Goldman Sachs: Gold Risk Significantly Skewed To Downside

Goldman Sachs:  Gold Risk Significantly Skewed To Downside Gold Downside Risk Seen 'Significant' to Goldman Sachs by Debarati Roy  Goldman Sachs Group Inc.'s Jeffrey Currie says the worst isn't over yet for Gold (GLD) after prices erased almost all of this year's gain. "Risks are significantly skewed to the downside," said Currie, who told investors to sell last year before...

Has The Fed Lost Control Of The Dollar?

Has The Fed Lost Control Of The Dollar? by Louis Woodhill While Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen plays Hamlet over the question of when and by how much to raise the Fed Funds interest rate, she seems oblivious to the fact that the Fed Funds rate has become irrelevant to what matters most about monetary policy-the real value of the...

Is It Time For India, China, Brazil?

Is It Time For India, China, Brazil? The birth of three new bull markets by Bill Gunderson Emerging markets around the world have sorely underperformed the U.S. markets over the last three to five years, but a turn appears to be taking place, and it may be time for investors to jump on board. With regard to their lagging the U.S., it's...

Two Timeless Essentials For Trading Success

Two Timeless Essentials For Trading Success by Justice Litle, Taipan Publishing Group What if the path to trading and investing success could be boiled down to just two things? Is there a way to do it – to ensure success almost no matter what?   There are few iron-clad guarantees in life, other than death and taxes. If we look hard,...

5 Stocks That Are 25-year Dividend Champions

5 Stocks That Are 25-year Dividend Champions by Michael Fowlkes It is always good to be a champion, and in the world of investing, dividend champions are stocks that have increased their dividends for at least 25 consecutive years. Why is it important to seek out companies that have solid track records of dividend increases?  Because by doing so, and...

Russell 2k ‘Death Cross’ Is Approaching

Russell 2k ‘Death Cross’ Is Approaching Bears eyeing Russell 2000 death cross by Robert Hum The Russell 2000 has been diverging from the broader market, and now technicians say it could be about to flash a potentially very bearish signal.  For the first time in a month, the Russell 2000 on Monday closed below its 200-day moving average.  Of more concern...

14 Of The Greatest Trades In Wall Street History

14 Of The Greatest Trades In Wall Street History by Lisa Mahapatra and Linette Lopez Every day thousands and thousands of transactions are done between investors around the world, but let's face it, most of them will never be remembered.  For that reason, among others, the trades that do become a part of history have to be incredibly epic.  And it can't just be that...

The 30 Biggest Stocks In The S&P 500

The 30 Biggest Stocks In The S&P 500 (SPX) (SPY) Apple Back Above the $600 Billion Mark; Two Tech Stocks Creep Up on Exxon Mobil by BespokeInvest Below is an updated look at the rankings for the largest public companies in the US.  After moving back above the $100/share level this week, Apple (AAPL) is back over the $600 billion...

Operating Profit Margin Peak Is Concern For Broad Market

Operating Profit Margin Peak Is Concern For Broad Market Profit-Margin Peak Points to U.S. Stock Shift by David Wilson  Profitability at U.S. companies may have reached its peak for the current economic expansion, according to Sean Darby, Jefferies Group Inc.’s chief global equity strategist. As the CHART OF THE DAY shows, operating profit for companies in the Standard & Poor’s...

Chinese Market Elliott Wave Rally

Chinese Market Elliott Wave Rally Chinese Stocks Pulling US Stocks Higher? by David Banister The Chinese Shanghai Composite Index (SSEC) (FXI) broke to the upside in July and has rallied a good 15% since then. For an Index alone this is quite impressive, equivalent to the Dow Jones Industrial Average (INDU) (DIA) rallying 2500 points or so here on a relative...
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