The market is paying far more attention to the negatives than the positives. On Monday, it was Brexit, technical breakdowns, and perhaps more worry over the Mueller investigation. “I think that Santa’s making his own list and traders are making a list that has more than a few negatives on it,” UBS Art Cashin quipped
Month: December 2018
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Costco – Costco reported adjusted quarterly profit of $1.61 per share, one cent shy of estimates, although revenue did beat forecasts. Costco’s same-store sales were higher by 8.8 percent during the quarter, matching forecasts. Adobe Systems – Adobe earned an adjusted $1.90 per share for its
SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Among the companies whose shares are expected to see active trade in Friday’s session are Oracle Corp., Smith & Wesson Holding Corp., and Family Dollar Stores Inc. After Thursday’s closing bell, Oracle ORCL, -1.35% said its fiscal fourth-quarter profit fell to $3.65 billion from $3.81 billion a year earlier. Per-share earnings
As we approach the new year, it’s time to reflect on all that happened in 2018. In the cryptocurrency sector, there were a few ups and downs, more so than in 2017, the year the crypto boom took flight. But while various companies (and coins) had their share of plunges, the number of crypto users
Having traded cryptocurrency with his own money since 2014, software engineer Alex Wachli made a difficult choice when he joined the institutional crypto startup Seed CX. He had to give up trading. Seed CX forbids cryptocurrency trading by its roughly 40 employees. So Walchli effectively locked up his crypto holdings by handing the compliance team a
GettyGetty Having a strategy for managing your real estate investments when housing markets shift is smart, whether you own property in a metro area that’s starting to cool off or one that’s still rising. Real estate flippers who buy, renovate and resell properties, as well as real estate investors who buy rental properties, can be
Mortgage applications to purchase a newly built home dropped 11 percent in November, compared to a year ago, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association. Given the drop, MBA economists predict that sales of newly built homes in November fell 5 percent annually. Those numbers will be reported at the end of December by the U.S.
Back in 2017, Bitcoin (BTC) and cryptocurrency took the spotlight in the media as investors and Wall Street began to take notice of digital currencies and the blockchain. Many executives in the major global banks shot down digital currencies almost immediately, as Bitcoin was a direct threat to their existence. See, Bitcoin was created to
Bitcoin (BTC) tumbled to 15-month lows earlier today, dashing hopes of a rally signaled by current extreme oversold conditions. The world’s largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization fell to $3,200 on Bitstamp at 00:15 UTC – the lowest level since September 2017. BTC was trapped in a five-day-long narrowing price range 24 hours ago and showed
Share to facebook Share to twitter Share to linkedin These 15 funds are the cheapest in their categories for short-term speculations. Shutterstock Owning a bond fund is one way to bet on a decline in interest rates. The table ranks the cheapest exchange-traded funds for three-month holding costs on a $10,000 investment. 3-month Holding Cost*
Share to facebook Share to twitter Share to linkedin Shutterstock Looking at the underlying holdings of the ETFs in our coverage universe at ETF Channel, we have compared the trading price of each holding against the average analyst 12-month forward target price, and computed the weighted average implied analyst target price for the ETF itself.
