Category Archive: Finance
What Investors Need To Know About Oil Prices In 2016
Extreme volatility and downward pressure have brought the price of crude, as tracked by the United States Oil Fund LP ETF (NYSE Arca: USO), down more than 40% over the past six months. At the same time, we’ve seen remarkable economic and technological developments in the price, availability, and usage of alternative and renewable energy sources […]
The S&P 500 Annual Returns Going Back 200 Years In The Form Of A Christmas Tree
As we wind down 2015, the second half of the year has been rather volatile – but in the end, the S&P 500 is about flat for the year. Now don’t forget, the second half of December is historically the best part of the month, so don’t give up on Santa coming to town quite […]
Morning Call For December 9, 2015
OVERNIGHT MARKETS AND NEWS December E-mini S&Ps (ESZ15 -0.11%) are up +0.05% on signs of increased M&A activity as Dow Chemical and DuPont are both up more than 5% in pre-market trading after people with knowledge of the matter said the companies are in late-stage merger talks. European stocks are down -0.18% at a 1-1/2 month low due […]
Global Stocks Slump As Mining Rout Accelerates, Concerns Grow About Chinese “Stealth Devaluation”
Overnight market action has largely been a continuation of Tuesday’s key themes with European stocks falling as a selloff in mining companies extended to a 7th day, even as metals prices rose and crude oil rallied modestly from a six-year low after yesterday’s API crude inventory draw. U.S. equity futures have rebounded from modest declines, […]
How Does The Future Look For General Electric
General Electric Company (GE) is a diversified infrastructure and financial services company. The products and services of the Company range from aircraft engines, power generation, oil and gas production equipment, and household appliances to medical imaging, business and consumer financing and industrial products. I Know First wrote an article about General Electric on Aug 27th 2015. The article argued […]
Consumer Discretionary Stocks Still Shine As Energy Stays Weak
Consumer discretionary stocks remain the top-performing US equity sector for the trailing 12-month period while energy is still caught in a bearish pattern. Meanwhile, the technology sector has perked up lately, inspiring some analysts to argue that positive momentum for this sector will push these stocks higher still. “Investors are starting to embrace some of […]
Should You Short Crude Oil For The Rest Of The Year?
As a trader, the recent news from OPEC in Vienna, Austria will be a breath of fresh air to you. If you were bullish on oil as an investment opportunity over the long-term, there’s nothing for you to worry about. If you are bullish on oil as a short-term investment opportunity, you may be somewhat disappointed […]
E Synthetic Biologics Announces Positive Phase 2 In Irritable Bowel Syndrome
On Wednesday Synthetic Biologics (SYN) announced that they had obtained positive phase 2 results in patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome — IBS. More specifically it is is Irritable Bowel Syndrome with Constipation — IBS-C. The compound that the company is using to treat these patients with IBS-C is known as SYN-010. The trial was primarily […]
Swiss To Give Up Everything & Everybody
As of January 1, 2016, Switzerland is handing over the names of everyone who has anything stored in its Swiss freeport customs warehouses. For decades, people have stored precious metals and art in Swiss custom ports — tax-free — as long as they did not take it into Switzerland. Now any hope on trusting Switzerland is totally […]
Dollar Bloc Remains Soft, But Euro, Sterling And Yen Firm
The US dollar continues its mixed performance. The fragile stability of commodity prices today is not lending much support to the Australian and New Zealand dollars though the Canadian dollar is flat after yesterday’s slide. The euro has pushed above $1.09 for the first time this week. We had suggested a $1.08-$1.10 range would likely dominate this week.Technically, it […]
