Short-seller Jim Chanos bets against two health-care companies: They ‘might be worth nothing’

Short-seller Jim Chanos told CNBC on Thursday that he’s betting against health-care stocks Envision Healthcare and Mednax. “I’m betting these companies might be worth nothing,” the founder and president of Kynikos Associates told CNBC’s “Squawk Box.” Shares of Envision Healthcare fell more than 5 percent in premarket trade after the news, while Mednax’s stock was … Read more

Credit score wise, is it better to pay off a credit card balance before any “minimum payment” is due, or just wait until a minimum payment is due?

by aRedLlama The nuance here is that you want to wait until the statement cuts then pay the full balance on or before the due date. If you pay the balance in full before the statement can even cut, then the issuer will report $0 to the credit bureaus. Yes, that will be 0% credit utilization which is … Read more

Why Businesses Must Double Down on Humans Instead of Technology

BY PATRICK WATSON Economics is the study of people’s rational choices in scarcity and uncertainty. The problem: people aren’t rational. They often act against their own economic interests—or appear to. So we have behavioral economics to figure out why. Now, you might think businesses are different since they focus on the bottom line, not vague feelings. Yet companies … Read more

Stock Market Showing Signs of Weakness With A Waterfall Decline Possible | David Morgan

David Morgan of The Morgan Report interviewed by Silver Doctors Gold and silver are still in consolidation. However, the gold/silver ratio is coming down. And both metals continue to make higher lows. Morgan expects a move to the upside. Is silver in a deficit? This depends on your definition of “deficit.” The truth is, the above ground inventory of … Read more

Auto Sales Forecast To Tank In April

via Investment Research Dynamics  JD Powers and LMC Automotive are projecting auto sales to drop 8% in April from a year-ago April: For much of the past two years, the discounts offered by automakers have remained at levels that industry analysts say are unsustainable and unhealthy in the long term…Sales are expected to drop further … Read more