Investment Watch Blog

Gallup: Forty-five percent of Americans now have a favorable view of the Republican Party, a nine-point gain from last September’s 36%. It is the party’s most positive image since it registered 47% in January 2011, shortly after taking control of the House in the 2010 midterm elections. Forty-four percent give the Democratic Party a favorable … Read more

via select1on: It’s the running total, no idea why it drops. It was the number reported to me by Facebook in the email subject line. “You have X notifications waiting’ Data source: https://pastebin.com/jU5PPuCz I created this account and logged in once, using a new email account. I have never logged in from the first day. I don’t … Read more

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

via thebubble: In an interview with Bloomberg TV, President Mauricio Macri rejected the possibility that Argentina will default on its debt payments, emphasizing on the “international support” the country has, “especially from the United States.” Moreover, he indicated that the new agreement with the IMF will be announced shortly and once again confirmed he will run for … Read more

by Qryptoqurrency $TRXC — Yesterday, I posted an update on $TRXC hoping to give people on the sidelines opportunities to invest their money into promising companies — $TRXC closed today +6.18%. This stock has been a Strong Buy since mid-2 dollars and has been one of the biggest winners already this year, but with the 3mm … Read more

crypto collapse continues pic.twitter.com/hHuoRHARm6 — Alastair (@StockBoardAsset) September 25, 2018 Global Stocks Jump As Trade, Political Fears Fade; 10Y Yield Hits 3.11% https://t.co/MKc2dUPa4K — zerohedge (@zerohedge) September 25, 2018 UST10Y 3.1039 pic.twitter.com/lyn8gdG1nv — Alastair (@StockBoardAsset) September 25, 2018 pic.twitter.com/zX0PmX56zY — Alastair (@StockBoardAsset) September 24, 2018 Four Charts That Show That The #Eurozone Has Peaked And … Read more

by COMPUTER1313 https://www.ft.com/content/d6f9b346-9bbc-320c-b5c5-7b9b4f854c91 “We’re in a 50-year transformation of the infrastructure world. We’re 10 years in; we have 40 left to go. By the end of that 50 years most infrastructure in the world will be transferred to private hands,” he says. A rough calculation indicates that about $100tn could go private over that 50 … Read more

by COMPUTER1313 http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-lampert-sears-debt-proposal-0925-story.html Lampert’s ESL Investments wants Hoffman Estates-based Sears Holdings Corp. to restructure more than $1 billion in debt and sell about $1.5 billion in real estate and about $1.75 billion other assets, including the company’s popular Kenmore appliance brand, according to a proposal made public in a regulatory filing Monday. ESL offered to … Read more

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/24/technology/instagram-cofounders-resign.html ​ One of the jewels in Facebook’s crown seems to have slipped away. I’m curious what this may imply for their long term future. I felt somewhat bullshit on FB primarily because of their ownership of Insta. While this doesn’t approach other recent tech-turnover scandal levels it’s still a very interesting development given some … Read more