Investors Are Staging One Of The Biggest Moves Into Equities Of All Time
It's been a dazzling week for mutual funds and ETFs.$22.2 billion flowed into equity funds this week, marking the second-largest weekly inflow in history.Inflows into emerging market equity funds this...
View Article10 Things You Need To Know This Morning
Good morning. Here's what you need to know.Asian markets were mixed in overnight trading, with the Japanese Nikkei up 1.4 percent and the Shanghai Composite falling 1.8 percent. European stock markets...
View ArticleFAA To Launch Special Review Of The Boeing 787 Dreamliner Power System
Jan. 11 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. regulators plan to review the power system Boeing Co. created for its 787 Dreamliner after a fire on a Japan Airlines Co. jet this week followed several incidents last year,...
View ArticleBank Of America Says These 12 Stocks Could Miss Earnings
Earnings season started Tuesday, when Alcoa announced its quarterly results after the closing bell.The aluminum giant had revenues that beat expectations while earnings came right in line.How about the...
View ArticleTHE HP ROLLER COASTER: 5 Big Mistakes, 5 Lucky Breaks In A Disastrous Decade...
2012 was full of stock-crushing news for HP, from layoffs to writedowns to its strange mess with Autonomy.A new, in-depth story in Businessweek documents all the missteps that sent the company's...
View ArticleWells Fargo Earnings Basically Right In Line — Stock Going Nowhere
Pretty snoozy start to bank earnings season.Wells Faro basically right in line.Wells Fargo$WFC reported Q4 EPS of $0.91, 2c better. Revs $21.9B vs $21.3B— Streetinsider.com (@Street_Insider) January...
View ArticleGroupon, About To Fire Its CEO, Is Suddenly On An Incredible Tear (GRPN)
Back in November, Groupon's board met to decide whether or not to fire CEO and founder Andrew Mason.Since right around then, the stock has been on a tear.It's up 97% since November.You loaded the boat...
View ArticleTrade Deficit Comes In Way Wider Than Expected At $48.7 Billion
UPDATE:Big number on the trade deficit.In November, the trade deficit came in at $48.7 billion.That's well wider than the $41.8 billion that was expected.The full report can be found...
View ArticleThe Euro Is Going Berserk Right Now
Huge move for the Euro these last couple of days. Mario Draghi's upbeat comments yesterday were ver helpful.It's just crossed 1.33, but now Goldman is saying Buy the euro, with a target of 1.37.Please...
View ArticleThe Google Flu Chart That's Blowing Everyone's Mind
This year, flu season is hitting hard. The latest data show that influenza cases are up 31.6 percent from last year.The thick blue line below shows the volume of Google searches for influenza-related...
View ArticleGold Is Plunging
Gold is falling fast after a sharp surge upward around 8:30 AM ET. It just dropped by about $20 an ounce:The shiny yellow metal is now down 1.1 percent. It's unclear what is driving the sharp move.This...
View ArticleFord Announces A Huge Hiring Increase In The US
US automaker Ford said Friday it plans to add 2,200 salaried jobs in the US, its biggest increase in such positions in 10 years.The number two US automaker said in a statement the new jobs would be...
View ArticleBenford's Law Raises New Doubts About Chinese Economic Data
Many have already questioned the reliability of Chinese economic data. Now, Benford's Law, a 1930's mathematical tool named after former GE physicist Frank Benford, has been used to raise new concerns...
View ArticleIt Doesn't Sound Like Jon Stewart Is On Board With 'Mint The Coin'
The idea of minting a trillion-dollar platinum coin to work around the debt ceiling has gained some credible support in what has been just more than a week since its renewed take-off.Rep. Jerry Nadler...
View ArticleGary Shilling Identifies 9 Things That Will Hurt US Growth
The global investment scene is dominated by deleveraging, according to Gary Shilling.And in the U.S., the financial sector and household sector need 9.5 years and 8.3 years, respectively, to return...
View ArticleBumi's Chairman Accused Founder Nat Rothschild Of Hacking Into His Email
The Bumi saga deepened on Friday with allegations that hackers broke into the chairman's computer to steal documents used to spark a crisis at the mining group.An investigation by a private security...
View ArticleThe Most Amazing Thing About This Week's Historic Shift Into Equities
This week we witnessed historic flows into stocks around the world. In fact, at $22 billion in inflows, it was the second-biggest week ever.Perhaps the most remarkable detail about this week's flows,...
View ArticleWhy The Newly Reinstated Payroll Taxes Won't Drag Down The Economy
If you've already received your first paycheck of the year, then you've probably noticed that it was a teeny bit smaller than expected.That's because when the temporary cut in payroll taxes expired at...
View ArticleEL-ERIAN: The Trillion Dollar Platinum Coin Just Might Work...
Have you heard about the trillion dollar platinum coin proposal to avert a debt ceiling crisis next month?Pundits from the political, economic, and investment spheres continue to weigh in on the...
View ArticleThe Timing Of This Year's State Of The Union Could Make It One Of The Most...
President Barack Obama will deliver the State of the Union Address on Feb. 12 this year after he accepted House Speaker John Boehner's invitation this morning.And because of the circumstances that will...
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