This post was originally published at New York Times. The IEX office/trading floor, located in downtown Manhattan. Credit Cole Wilson for The New York Times America is getting a new stock exchange from the most prominent critics of high-frequency trading. After months of delays and a brutal lobbying battle that divided Wall Street, the Continue reading →
Making 45% Annually Trading Options Against Dividend Growth Stocks
The Math of S&P 2200
This post was originally published on Yahoo Finance. I want to discuss a meta-theory about how and why the stock market can go higher this year, despite valuations and sluggish growth in the economy and earnings. This theory involves 5 elements: The investment machinery of Wall Street where trillions of dollars are Continue reading →
Fed keeps rates unchanged. Of course!
The Federal Reserve has wrapped up its latest two-day meeting and Janet Yellen is set to address the media in Washington, DC. Yahoo Finance has all the latest on the statement and Chair Yellen’s press conference.
Just for the record: Will the market (S&P 500) reach 2,400 this year?
Today, we saw the market in its third day of selling, falling hard off of the highs and increasing fear among investors and speculators. Yet I could find one who was optimistic enough to claim that the selling is far over and that the market will actually go a lot higher in a matter of Continue reading →
Technology May Win In Minimum Wage Fight; Restaurant Space
The movement afoot to raise the minimum wage has frequently captured headlines as of late. Many understand the financial plight of people trying to live on minimum wage. On the flip side are observers who are raising concerns about the negative effects on the top and bottom lines of companies that will have to absorb Continue reading →
Viacom Squabbling Troublesome for Investors
There has been quite a bit of drama playing out in the entertainment space lately as Viacom (NYSE: VIAB) is enthralled in an unprecedented fight over who will be in charge of the $17 billion company. The power struggle antics over who will control the company are serving to aggravate shareholders who were already concerned Continue reading →
Markets higher, ugly, but still bullish
What a day on Wall Street today! As bullish the market was today as ugly it looked. My feelings about the market are totally derailed and I do not know what to think about it. In the morning the S&P lost ground to turn bullish and during the day it rallied up. But on low Continue reading →
Relypsa’s Drug Treatment Success Threatened By Looming New Player Entranceent as Big Pharma
Biopharmaceutical company Relypsa Inc. (NASDAQ: RLYP) continues to enjoy being the sole provider of a drug used to treat hyperkalemia. Its stock is up and analysts are bullish that it has more room to run. However, there are some catalysts that could move the stock downward. Because of some issues that could affect shareholder value, Continue reading →
May Auto Sales Slip While Five-Year Loans Prosper
Last week was an interesting week in the automobile space. Top automakers reported declines in the number of cars sold, and auto loan financiers were highlighted for offering loans with historic terms in regards to how long they go out. These issues show some of the headwinds that are facing the auto industries. The auto Continue reading →
Investors Await Latest Round of Bank Stress Test Results
Bank officials and their shareholders are holding their breaths as they wait to see how they fared under the Federal Reserve’s stress tests. They are also readying for even more stringent capital requirements that the Fed is putting in place for them for future stress tests. These measures are mainly meant to make sure that Continue reading →
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