EDITOR'S CHOICE
Wall Street Braces For Drop In Bonuses, In Some Cases Up To 60%, For The First Time Since 2011
Article By:
Tyler Durden
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Tuesday, November 10, 2015 3:35 AM EDT
The sharpest pay drop across the industry is expected to affect debt traders, who will see their bonuses fall 10% to 20% from a year ago, according to Johnson Associates.
Who’ll Win America’s Streaming TV Battle?
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Paradigm Press
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Saturday, November 7, 2015 6:51 PM EDT
The video streaming market is huge – and growing. It certainly qualifies as a disruptive force, as it’s a direct threat to incumbent cable companies, with viewers increasingly “cutting the cord” on their cable programming.
The Other Greek Economy
Article By:
Joseph Shupac
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Wednesday, November 4, 2015 8:46 PM EDT
Will the Greek economy soon grab the global spotlight once more, or are new media and economic patterns are emerging instead? This article is not just about Greece, but rather also the world's only other Greek-speaking state, Cyprus.
Technically Speaking: Bullish Hopes, Bearish Signals
Article By:
Lance Roberts
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Tuesday, November 3, 2015 1:34 PM EDT
The rally, driven by the highest level of short interest since 2008, has once again ignited"bullish optimism. The number of stocks on "bullish buy signals" has exploded in recent weeks.
In this article: SPX
The Rigging Of The American Market
Article By:
Robert Reich
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Sunday, November 1, 2015 6:03 PM EDT
Much of the national debate about widening inequality focuses on whether and how much to tax the rich and redistribute their income downward. But this debate ignores the upward redistributions going on every day, from the rest of us to the rich.
The GDP Illusion
Article By:
Acting Man
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Friday, October 30, 2015 1:47 PM EDT
GDP remains as useless a statistic as ever. The attempts by assorted observers to make sense of these data are almost comical in their futility.
Investing Alongside The Purveyors Of False Hope
Article By:
Gary Gordon
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Thursday, October 29, 2015 3:35 PM EDT
If one considers economic deceleration, factors in expensive valuations and mixes in the Fed’s intention to hike overnight lending rates, one would be hard-pressed in making a case for further price appreciation in stocks.
Financial Markets Are A Game
Article By:
EconMatters
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Thursday, October 29, 2015 2:06 PM EDT
Once you understand that the market is a giant game, and you stop thinking about the market from a valuation sense or a fundamentals standpoint; your next task is to identify the rules of the game, or the way the game is being played...
In this article: SPX
Can The Fed Print Money?
Article By:
Acting Man
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Tuesday, October 27, 2015 5:21 PM EDT
In today’s monetary system, both the Fed and commercial banks can create new deposit money. The main difference is that the former will create covered and the latter uncovered money substitutes, but both methods will increase the money supply.
Corporations Moving More Of Healthcare Costs To Employees
Article By:
EconMatters
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Monday, October 26, 2015 2:38 PM EDT
Employees really need to read the fine print of their company`s healthcare plans, and have money set aside for the real costs of these company supported plans.
Curve Ball - Is The Yield Curve Still A Dependable Signal?
Article By:
Michael Lebowitz
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Monday, October 26, 2015 10:25 AM EDT
The Fed is currently contemplating raising short-term interest rates. If they follow through, the effect on NIM could slow economic growth. Historical periods of rate increases generally correspond with a flattening of the yield curve.
In this article: TYX
Canada Within The World: The Importance Of Capital Inflows
Article By:
Sober Look
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Sunday, October 25, 2015 8:46 AM EDT
As the deficits persist, Canada needs to import capital to finance the trade deficit and to stabilize its currency. The influence of the capital account is often over-looked in determining the fluctuations in a country`s currency.
In this article: FXC
Out Of The Woods?
Article By:
Wade Slome
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Sunday, October 25, 2015 1:48 AM EDT
Could we finally be out of the woods, or will geopolitics and economic factors scare investors through Halloween and year-end?
In this article: VIX