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2016 First Quarter In Review: Roller-Coaster Stock Run, Dollar Loses Ground
Thursday, March 31, 2016 - 9:34am | 259Thursday marks the end of the first quarter of 2016, and it has certainly been eventful. The S&P 500 index is higher by around 1 percent since the start of the new year, while the Dow Jones index is higher by more than 1.50 percent. However, the NASDAQ Composite index is lower by nearly 3...
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25 Headlines Moving The Markets This Week
Monday, February 29, 2016 - 1:36pm | 892In a new report, Deutsche Bank analyst Christopher Mcdonagh named 25 headlines that could serve as market catalysts this week. Here’s a rundown of his full list. 1. Lattice Semiconductor (NASDAQ: LSCC) could be considering a sale after reported interest from a Chinese buyer. 2. Metlife Inc (...
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Blockchain Embraced By Mutual Fund Operators
Tuesday, February 9, 2016 - 9:09am | 306UK mutual fund operators Schroders Investment Management and Aberdeen Asset Management have set up a new program that will test blockchain in a trading environment. The program includes five of the UK's largest fund houses and is expected to show the ledger-like technology bitcoin runs on could...
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Spanish Market Offers Some Good Bargains; Barron’s
Tuesday, May 11, 2010 - 5:56pm | 108Fears of contagion spreading across southern Europe have prompted investors to stay away from investing in equities of these countries. However, Barron’s says that some investors think the concerns are overblown and they still find values in Spanish equities. According to Bertie Thomson, a fund...