Everything is fine >German regulator bans shorting of Wirecard shares
Everything is fiiiinnnnneee >German regulator bans shorting of Wirecard shares t.co/ytX3Ry8MlJ pic.twitter.com/gkAqotOswX — 𝕮𝖍𝖎 🛢️ (@chigrl) February 18, 2019
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Bankruptcy Next, PG&E Says. Shares Down 90% in 15 Months. From “Investment Grade” to “Default” in Three Weeks?
Wolf Richter wolfstreet.com, www.amazon.com/author/wolfrichter California’s rate payers & taxpayers likely on the hook, as we know from PG&E’s first bankruptcy in 2001. “PG&E remains committed to providing safe natural gas … Read more
Wow – Border Patrol Officer Shares Scale of International Influx into U.S. Southern Border…
by sundance Straight from the epicenter of the issue, the U.S. Border Patrol outlines a single day of captured illegal aliens from countries other than Central America and Mexico. Just yesterday … Read more
PG&E shares plunge on bankruptcy worries
Jan. 7, 2019– Mary Greeley News – (Reuters) – Chalk it up to years of corporate disconnection from reality, but Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) is reportedly now facing bankruptcy … Read more
Apple shares could slide 25 percent in 2019, strategist says
Despite the analyst’s bearish outlook, Apple watchers more generally are still overwhelmingly bullish. According to Reuters, Apple currently has 13 “strong buy” ratings from analysts, 10 “buy” and 20 “hold” … Read more
What is the difference between shorting SPY directly and buying shares in SQQQ?
by chozanwan SQQQ tracks the inverse of the NASDAQ-100, not the S&P 500. But I’ll answer the question as if you’re comparing SQQQ vs shorting QQQ (the ETF that tracks the … Read more
Shares in Johnson & Johnson plunged more than 10% on Friday, after Reuters reported that the US pharmaceutical giant had known about asbestos tainting its talcum powder since 1971.
by Undercover5051 The report comes as the company faces thousands of lawsuits claiming that its talc products caused cancer. www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-46572536? Reuters reviewed Johnson & Johnson documents produced as part of … Read more
Oil FALLS To $50! Down 30% in 7 Weeks! Stocks FALL Again as Tech Shares Drop!
Economic weakness is spreading from one asset to another. Finger pointing has begun and it’s going to become more heated as things get worse. Housing is being built at a … Read more
Vanguard ditches investor shares, converting all to Admiral shares. Same expense ratio as ETF share class.
investornews.vanguard/our-index-funds-changed-investing-forever-now-were-making-them-even-better/ No DRIP drag, fractional shares, NAV pricing, no spread, and no trading risk. Honestly, I think the mutual fund is better than the ETF version now. If you’re … Read more
Target shares tumble 9% as earnings miss mark, weighed down by higher costs
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 … Read more
Vanguard lowers minimums for admiral shares of index funds
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 … Read more
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway adds more than 41.4 million shares of Oracle
by finca3eo When the Oracle meets the Oracle, a duality ensures. www.cnbc.com/2018/11/14/buffetts-berkshire-reveals-stake-in-oracle-boosting-the-shares.html Folks, not sure what to make of this one. Is this another IBM moment for Buffett or is … Read more
Will tech shares lead the sell off in the next recession? Or will they be stronger than the average?
The markets are down again today after another wild session. Crude oil was volatile as well as the spreads begin to widen between US and Canadian crude. Apple got hammered … Read more
Shares in British American Tobacco down almost 10% on reports FDA looking to ban menthol cigarettes
www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-11-12/bat-plunges-on-possible-u-s-move-to-ban-menthol-cigarettes Other reports say they’re considering a ban on certain types of flavoured e-cigarettes too, rounds off a pretty terrible year for big tobacco.
Bank Shares in Mexico (and Beyond) Plunge as Incoming Government Threatens Core Business: Fee Gouging
Part of a global trend, as exasperated consumers are squealing, but no country has threatened to do what Mexico proposed. By Don Quijones, Spain, UK, & Mexico, editor at WOLF STREET. Mexico’s … Read more