Setback is largely due to the struggling Viceland cable-TV channel Vice Media, working to stabilize its executive ranks, endured a substantial revenue miss last year and is trying to fend off shareholders pressing for an exit. Vice, whose $5.7 billion …
via the real deal Clockwise from top left Hilton Hotel in Barbados; Canary Wharf; Nine Elms; Waldorf Astoria. (Credit: CaribDigita; Diliff; Curran2; Hennem08) As HNA Group’s debt troubles seem to go from from bad to worse, the company is now planning on …
Josh Sigurdson talks with author and economic analyst John Sneisen about another story out of Davos as Larry Fink of BlackRock tells the media that people need to start investing in stocks… Even though they’ve reached highs… As Fink said, …
https://www.wsj.com/articles/global-stocks-roar-into-2018-making-some-investors-even-more-nervous-1517183420 Ouch! Global bond rout deepens w/ 10y US treasury yields jump >2.7%. pic.twitter.com/I3GzY4RfWE — Holger Zschaepitz (@Schuldensuehner) January 29, 2018 The beginning of the end of negative interest rates? #Germany's 5y bond yields turned positive for the first time …
Authored by Lance Roberts via RealInvestmentAdvice.com, There is a LOT of optimism in the markets currently. But why shouldn’t there be? Speaking at Davos, the head of world’s largest hedge fund says “If You’re Holding Cash, You’re Going to Feel Pretty …
Over the last year we’ve seen a strong trend develop at GoldSilver.com – more and more bitcoin investors are diversifying into precious metals by buying gold and silver with Bitcoin.. In this latest video, Mike Maloney explains why he feels …
by Adam Take this with a grain of salt, as The Sun is not a beacon of high journalism, but I’m familiar with many of the legitimate sources they quote in this article. Also, the piece links to a similar article …
World index on 312 trading day run without even a 5% correction. Almost double any other previous period since 1970! https://twitter.com/TihoBrkan/status/953609513650724865 Central Bank Asset Purchases, Net Monthly 2019: $0B2018: $50B2017: $100B2016: $160B2015: $130B2014: $60B2013: $125B#ECB#BOJ#BOE#FOMC Via @BearTrapsReport — Lawrence McDonald …
Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter One of the “bigger fears”: dip buyers get burned, turn into sellers, “get an exponential move to the downside.” As far as the stock market is concerned, it took a while – in fact, it took …
By Michael Snyder Investing in cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin, Ripple, Ethereum and Litecoin is extremely risky, and experts all over the country are warning that people should only invest what they are willing to lose. Unfortunately, many are getting swept …
“The names may change, but the psychology remains the same.” By Elliott Wave International Have you ever compared chart patterns from history with financial markets today? Elliott Wave International can show you the unique value of doing exactly that. Why? …
via Callum Thomas I spent a lot of time this past week looking back across 2017. I reviewed some of my best charts and market/macro calls of the year (along with some of my worst!). I also reviewed some my favorite charts. …
Another “Doomsday Moment” for High-Yield Strategies Felsenheimer, a high-yield and distressed portfolio manager with XAIA Investments, began by warning that his presentation, “The Devil in Disguise,” would be pessimistic. Then he made a strong case that risk in high-yield markets …
A gamble needed to kick a business into gear, the jolt of investment provides many opportunities for companies old or new. Of course, the bigger picture of investment means that the act can change an entire country for the better, …
The Dow has closed at an all-time high 70 times in 2017. That’s more than any other year in history. The S&P 500 has not had 3% drawdown the entire year… Market is about 28% overvalued? One of the great …
by John Mauldin My good friend Peter Boockvar recently shared a chart with me. The University of Michigan’s Surveys of Consumers have been tracking consumers and their expectations about the direction of the stock market over the next year. We are now …
BY SRSROCCO As the Dow Jones Index hits another all-time high today, smart money is rushing to the exits. You see, smart money knows when something is too good to be true. Unfortunately for the retail investor who is suffering from …
Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter For years, individual investors in the US have been a dreary bunch, as stocks soared relentlessly since bottoming out in 2009. But 18 months ago, in February 2016, they finally caught the bug, and now optimism …
Warning Signs Appear to Crop up Beneath Market’s Surface The S&P 500 may be hovering near record highs, but the stock market may be weaker than it currently appears. Warning sign under market’s surface? from CNBC. One Of The …
Josh Sigurdson talks with author and economic analyst John Sneisen about the imminent danger the US stock market faces following investors pulling $30 billion from US stock funds over the last 10 weeks. Ron Paul recently claimed we could see …
Wall Street Banks Are Sending Warning Signals Five big ideas that made the week interesting, and the stories behind them. 1) We Could Be Close to a Downturn The rally looks like it’s about to peter out, say analysts at banks …
According to the latest readings on Yale’s one-year investor confidence indices (so, percentage of respondents who think stocks will be higher a year from now), both the “smart” money and the “dumb” money are now 100% confident that nothing can go wrong …
by Dana Lyons One survey finds the lowest investor cash position since the stock market top in 2000. We used to post a lot of these scary secular charts pertaining to long-term market related concerns. These charts pointed to conditions that, …
by Dana Lyons One indicator of investor sentiment just recorded its highest reading in history. Sentiment indicators can be useful tools for investors, mainly on a contrarian basis. That is, generally when readings get overly bullish, it may signal a lack …
Hussman posted this chart in his latest blog. https://www.hussmanfunds.com/wmc/wmc170717.htm Speaking of margin debt, Doug Short recently provided this look at investor credit balances and the equity market. The bars (green when positive, red when negative) show the sum of: cash …
by BILL BONNER DUBLIN – Oil fell below $43 yesterday. Brick-and-mortar retailers are being emptied. The auto industry – including $1.2 trillion in auto debt – is stalling. Meanwhile, restaurants are having trouble filling their tables. Consumers aren’t buying, perhaps because …
By Michael Snyder I keep hearing from people that think that the stock market is going to crash by the end of the year. Hopefully that will not happen, but the ridiculous stock prices that we are seeing right now …
While the modern monetary system has been a standard all over the globe for centuries, some people still prefer investing in gold and silver to use as a rain-day fund instead of filling their savings account. But buying is only …
Theoretical warnings about risks inherent in China’s shadow banking system became all too for 150 customers of China’s largest private bank, when Minsheng Banking Corp found itself involved in a 3 billion yuan (US$436 million) fraud case, after it emerged …
By Michael Snyder Whenever the world starts going crazy, investors instinctively begin flocking to precious metals. So it wasn’t exactly a surprise when gold and silver prices started to move upward aggressively as global leaders continued to talk about the …