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by badpauly These are the latest Schedule 13D forms filed by activist investors in the last 7 days. Activist investors are investors that make an investment with the intention of influencing management in some way. There is evidence that following activist investors into investments can generate excess returns. Schedule 13G forms, in contrast, are filed … Read more
by badpauly This is a list of the top 20 companies that experienced the largest change in insider shares in the last seven (7) days. The SEC defines an insider as any officer, director or 10% shareholder. It is not illegal for these people to buy or sell their own shares. In fact, since most … Read more
by SpontaneousDisorder [S&P500 Green, BTC Red] Oil is down $20 since early October and junk debt also turned down with stocks in October. I think the performance of bitcoin also helps show risk aversion is setting in. You can see some correlation with stocks in the picture which is why I put them in the … Read more
by ogordained UNITED STATES Buckle up bitches, futures are indicating a rough morning ahead Retailers are reporting before the bell today: Target, Best Buy, Lowes, & TJ Maxx The US stock market is no longer outperforming the rest of the world The prevalence of Zombie Firms – firms whose debt exceeds their operating profits – continues to rise … Read more
by GoldCore Asset management firm Fasanara Capital compared stock valuations to bitcoin in that “it is totally disconnected from fundamentals,” its chief executive told CNBC Impending tipping point for markets is due to a synchronicity of enterprise overvaluation, high indebtedness, low cash balances and a drawback in public flows Still, a major selloff hasn’t arrived, and many market-watchers … Read more
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/11/20/target-reports-q3-2018-earnings.html TGT on Tuesday reported a mixed quarter, with revenue slightly topping analysts estimates but earnings falling short, as investments in its supply chain weighed on profits. Despite the earnings miss, Target maintained its forecast for the full year, and said it’s “better positioned for this holiday season than ever before.” Its shares were down … Read more
global slowdown is coming pic.twitter.com/76WjQdNNC3 — Alastair (@StockBoardAsset) November 19, 2018 Morgan Stanley Calls It: "We Are In A Bear Market" https://t.co/MHNd8yczng — zerohedge (@zerohedge) November 19, 2018 US High Yield credit spreads move up to 418 bps, widest since Dec 2016. $HYG pic.twitter.com/P1m4QZtUyR — Charlie Bilello (@charliebilello) November 19, 2018 If you believe in … Read more
by Phiery From Vanguard Ratchets Up Index-Fund Price Battle in The Wall Street Journal: Vanguard Group is lowering the minimum amounts customers need to invest to get cheaper prices on more than three dozen of its index funds. The $5.3 trillion indexing giant’s move is the latest salvo in Vanguard’s push to lure investors from rivals at … Read more
by Chris I don’t have a personal stake in Bitcoin, or any crypto, but I am tracking this very closely because I think there’s a relationship between buying and selling in the crypto space and the broader markets. Also, every bubble needs two things; (1) a good story and (2) ample credit. Where it’s #2 … Read more
by Chris Bitcoin-Rigging Criminal Probe Focused on Tie to Tether Nov 20, 2018 As Bitcoin plunges, the U.S. Justice Department is investigating whether last year’s epic rally was fueled in part by manipulation, with traders driving it up with Tether — a popular but controversial digital token. While federal prosecutors opened a broad criminal probe … Read more
by Michael Snyder Job cuts and layoffs are coming fast and furious now as the U.S. economy really starts to slow down. We haven’t seen anything like this since 2008, when millions of Americans lost their jobs in just a matter of months. Things are certainly not that bad yet, but there has been a … Read more
by Michael Snyder These large stock market declines are starting to become a regular thing, and tech stocks are getting hit particularly hard. But we have been in a bull market for such a long time that many investors are having a difficult time comprehending what is happening. Many just keep believing that their beloved tech … Read more
by Geoffrey Grider The hashtag #boycottgeorgia began to trend after Stacey Abrams, a former Democratic state representative and romance novelist, announced Friday that she would no longer challenge the Georgia Secretary of State’s election results. Hollywood Liberals are so angry that a candidate they supported lost, Stacey Abrams in Georgia’s governor race, that they are now calling for … Read more
David’s Bridal filed for bankruptcy because they missed a debt payment, the stores days are numbered. Home-builders finally admit there is a problem in the housing market, everything is falling apart because of rising rates. The outlook for the global economy has just turned, three indicators are showing that the central bank economy is in … Read more
Financial Survival Network, Released on 11/19/18 John and I have been talking for years about finally getting to the dreaded Minsky Moment, that time when an overly debt laden economy ceases to function. We’ve seen it in Venezuela and in Zimbabwe. Could it happen here? That’s the huge question. We may not be Venezuela or … Read more
by Jesse Colombo In early October, when the U.S. stock market had reached an all-time high and investor sentiment was extremely complacent, I published a warning in Forbes called “Why Another Market Volatility Surge Is Likely Ahead.” I showed three indicators that I believed pointed to an imminent volatility spike, most likely as a result of a … Read more
Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, http://www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter But e-commerce is piping hot. Total retail sales growth – not adjusted for inflation – has been fairly strong, rising 4.6% in the third quarter compared to a year ago, powered by booming e-commerce sales, which the Commerce Department reported this morning, and by rising inflation. But “real” retail sales (adjusted … Read more
by Kimble Charting CLICK ON CHART TO ENLARGE This chart looks at the Nasdaq Composite Index over the past 22-years on a monthly basis. The chart highlights that the index has spent the majority of the past 18-years inside of rising channel (1). The rally off the 2009 lows hit the top of the channel a couple of months … Read more
As The Economy Crashes We Will Need To Take Care of Ourselves https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpnWQ8vLDdw
via visualcapitalist: The novelty of the internet platform boom has mostly worn off. Now that companies like Facebook, Amazon, and Alphabet are among the world’s most valued companies, people are starting to hold them more accountable for the impact of their actions on the real world. From the Cambridge Analytica scandal to the transparency of Apple’s supply … Read more
Will tech companies face more regulations? If so, will they be of minimal impact on their expansion and pervasiveness? Or will they simply continue to grow and control everything? The stock market drops another 400 points today lead by tech shares including Apple. The market has been extremely volatile even though the heavily manipulated … Read more
Facebook is on track to post its longest losing streak ever, and some say there’s more pain ahead from CNBC. Facebook is facing a mountain of problems. The social media giant’s stock fell nearly 5 percent on Monday, hitting its lowest level since February 2017, as the social media company came under fire after a damaging … Read more
Reports Of Multiple Sick Students From Unknown Substance At Cardinal Gibbons High School In Fort Lauderdale, Florida “#BREAKING Reports that there are multiple ‘sick’ students at Cardinal Gibbons High School in #FortLauderdale, #Florida who are being treated after exposure to ‘unknown substance.” #BREAKING Reports that there are multiple 'sick' students at Cardinal Gibbons High School … Read more
80% premined Ethereum’s Genesis Block (Specifically, the block that allocated to the founders 12 million free coins) is cashing out as the price of Ethereum tanks into oblivion. https://etherscan.io/address/0x9d2BFC36106F038250c01801685785b16C86C60D It’s always nice to be at the top of a pyramid. The bottom ‘Hodlers’ will get REKT. Ethereum was 72,000,000 coin premined. 12 million blatantly … Read more
From Birch Gold Group This week, Your News to Know brings you the latest stories involving precious metals and the overall economy. Stories include: Wells Fargo turns positive on gold, gold will be the best asset to own in a chaotic 2019, and global silver-market surplus increasing in 2018. Wells Fargo turns positive on gold, makes bullish short-term … Read more