The Traderszone Network

Jim Cramer says the next bullish market won’t come from the Fed, or the U.S. economy. Instead it will all stem from this.

Sony, which owns the unit with Michael Jackson’s estate, recently triggered a clause in its contract that allows one partner to buy out the other, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter. People in the music industry estimate Sony/ATV’s value around $2 billion, the Journal said, adding that Sony hasn’t put a price tag on its share yet. The Journal reported in December that Sony was considering a sale of the unit, which owns the rights to most of the Beatles’ songs.

A 20 percent quarterly profit jump for global grains trader Cargill Inc [CARG.UL] suggests recent disappointing quarterly earnings from rival agribusinesses Archer Daniels Midland Co (ADM.N) and Bunge Ltd (BG.N) may be more of a blip than long- term concern, analysts said. Cargill’s strong results, reported on Wednesday, seem to indicate surprising strength for traders of agricultural commodities, as compared to those exposed to industrial and precious metals which have fallen sharply and rattled Glencore Plc (GLEN.L) and Noble Group (NOBG.SI).

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Asian stocks traded mostly higher on Thursday, with Chinese equities leading gains after markets resumed trade after a week-long holiday.

America may run on Dunkin’ Brand’s coffee and doughnuts, but lately, shareholders have been running from the company’s stock. Why investors have quickly turned cautious on the popular brand.

New Zealand and Australian dollars are both setting new session lows
Silver is down heavily on the session (around 3% lower
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China is back from holidays with stocks there opening about 3% higher and not much change since then (down a little)

Property managers are raising rents by as much as 8% next year as demand rises and vacancies fall, a new survey found.