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

Good and Bad News Affects Fixed Income; China Looks Worse; Swiss Uncovering New Ways to Fence Sit

Fixed income investors awoke to good news and bad news this morning -- unfortunately both came from the same economic…

11 years ago

Late Entry for ‘Sell in May and Go Away?’

It was a choppy and ultimately negative week in the stock market, with the S&P 500 down 0.55% and the…

11 years ago

Booking 73.33% and 69.25% Gains in Seven Days

I recommended last week that you buy options in two of your Ireland-related plays, Bank of Ireland (IRE) and Jazz…

11 years ago

Daily Data Flow: Stocks Rise on Strong Data; Home Prices Accelerate; Consumer Confidence Soars

Although stocks shaved their gains, they still ended in positive territory across the board Tuesday strengthened by supportive comments from…

11 years ago

The Global Guru: Why Hedgehogs Are Dangerous to Your Financial Health

By both temperament and training, we Chartered Financial Analysts (CFAs) are a lot like accountants -- reliable, ethical and well-grounded…

11 years ago