simon Johnson.
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Here’s a city-by-city look at home prices, after the S&P/Case-Shiller 20-city composite showed February growth of 0.5%, and the fastest year-over-year appreciation in six months.
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Even as stocks dipped a bit in March, margin debt rose to an all-time high. But here’s why traders aren’t worrying.

U.S. home prices rose at a faster pace in February than the previous month, driven by higher sales and a limited supply of available houses. The Standard & Poor’s/Case-Shiller 20-city home price index …