Stocks finished at an all time high on the S&P 500 as all news is good news continues to be the mantra. The S&P 500 finished up 0.72% and the NASDAQ 0.85% as the correction of a week and a half ago is now a distant memory. The swearing in of a government in...
Despite the remarkable run the stock market has had so far this year, high-value technology stocks are still trading at their cheapest levels since 2007, according to Bloomberg. And they could get even cheaper from here. Earnings at computer companies are expected to drop 5.5% this quarter, according to more than 2,000 analyst estimates...
Arnold Schneider, founder of $1.7 billion Pennsylvania-based Schneider Capital Management, bought eight new additions to his portfolio in the first quarter: AIG (AIG), Morgan Stanley (MS), Wet Seal Inc. (WTSL), STR Holdings Inc. (STRI), E*Trade Financial Corp. (ETFC), Alcoa Inc. (AA) and Kinross Gold Corporation (KGC). The total value of his portfolio at quarter-end...
The overall dividend growth continued and ended in an old strength last week. In total 89 stocks increased their dividend payments of which 30 are High-Yields and 54 are currently recommended to buy. The average dividend growth amounts to 21.05%. Yields come down as a result of the strong stock price gains. The current...
The Granddaddy of stock market indexes, the Dow Jones Industrial Average, has been ripping this year leading the major broad stock market averages to big gains in the first four months of the year and new all-time highs except for NASDAQ. Thanks to continued massive stock buyback programs and cost-cutting measures, many of the...
In keeping with GuruFocus’ expansion to worldwide stock market coverage, we have begun tracking firms with outstanding global investing track records, including Tweedy Browne’s Global Value Fund. Some stats on the fund: It contains 101 companies, has a total value of $4.91 billion and had a quarter-over-quarter holding turnover of 3% in the first...
A leadership change and the start of unprecedented collaboration between the government and the Bank of Japan have grabbed the investing world’s attention. This month, the BOJ announced an aggressive plan to buy assets (mainly Japanese government bonds), accounting for about 60% of its GDP. It’s an effort to double Japan’s monetary base and...
While most of the US was in deep REM sleep, the Germany stock index, the DAX, had a flashback to May 2010: starting at 3:44 am EDT, in the span of 6 minutes or much faster than the gradual drop that led to the US flash crash from three years ago, the DAX went...
If Bonds Overpriced So Are Stocks
Warren Buffet says bonds are a horrible investment because prices are artificially high due to the Fed creating phony money. And at some point, says Buffet the Fed will stop. To my way of thinking, that also makes stocks a horrible investment. So, if stocks are just as vulnerable as bonds to the Fed...
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