A Few Months Ago, Whitney Tilson Gave A Presentation That Predicted The Huge...
Shares of Netflix are ripping today after the video rental and streaming company posted a surprise profit in the fourth-quarter.The stock is trading up more than 37%.Hedge fund manager Whitney Tilson,...
View ArticleCHART OF THE DAY: The European Countries That Are Most Afraid Of Public Debt
A recent Eurobarometer survey was conducted in Europe, and it asked participants for the biggest threat that their country faces."34% of the respondents in Germany (DE) named public debt as one of the...
View ArticleBank Of America: A Flood Of Retail Investors And An LBO Boom Could Cause A...
Earlie we brought to you Bank of America's call that the "Great Rotation" from bonds into equities was taking place.In the note, analyst Michael Hartnett describes would could cause a bigger market...
View ArticleGEORGE SOROS: 'The Euro Is Now Here To Stay'
Billionaire investor George Soros is speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.Soros gave a particularly pessimistic speech on the euro crisis last June, only a month before ECB...
View ArticleSOROS: Japan's New Monetary Policy Will Badly Affect The German Economy
RTE News editor Tony Connelly brought us another key excerpt via Twitter from billionaire investor George Soros' speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland:Soros: the divergence between...
View ArticleSNOOZE: MICROSOFT IS RIGHT IN LINE (MSFT)
Microsoftnumbers are out!Looks like everything is pretty much in line. Revenue was a touch light, but nothing to lose your mind over.The stock is down ever so slightly after hours.Here are the two big...
View ArticleSTOCKS RISE, APPLE GETS DESTROYED: Here's What You Need To Know (DIA, SPY,...
We saw new post-crisis highs in the Dow and S&P. Apple, on the other hand, plummeted.First the scoreboard:Dow: 13,825, +46.0, +0.3 percentS&P 500: 1,494, +0.0, +0.0 percentNASDAQ: 3,130,...
View ArticleStarbucks Reports Earnings Right In Line With Expectations
UPDATE: Starbucks earnings are out.Click here to refresh for updates >The company reported earnings of $0.57 per share, as expected.Revenues came in at $3.8 billion, a hair below expectations of...
View ArticleFINANCIAL ADVISOR INSIGHTS: Tail Risk Hedging Is Crucial In Portfolio...
FA Insights is a daily newsletter from Business Insider that delivers the top news and commentary for financial advisors.Tail Hedging Is An Important Part Of Portfolio Construction (Advisor...
View ArticleCanada Continues To Report Horrific Home Sales Numbers
Canada continues to report disturbing stats about its housing market.December’s home sales in the two hottest Canadian housing markets indicate that a large crisis may be looming up north.Compared to...
View ArticleHere's Who Will Bear The Costs And Benefits From This Era Of Massive Deficits...
Dear Readers,This week, I shared a warm interaction I had with Ira Gluskin, and received a superb report by Geordie Young, one of our portfolio managers. Not only were they pleasant surprises, but they...
View ArticleGold Won't Save You From Hyperinflation According To A New Study
A new NBER working paper, “The Golden Dilemma”, looks at the investment history — and possible investment future — of gold.Many fascinating nuggets and charts in the research.Especially interesting is...
View ArticleThe Yen Is Getting Slammed Again
The yen is plunging again. It's down 0.34 percent against the dollar.A dollar will get you ¥90.63.Reuters' Wanfeng Zhou reports: "Traders cited reports quoting Japan's deputy economy minister,...
View ArticleExactly One Year After JCPenney Swore Off Sales, It's Having A Sales Event (JCP)
On February 1, JCPenney will be holding a sales event, sources told us.But it's still not calling the "event" a "sale."The event seems to be a Valentine's Day sale for fine jewelry.It's happening...
View ArticleJapan's Market Is Flying Again
It's a day that ends in "y" so once again, Japan is just going nuts.With the yen tanking, the Nikkei is up nearly 2%.Please follow Money Game on Twitter and Facebook.Join the conversation about this...
View ArticleChina Has Been Testing A Two-Child Policy And It Hasn't Been Working
China's population is rapidly aging, causing wages to rise due to labor shortages.Leaders in China recognize that this is a major problem, and many agree that the country's one-child policy is to...
View Article33 Images From The Dark Days Of American Child Labor
A recent NGO report says the global recession increased the incidence of child labor around the world.Perhaps that's not surprising. But it got us wondering, why doesn't the U.S. have child labor...
View Article10 Things You Need To Know This Morning (HON, PG, SBUX, MSFT, SPY, DIA)
Good morning. Here's what you need to know.Asian markets were mixed in overnight trading but the Nikkei was up 2.88 percent and hit a 32-month closing high, prompted by a decline in the yen to a 2.5...
View Article4 Reasons Why 2013 Will Be Another Great Year For US Car Sales
2012 was a great year for U.S. auto sales.Morgan Stanley auto analyst Adam Jonas think 2013 will be even better. From his note to clients:We expect recent strong SAAR momentum to continue.Together...
View ArticleNew Home Sales Is The Only Housing Metric That Has Anyone Worried These Days
The U.S. housing market has been one of the bright spots of the global economy.But the data hasn't not been uniformly bullish.Economists have noted that new home sales has been a laggard. And with...
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