Category Archive: Finance
Did Somebody Say Turkey?
Turns out Grandma Retail XRT began cooking her family’s Thanksgiving feast today. Last week, brick and mortar XRT gave us an indication that she would consider cooking this year when the instrument went from a Bearish to a Recovery to now a confirmed Accumulation phase. Granny baked the trimmings ahead of time, anticipating that the […]
Cash-Hemorrhaging Uber Announces Plans To Drop $1 Billion On Driverless Volvos
Earlier this summer we noted Uber’s staggering 2Q cash burn of $600 million which equates to roughly $7 million in net cash outflows every single day.The staggering, and consistently growing, cash burn figures resulted in several mutual funds announcing they would slash their valuations of the struggling rideshare company by up to 15%. Of course, […]
Alibaba’s Singles’ Day By The Numbers: A Record $25 Billion Haul
After 24 hours of swiping on ‘Singles Day’ bargains, Chinese online shoppers once again broke records for e-commerce giant Alibaba. (Photo credit: STR/AFP/Getty Images) Alibaba’s (BABA) Singles’ Day Shopping Festival is like no other. It’s a combination of commerce, entertainment and an exuberant celebration of consumerism. Retail as entertainment is one of the hallmarks of […]
EC Eurodollar University: What Are Reserves To A Modern, Wholesale Money System?
It’s actually quite difficult to answer the question posed in the title, which in itself is a clue. What we know for sure is what does not count as reserves for a non-reservable currency system. It’s that contradiction that sets off the often graphic misconceptions. Quantitative easing has been described as printing money. That’s certainly […]
E Should I Do My Own Investing, Use A Robo-Advisor Or Use A Financial Planner?
As the holidays near, your time gets squeezed. There’s more to do and, if you’re a DIY investor, there’s the end of year portfolio management updates. This holiday stress might have you thinking that you need some investment management help. If you need investing help there are several alternatives. First, you can hire a fee […]
Of Falling Solar Tariffs, Pressure On Cement Stocks And Top Stocks In Action Today
Solar Power Tariff May Drop to a Record Low of Rs 1/ unit As per an article in a leading financial daily, solar power is on track to hit Rs 1/unit soon. With average tariffs for thermal plants hovering at Rs 3.2 per unit, solar tariffs are nearly 25% cheaper. Are the solar developers being […]
Staying Financially Secure When Tragedy Strikes
How financially secure are you when tragedy strikes? It can be tough to get out of a tight spot if you don’t start planning now. No one likes to think about tragedy or disaster striking their family, but if you don’t have a safety net in place, your finances can quickly get out of control. […]
4 Reasons Why Investors Love Passive ETFs
While the ETF industry is growing by leaps and bounds, investors’ inclination toward passive ETFs is quite remarkable. There are about 1836 non-leveraged ETFs listed on U.S. indexes with an average market-cap of $3.29 trillion and average expense ratio of 0.57%, as per xtf.com. Among them, 900 are passively managed, followed by 740 ETFs following […]
Why The Next US Recession Could Be Worse Than The Last
Though the frontrunners are becoming clear, there are several other subjects many of you have expressed interest in that we don’t want to ignore. One of these topics is the US economy. Specifically, some of you wanted us to analyze the economy in the context of George’s forecast in “The Next 100 Years”: that a […]
New ProShares Retail ETFs To Bet On Store To Online Shift
With a digital transformation in shopping, bricks-and-mortar retailers are struggling. Feeble sales are forcing them to shut stores or file for bankruptcy, while e-commerce retailers are making hay. In order to capitalize on this trend, ProShares has launched two retail disruption ETFs, namely ProShares Decline of the Retail Store ETF and ProShares Long Online/Short Stores ETF, designed to […]
