Stocks Rise Before Syria Vote, Fed Decision; Bigger Banks in Europe?; Full Speed Ahead: Auto Sales Accelerate in August

Stocks climbed today, led by automakers and technology companies, as investors awaited a Senate vote on action against Syria while…

11 years ago

ETF Talk: The Pacific Rim Offers Opportunity beyond Japan

Sixty percent of the world’s population lives in Asia, but less than two percent of human beings live in Japan.…

11 years ago

Surviving the September Scuttlebutt

Last week marked the final days of “summer,” at least in market terms. As expected, there wasn’t much market participation.

11 years ago

Global Markets Steady Ahead of a Q4 Rebound

Negative headlines notwithstanding, global stock markets steadied over the holiday-shortened week. The Dow Jones Industrial average rose 0.39%, while the…

11 years ago

Japanese Market to Lose 10%?; Mortgage Applications up at the End of August; LinkedIn’s Secondary Offering Seeking $1 Billion

Despite all of the positive notes struck by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s economic reforms, nearly two-thirds of economists polled…

11 years ago

U.S. Stocks Rise as Data Diminishes Fear; Dollar Hits Six-Week High; Manufacturing Sector Resurgent

Reports from around the world looked good: Chinese, US, and European manufacturing are all on the upswing in August. The…

11 years ago

The Opportunity in the Soon-to-be Electronic Medical Records Pain Point

Joining me this week on PowerTalk is Lauren Fifield, senior health policy advisor at Practice Fusion. Practice Fusion is one…

11 years ago

‘The Seven Secrets of Successful Speculation’

“Speculation” has an image problem. Index fund pioneer John Bogle recently wrote a book on “The Clash of Cultures: Investing…

11 years ago

Summer of 2013: Out with a Whimper

The summer of 2013 ended last week with a whimper, with the Dow Jones dropping 1.33% and the S&P 500…

11 years ago

Microsoft Late to the Smart Phone Party; Middle Eastern Markets and Oil Prices Get a Jolt… from Israel; Citigroup Minimizes Alternative Asset Holdings to $2.5 Billion

In a blockbuster $7.2- billion deal, Microsoft is acquiring Nokia’s cellphone business. Microsoft is paying 3.79 billion Finnish marks for…

11 years ago