World Markets Lose Ground to Open Week; Bonds Set to Enter Global Bear?; Chinese Production Falters for First Time in Seven Months

According to Bloomberg, last month’s losses in the world’s bond market were the steepest since 2004.

11 years ago

Daily Data Flow: Stocks Decline; Dollar Rallies; Consumer Sentiment Jumps

Stocks fell today, undermining the seventh monthly gain for the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index, as better-than-forecast data on business…

11 years ago

Protect Yourself from a Busted Bond Bubble

Millions of Americans hold U.S. government Treasury bonds in their portfolios. Because the U.S. economy is the largest, and by…

11 years ago

European Economic Scene Worsens Yet Again; Inflation Uptick Good News for Japan; Three Retailers Chasing the White Whale and Losing

Investors looking for signs that the European Union (EU) is battling back from its economic pit can keep looking.

11 years ago

Make Austerity Your Friend

“The solution to our problems is found in business, outside of government.” -- Tony Blair, Milken conference 2013 SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT:…

11 years ago

Daily Data Flow: Stocks End Higher on Stimulus Optimism; Economy Expands Less than Expected; Dollar Falls

Though stocks shaved their gains in the final hour of trading today, they still ended modestly higher with the DOW…

11 years ago

Smithfield Foods’ Pork Business May Gain Chinese Flavor; Canada’s Largest Bank also Booking Large Profits; Berkshire’s Abel to Grow Energy Holdings

Smithfield Foods, the largest U.S.-owned hog producer and pork processor, soon may be merely the largest U.S. asset held by…

11 years ago

Daily Data Flow: Stocks Retreat on Stimulus Concern; Dollar Slumps; Mortgage Rates Rise

Stocks fell today, with the DOW retreating from a record, amid concern that the Federal Reserve could begin to taper…

11 years ago

ETF Talk: Power Your Shares from the Ground Up

Investing in agricultural products can be as risky as growing them in unpredictable weather. Droughts such as the one farmers…

11 years ago

Making Money Alert: It’s Still All about the Central Banks

In case you were under the illusion that the rally in stocks and bonds was anything but a central bank-created…

11 years ago