26 July, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on NewsWatch: Woeful energy-stock earnings are punishing the S&P 500
NewsWatch: Woeful energy-stock earnings are punishing the S&P 500
The Federal Reserve will vie with corporate earnings for stock investors’ attention this week with 154 S&P 500 companies on deck to report quarterly results as the Federal Open Market Committee convenes its two-day meeting.
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26 July, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Trade ideas thread for the new week – Monday 27 July 2015
Trade ideas thread for the new week – Monday 27 July 2015
Good morning/evening/afternoon, and welcome again to the new FX week … the last one for July and with the added bonus of an FOMC meeting.
Any trade ideas, thoughts, views, ForexLive traders would like to share and discuss with fellow ForexLive traders, please do so:
26 July, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Europe’s New Colonialism: ECB Rejects Greek Request To Reopen Stock Market
Europe’s New Colonialism: ECB Rejects Greek Request To Reopen Stock Market
It has been one month since Greek capital controls were imposed, and as we explained earlier, Greece is nowhere closer to having its deposit limits lifted. In fact, with several more months of capital controls at least, the Greek banks are likely to suffer ongoing balance sheet impairments which will ultimately result in depositor bail-ins, with Germany already pushing for haircuts on deposits over €100,000.
26 July, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Commitment of Traders shows hedge funds holding net-short gold position
Commitment of Traders shows hedge funds holding net-short gold position
On Friday we got the CFTC commitment of traders report as of the close on Tuesday, July 14 2015
Currency positioning is here
But … what of gold?
carried a weekend article highlighting funds and other speculators shifted to a net-short position of 11,345 contracts in New York futures and options in the week ended July 21.
26 July, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on What Do the Richest People in America All Have in Common?
What Do the Richest People in America All Have in Common?
A look at the common traits of the richest Americans.
26 July, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Inside Anheuser-Busch’s craft beer deals
Inside Anheuser-Busch’s craft beer deals
Anheuser-Busch been buying craft breweries to add to its extensive portfolio-and it’s not done yet.
26 July, 2015 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Revenue Recession: Investors Are Paying Too Much For Growth, Barclays Says
Revenue Recession: Investors Are Paying Too Much For Growth, Barclays Says
The myopia displayed by corporate America in terms of inflating short-term earnings at the expense of balance sheet leverage and long-term growth is now so pervasive that it’s become a major campaign issue for Hillary Clinton who recently unveiled a plan to forcibly break what she’s calling the “tyranny of the next earnings report” (for more on possible ulterior motives for Clinton’s decision to effectively tax shortsightedness, see here).