MILAN (Reuters) – Deal-making and political turmoil in Spain livened up a flat session in Europe’ stock markets on Wednesday as investors awaited pointers from the Federal Reserve on the U.S. interest rate outlook. While caution dominated the broader market, Spanish stocks were hit hard after police arrested Catalan government officials in a bid to […]
Shutterstock photo I recently came across an interesting find during my weekend reading that I was excited to share with readers of my premium options service, Income Trader . I’d like to share a little bit of what I learned with you today, because it serves as further proof of something I’ve been saying for […]
Sept 21 (Reuters) – Britain’s FTSE 100 index is seen opening up 3 points at 7,274.6 on Thursday, according to financial bookmakers. * ANGLO AMERICAN: Volcan Investments, the family trust of the chairman of diversified miner Vedanta, on Wednesday said it was increasing its stake in Anglo American but did not intend to make a […]
Are you looking to invest in companies with a good shot at growing even faster than the U.S. technology giants that have been performing so well? Michael Santoli pointed out in this CNBC article that the S&P 500 Life Sciences Tools and Services subsector has greatly outperformed the broader market this year. Following his lead, […]
NYSE AMERICAN: ASMTSX-V: ASMBerlin & FSE: GV6 VANCOUVER, Sept. 20, 2017 /PRNewswire/ – Avino Silver & Gold Mines Ltd. (ASM: TSX-V, ASM: NYSE-AMERICAN; “Avino” or “the Company”) wishes to announce that upon the recommendations of its Compensation Committee, it has granted an aggregate of 1,435,000 incentive stock options (the “Stock Options”) under its Stock Option […]
As the stock market keeps chugging higher, analysts increasingly point to the persistently low reading of Chicago Board Options Exchange CBOE 0.9200417338518448% CBOE Holdings Inc. U.S.: Nasdaq USD106.4 0.97 0.9200417338518448% /Date(1505941200248-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 804987 AFTER HOURS USD106.4 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : 69481 P/E Ratio 58.78453038674033 Market Cap 11890079189.4614 Dividend Yield 1.0150375939849625% Rev. […]
U.S. stock indexes overcame an afternoon wobble to close mostly higher Wednesday after the Federal Reserve said it would start reducing its huge bond portfolio next month and was still on track to raise interest rates later this year. The central bank’s announcement drove bond yields higher, lifting shares in banks and other financial companies. […]
NEW YORK, Sept 20 (Reuters) – The House Financial Services Committee is seeking information about certain Equifax Inc options trades made weeks before the credit reporting company disclosed a data breach, according to CNBC report on Wednesday. Equifax options drew an unusually large trade less than three weeks before Sept. 7, when Equifax disclosed that […]
U.S. stocks have been in a strong uptrend in 2017, hitting dozens of records, but they achieved this feat without the contribution of a major sector energy, which has sharply lagged behind the broader market for years. That could be about to change. While energy XLE, +0.68% remains the worst-performing sector of 2017—down nearly 12%, […]
At the height of the last bull market circa 2007, 65% of Americans were invested in the stock market, whether through individual stocks, mutual funds, ETFs, and 401ks and IRA’s. Everyone, it seemed, had stocks to buy. Source: Shutterstock Today, that number’s down to 52% despite the fact the bull market that started back in […]
