How [They] Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The [Market]
Article By:
Gary Tanashian
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Tuesday, January 14, 2014 12:20 PM EDT
Will the inflation continue to work toward desired assets like US stocks or perhaps fan out to assets that more traditionally benefit from inflation?
Greek Deflation Continues For 10th Straight Month; Stocks Up 19% In 9 Days
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Tyler Durden
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Tuesday, January 14, 2014 11:45 AM EDT
The Greek economy initially slipped into a deflationary trend in March 2013 and for the 10th month in a row in December, Bloomberg's Niraj Shah notes that EU-harmonized consumer prices dropped 1.8%.
Retail Sales OK In December 2013
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Steven Hansen
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Tuesday, January 14, 2014 11:38 AM EDT
Retail sales were up according to US Census. Our analysis agreed, and it is positive that the 3 month rolling average did marginally improve.
JPMorgan Non-GAAP Revenues Beat, GAAP Miss; Earnings Boosted By $1.3 Billion Loan Reserve Release
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Tyler Durden
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Tuesday, January 14, 2014 10:38 AM EDT
JPM reported two sets of revenues: one which was the firm's GAAP revenue, and which was $23.156 billion, and another, far higher number, which was $24.112 billion which JPM described as revenue on a "managed basis" or also known as non-GAAP, and largely made up as they go along.
Did Goldman Just Kill The Music? - "The S&P 500 Is Now Overvalued By Almost Any Measure"
Article By:
Tyler Durden
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Saturday, January 11, 2014 1:26 PM EDT
Late last night the music may have just skipped a major beat after Goldman released a Friday evening note that is perhaps the most bearish thing to come out of Goldman's chief strategist David Kostin in over a year.
Market Bulls Should Consider These Charts
Article By:
Lance Roberts
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Saturday, January 11, 2014 1:13 PM EDT
While the promise of a continued bull market is very enticing it is important to remember, as investors, that we have only one job: "Buy Low/Sell High."
Top 10 Global Risks For 2014
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EconMatters
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Saturday, January 11, 2014 11:57 AM EDT
Not surprisingly, from a geographical perspective, a majority of the top global risks come from the Middle East region (at 40%) and the Asia-Pacific region, specifically China, and North Korea (at 30%). U.S., Europe, and Russia round out the rest.
SP 500 And NDX Futures Daily Charts - Like A Patient Etherized Upon A Table
Article By:
Jesses-Cafe-Americain
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Thursday, January 9, 2014 1:45 PM EDT
The ADP employment number came in 'better than expected' today. This month's Hunger Games, the Non-Farm Payrolls, are on Friday.
SEC Charges Alcoa With FCPA Violations
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Steven Hansen
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Thursday, January 9, 2014 1:35 PM EDT
The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged global aluminum producer Alcoa Inc. with violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) when its subsidiaries repeatedly paid bribes to government officials in Bahrain to maintain a key source of business.
Bitcoins And Unicorns: The Digital Currency Lands On The Cover Of BusinessWeek
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Tyler Durden
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Thursday, January 9, 2014 12:52 PM EDT
Unicorn, a term which is supposed to symbolize Bitcoins, serves as the anchor for the Bloomberg-owned magazine's extensive profile of the digital currency.
Taking A Bath In Today's Market... And Loving It!
Article By:
Dr. Paul Price
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Thursday, January 9, 2014 12:09 PM EDT
Stock market overreactions are common events. It takes conviction to step in when most others are panic selling.
In this article: BBBY
FINRA Warns Investors Over Leveraged And Inverse ETFs
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Tyler Durden
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Thursday, January 9, 2014 11:53 AM EDT
"Performance can quickly diverge from the performance of the underlying index or benchmark. It is possible that investors could suffer significant losses even if the long-term performance of the index showed a gain. This effect can be magnified in volatile markets." - FINRA
Market Commentary: Markets Open Higher At +0.30%, Blue Chips Lagging Behind
Article By:
Steven Hansen
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Thursday, January 9, 2014 11:33 AM EDT
Premarkets were up nicely at +0.30% amidst of mixed news where the US Initial Jobless Claims reported in at 330K versus the 335K expected and 345K prior.
In this article: SPY
$500 Billion In 2013 Corporate Buybacks: Half Of QE
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Tyler Durden
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Monday, January 6, 2014 10:16 AM EDT
What may not be known is just how large the total amount of corporate buybacks in the past year was. The answer: the second highest in history, just shy record of 2007 amounting to $500 billion.
Bank Index Vs. S&P 500, Still-Bullish
Article By:
Gary Tanashian
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Monday, January 6, 2014 10:07 AM EDT
The bank index has led the S&P 500 since late 2011. Furthermore, a tapering of QE bond manipulation would theoretically at least favor the banks relative to other sectors as the long yield vs. ZIRP spread widens.
Turkish Central Bank's Current Predicament
Article By:
Sober Look
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Monday, January 6, 2014 9:50 AM EDT
Rising rates in the United States have sent shock waves across a number of emerging markets. At the top of the list of most vulnerable emerging economies in 2014 is Turkey.