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Two Great Tips For Avoiding Debt

Two Great Tips For Avoiding Debt

Dave Ramsey’s ‘Debt Snowball’ hits the target Being in debt is rarely a good idea, and even if you have just a limited number of obligations, it’s wise to start paying them off before they snowball out of control. The debt snowball Dave Ramsey, one of the most straightforward financial gurus that you’ll find online, […]
Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) Posts Impressive Q4 Earnings

Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) Posts Impressive Q4 Earnings

Royal Bank of Canada (RY – Snapshot Report) reported impressive fourth-quarter and fiscal 2014 (ended Oct 31) results. Net income in the reported quarter came in at C$2.3 billion ($2.1 billion), increasing 11% year over year. For fiscal 2014, adjusted net income grew 10% from the prior year to C$9.1 billion ($8.4 billion). Moreover, after considering certain non-recurring […]
Will We Hold It Wednesday – S&P 2,060 Edition

Will We Hold It Wednesday – S&P 2,060 Edition

Higher and higher we go!  The rest of the World seems a bit tired but the S&P, Dow and Nasdaq are like the energizer bunnies of the Global Indexes as they keep going and going and going… Earnings don’t matter, Fed policy doesn’t matter, news doesn’t matter – IT just doesn’t matter! – and that’s something I […]
ADP Employment Misses, Worst November In 4 Years

ADP Employment Misses, Worst November In 4 Years

Following 2 months of improving growth and beats after a mid-year slump, ADP Employment in November dropped to 208k (from an upward revised 233k in Oct even as September was revised lower from 225K to 213K) missing expectations of 222k by the most since August. November has historically seen a significant bump higher in employment but […]
The Stock Whisper Of The Day: IShares Silver Trust

The Stock Whisper Of The Day: IShares Silver Trust

The stock whisper of the day is: (SLV), (EPI), (IAU). Video Length: 00:03:28
Uber, Lyft, Cabbies Spar Over Boston Regulations

Uber, Lyft, Cabbies Spar Over Boston Regulations

Uber and Lyft are often painted as enemies in the marketplace, but they’re also allies when it comes to facing regulators. On Monday afternoon, representatives for both ridesharing services sat next to one another to field questions about their services from the Boston City Council, at a hearing to explore how to best regulate ridesharing. […]
Morning Call For December 3, 2014

Morning Call For December 3, 2014

OVERNIGHT MARKETS AND NEWS December E-mini S&Ps (ESZ14 +0.01%) this morning are down -0.02% ahead of the Nov ADP employment report, while European stocks are up +0.10% as signs of slower growth in the Eurozone bolstered the case for more stimulus after the Eurozone Nov Markit composite PMI was revised lower to its slowest pace of expansion in […]
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                        Mid Cap Best & Worst Report – December 3, 2014

E Mid Cap Best & Worst Report – December 3, 2014

Since 2010, the best scoring names in our weekly mid cap reports have outpaced the S&P 400 by a median 4.07% in the following year. The best performers from our list from 1 year ago are ILMN up 95%, KNX up 88%, LVLT up 65%, AMED up 61%, and ALXN up 59%. The best mid […]
“Clearly A Negative Signal”: BofA Shows Thanksgiving Spending Was Biggest Dud Since Lehman

“Clearly A Negative Signal”: BofA Shows Thanksgiving Spending Was Biggest Dud Since Lehman

First it was Shoppertrak, then it was the Shoppertrak, then it was IBM (IBM), and now, with its own set of internal data, here is Bank of America (BAC) slamming the door shut on U.S. retail spending as a source of Q4 growth, and proving once and for all that the extended Thanksgiving-weekend, and the start to U.S. holiday […]
Who Killed Black Friday?

Who Killed Black Friday?

Black Friday weekend is just not what it used to be. Despite falling gas prices, stock prices posting records, and buoyant consumer confidence, Thanksgiving weekend sales—in stores and on-line—were down about 11 percent from last year. Five forces combined to reduce this year’s spending binge—and most will endure in the years ahead. 1. Black Friday […]