Here's The Best Explanation We've Seen About The Emergency Bank Debt Debate...
There's a debate in Ireland happening tonight designed to help reduce the massive debt burden the country is still facing since the collapse of the country's banks in the financial crisis.Virtually...
View Article16-Year-Old 'Desperate Housewives' Actress Tells CNBC Her Two Favorite Stocks...
Rachel Fox is blowing up. Earlier this week, we wrote about the 16 year-old television actress, who is best known for her role as Kayla Scavo on "Desperate Housewives," and her day trading career....
View ArticleCarson Block Does Not Care That His Latest Short Posted Killer Profits Last...
Researcher and short seller Carson Block does not care that his latest short, Singapore-based commodities trading firm Olam International, reported a 19.9% spike in net profits in its latest earnings...
View ArticleWatch The Big Snowstorm Live From All Over The Northeast!
A powerful Nor'easter is set to slam the Northeast tonight and tomorrow, bringing strong winds and up to two feet of snow in some places, including Boston. Our advice: Stay indoors!If you want to stay...
View ArticleNYU Professor Dismantles David Einhorn's Plan To Make Apple Shareholders...
NYU finance professor Aswath Damodaran has posted an epic dismantling of David Einhorn's recent plan to create value for Apple's shareholders.Quick recap: Yesterday, Einhorn, a major hedge fund...
View ArticleAn Explanation Of The Derivatives Scandal That Could End Up Reshaping The...
On January 17, Bloomberg News correspondents Elisa Martinuzzi and Nicholas Dunbar broke news of a major scandal in Italy.Monte dei Paschi – the world's oldest bank and one of Italy's biggest – had...
View ArticleLarry Kudlow Has The Exact Right Take On Japan And The So-Called 'Currency War'
Japan's monetary easing is the talk of financial markets, and everyone's talking about a currency war.But at least Larry Kudlow gets it.There is no currency war. Japan is right to fight deflation by...
View ArticleWall Street Analyst Wants To Know Why His Boss Started Wearing A Thong
A young Wall Street analyst wrote this to The New York Times:I am a 22-year-old man working at a new job on Wall Street. My boss is a very attractive 30-year-old woman. We happen to exercise at the...
View ArticleThis Will Become The Most Hated Chart In Korea
Citi's currency genius Steven Englander has a big note out about the declining Japanese yen, and how much of global markets are taking its cues from what the yen is doing.The declining yen has caused a...
View ArticleCHART OF THE DAY: How The World's Biggest Stock Markets Evolved Since 1900
Back in 1900, the UK had the world's largest equity market, according to a research report from Credit Suisse (via Barry Ritholtz).Soon after, the U.S. and barring a three-year period in the late...
View ArticleThis Week's Data On Fund Flows Contain A New Disturbing Signal
Flows into equity funds totaled $6.6 billion in the first week of February. January's historic inflows averaged $13.5 billion a week, but this isn't really a strong signal that flows into mutual funds...
View ArticleThe Surging Oil Exports That Are Shrinking America's Trade Deficit With The...
America's trade balance shrunk 20.7 percent in December.The gap was much narrower than expected.Why? The changing oil picture.Crude exports, which set an all-time record at $6.5 million.Here's the...
View ArticleJIM ROGERS: Chinese Tourism Is Good, Black Markets Are Revealing, And Jim...
In his latest book Street Smarts, legendary investor Jim Rogers says he is extremely bullish on Chinese tourism for the next 20 or 30 years.He stopped by to tell us why he thinks "great fortunes will...
View ArticleTHE SNOW BEGINS IN NEW YORK
It is now snowing in New York City.We've seen reports of snow everywhere form Jersey City to Chelsea and Flatiron. It's snowing in the Village, and on the BQE from South Brooklyn.The snow is just the...
View ArticleMajor Blizzard Begins To Blanket The Northeast [PHOTOS]
Snow from a powerful Nor'easter started to coat parts of the Northeast Friday morning. Some places got rain, others sleet and snow. As the day grows colder, though, most places north of New York City...
View ArticleWe're Still Waiting For ECRI's Lakshman Achuthan To Retract His Recession Call
The Weekly Leading Index (WLI) of the Economic Cycle Research Institute (ECRI) rose in the latest public data. It is now at 130.2 versus the previous week's downwardly revised 129.6 (from 129.7). See...
View ArticleEx-Barclays CEO Bob Diamond Is Reportedly Considering Starting A Hedge Fund
The New York Post's Mark DeCambre reports that Bob Diamond, the former CEO of Barclays who resigned last summer amid the LIBOR scandal, might launch a hedge fund, according to unnamed sources. From the...
View ArticleDEAR EVERYONE IN ITALY: I'm Coming For A Visit — Who Should I Meet And What...
DEAR ITALY: I'm coming to town.With Silvio Berlusconi inching up in the polls ahead of the February 24-25 election, I've decided to make a trip of it, and cover the election from the ground.The...
View ArticleAlmost 50,000 Have Already Lost Power Due To The Northeast Blizzard
Almost 50,000 homes in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic have lost power due to the storm, Reuters reports.CBS Local in Boston reports that 5,400 had lost power by 2.30pm.The National Weather Service had...
View ArticleFINANCIAL ADVISOR INSIGHTS: Investment Newsletter Writers Haven't Been This...
FA Insights is a daily newsletter from Business Insider that delivers the top news and commentary for financial advisors.Financial Advisors That Helped Make ETFs Mainstream Are Finally Feeling...
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