Q3 Earnings Reports: What To Expect
The big wait is over as the hit parade of Q3 earnings reports gets started this week – big names included (banks are end of week). The tone of the reports and the reaction of the markets will be extremely important. Why all the hype? During this particular reporting season, we usually get a glimpse […]
Entrepreneurs Are The Key To Economic Development
Questions of economic development have long been long held a prominent position in economics. How did the most advanced economies get to where they are? What can less-advanced economies do to catch up with the leading pack? After World War II, a whole sub-field of economics emerged to focus on these questions. Today, we call […]
19 Ways To Withdraw IRA Funds Without Penalty
We’ve covered a lot of ground on how you can access your IRA funds in this blog. Over time I have developed the following list of the ways to withdraw IRA funds without penalty. The penalty for early withdrawal of IRA funds is 10% of the withdrawal, unless one of the exceptions is met. […]
Delta Air Lines Q3 Earnings: Disappointment In Store?
Delta Air Lines, Inc. (DAL – Free Report) is scheduled to report third-quarter 2017 results on Oct 11, before the market opens. This Atlanta, GA-based carrier’s second-quarter earnings of $1.64 per share missed the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.66. However, earnings climbed 11.56% on a year-over-year basis on the back of a 3.3% operating revenue growth. Meanwhile, quarterly […]
Mazor Robotics Sees Q3 Revenue Above Consensus At $17.2m
Mazor Robotics (MZOR) expects to report of approximately $17.2M for Q3, above the consensus estimate of $13.58M. During the third quarter, the company received a total of 22 system purchase orders from customers in the U.S., Asia and Israel. The 22 orders are comprised of: 19 purchase orders for the Mazor X system, of which […]
USD/JPY Daily Analysis – Monday, October 9
USD/JPY moved sideways in a trading range between 112.21 and 113.43. As long as 112.21 level holds, the sideways move could be treated as consolidation of the uptrend from 107.31, and further rise to 114.00 area cold be expected after the consolidation. On the downside, a breakdown below 112.21 level could bring price back to […]
Where US Stocks Are Traded Today
Last week, the US Treasury Department issued its second of four reports related to President Trump’s Executive Order 13772 (on regulation in alignment with the Core Principles). The first report was on Banking, this report is on the Capital Markets, and other reports will follow over the coming months (including on asset management, insurance, products, […]
U.S. Dollar Turn Or Burn: EUR/USD, USD/JPY Primed
This week’s economic docket is relatively light, especially when compared to the outlays of the past few weeks. This can be an opportune time for trends to substantiate as we move deeper into the fourth quarter of the year, and with a heavy tonality of Central Banker-speak on the wires this week, the potential for […]
‘It’s Going To End Badly’: Dissensus And The Frozen Deer
Think of it like you have your two Greek gods, the water and the sun, fighting each other and right now it’s not going anywhere. It’s going to end badly. We’re about ready to make a big move that will happen by the end of this year. That rather amusing quote is from Andrew Brenner, head of international […]
Home Equity Lines Of Credit Performance Not As Bad As Feared
from CoreLogic — this post authored by Matt Cannon One effect of the rapid increase in home prices from 2000 to 2006 was the increased use of home equity lines of credit (HELOCs) as a method for homeowners to extract equity from their properties. HELOCs consist of a “draw period” and a “post-draw period.” At any […]