Sharp-eyed investors are always on the alert for pricey fees on mutual funds. In some cases, those investors work at the fund companies themselves. ‘If fund companies open up their plans to competing products, that creates a business problem. But shame on them if they’re providing high-cost versions of their [own] funds in plans for
U.S. filings for unemployment benefits fell last week to the lowest since September, returning to hover near an almost five-decade low and signaling the labor market remains tight after what some economists saw as possible cooling signs. Jobless claims dropped to 206,000 in the week ended Dec. 8, below the 226,000 median estimate in Bloomberg’s
The bank stocks and the oil plays are so beaten-up that CNBC’s Jim Cramer can’t recommend them to investors, even as his positive long-term outlook for the sectors is still intact, he said Thursday. “If you own the oils or the banks, it’s hard not to feel like an idiot,” he said Thursday on “Mad
Let’s call this one “Disaster averted.” Tencent Music. the China-based streaming app, priced its IPO at the NYSE at $13, the low end of the range, opened on Wednesday at $14.10 and pretty much stayed there all day, closing at $14. The big story is that the deal got done at all. It was supposed
Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Coca-Cola – UBS downgraded the stock to “neutral” from “buy.” The firm notes Coke’s stable earnings growth, but adds that the company is in the midst of significant changes and that issues with any one of them could prompt management to back away from prior growth
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — A spurt of acquisition announcements or talk of deals involving Wisconsin Energy Corp., Oracle Corp., and General Electric Co. may set those shares up for active trading in Monday’s session. Wisconsin Energy Corp. WEC, +0.03% said it would buy Integrys Energy Group Inc. US:TEG in a cash-and-stock purchase valued at $9.1
OKEx has officially taken sides in the Bitcoin Cash hash war. According to an official statement made by the Malta-based cryptocurrency exchange today, it will list Bitcoin Cash ABC under the original Bitcoin Cash (BCH) ticker. Bitcoin ABC Wins with OKEx The statement reads: “We will change the ticker of Bitcoin Cash ABC from BCHABC
Bitcoin (BTC) is consolidating below $3,500 for the third day straight. The challenge now is to gauge whether the bulls or the bears will win out in the coming days. As discussed yesterday, the leading cryptocurrency could soon see a corrective rally if prices manage to clear the crucial resistance at $3,633 (the high of
GettyGetty There’s no real estate market like New York. I don’t say that to be romantic or sentimental: The buying and selling of property in this city is much more complex and expensive than in other metro areas. The major steps being taken to ease the pressure on property owners in the city, however, deserve
New York struck a “bad deal” with Amazon to bring one of the tech giant’s East Coast headquarters to Queens, New York state Sen. Michael Gianaris told CNBC on Wednesday. Gianaris, a Democrat whose district includes Long Island City, where the Amazon facility would be located, called Jeff Bezos‘ HQ2 search process “one of the
Nasdaq Inc. is still planning to launch its Bitcoin futures early next year, Bloomberg reported early this morning. Two individuals familiar with the Bitcoin project told Benjamin Bain, a reporter at Bloomberg, that despite the downturned market the index still plans on offering these contracts. Bitcoin Futures Bitcoin (BTC) has plunged nearly -75% since the
While many traders eagerly await a potential bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF), some of the cryptocurrency’s most passionate advocates are lukewarm at best about the prospect of such an instrument. Twitter is flush with users like crypto entrepreneur Jonathan Hamel posting about how an ETF would bring an “epic” inflow of institutional capital to the ecosystem
(Photo by Alexander RyuminTASS via Getty Images) The trend is your friend is an investment adage that is usually associated with short term traders, employing technical analysis or other momentum strategies. It can also apply to thematic investors seeking to identify mega-trends that will last decades. These are trends so clearly in place, it is
Share to facebook Share to twitter Share to linkedin Shutterstock To become a “Dividend Aristocrat,” a dividend paying company must accomplish an incredible feat: consistently increase shareholder dividends every year for at least 20 consecutive years. Companies with this kind of track record tend to attract a lot of investor attention — and furthermore, “tracking”
There are two certainties when discussing responsible investments. The first is that millennials will be invariably be listed as a primary driver of interest. The second is that someone will inevitably quip that it doesn’t matter what millennials may want to invest in since they all live in their parents’ basement anyway. Even before the
Legislation to permit local government bonding to pay for underfunded pension and other retirement liabilities through 2023 is making its way through the lame-duck session of the Michigan legislature. Without an extender, the existing law will expire Dec. 31. The legislation, which would also lower the ratings floor at which municipalities would be eligible to
Digital media is becoming the best vehicle for retailers to get more traffic to their stores and websites, and that’s brightening the outlook for the stock of embattled social media giant Facebook, CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Wednesday. “When you listen to the retailers that have reported lately, they all sing the same tune: the time
The markets have a new problem. Positive talk on trade is starting to play out as a market mover. Stocks rose in Tuesday’s premarket session after President Donald Trump tweeted to “watch for an announcement” on China and trade. Tweet The optimism lasted for all of an hour after the open, though. Stocks started coming
The chart of the S&P 500, which flashed a scary death cross last week, now appears to be forming a new pattern that could be just as ominous. The S&P has been forming a “head-and-shoulders” pattern, where the right shoulder seems to be building in the index’s recent monthly range of between 2,600 and 2,800.
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