Tax havens exist to lower taxes and regulations on corporations and wealthy individuals. But doing this involves significant complicated legal and accounting work. The average person could not benefit because the fixed costs are high. You need to have a lot of assets to benefit from tax havens. So why do the wealthy governments of […]
The Singapore bank is buying Hong Kong’s Wing Hang for $5 bln. Paying two times book value for a second-tier lender looks dicey when China is slowing and the Fed’s tapering is threatening to push up…
By Renu Singh:
J.C. Penney (JCP), one of America’s largest apparel and home furnishing retailers, has been able to stabilize its business financially and operationally in recent times. When e…
“The next charts were shared courtesy of Neil Azous. The first is the percentage of Russell 2000 stocks above their 200-week moving averages, which is at 40% (MKM Partners). Historically, when that percentage reaches 40%, it was at or near an intermediate-term top in the index. “
While home prices in other parts of the country are still 20% below their housing boom peak, demand for large, luxury apartments has helped home prices in Manhattan almost fully recover from the housing bust.
Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen offered new assurances the Fed intends to keep interest rates low, describing in unusually personal terms why the economy needs these policies to support a weak job market.
By Alcaraz Research:
It’s been a year since IGN posted this funny video of the Apple (AAPL) iPlay gaming console. I find IGN’s paro…
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A company I have added on my watchlist recently is The Container Store Group (TCS). The company had an explosive IPO and prices have stabilized over the last few weeks. I l…
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Amarin (AMRN) has recently shown some modest improvement in Vascepa prescription numbers, reaching around 3,000 NRx per week again for the first time since October. T…
By Bill Maurer:
At the end of last week, turnaround candidate BlackBerry (BBRY) reported its
It’s time to party like it was 1999. Coincidences between then and now are many, but on…Economic Growth Exaggerated By 66%
By Thomas Kee:
What corporate leaders can learn from the golf tourney’s air of superiority
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The last time I wrote about AT&T Inc. (T), I stated:
“Due to the bullish te…
With continued chaos and uncertainty in global markets, today KWN is publishing another important piece that was written by a 60-year market veteran. The Godfather of newsletter writers, Richard Russell, covers everything from silver and gold, to heroin and another Great Depression. He also included a key portion of an article that reveals an incre…
I read this 700 page book. God be damned if I don’t write a review on it just like everyone else….
In the opening months of 2014, investors’ faith in U.S. stocks was tested by an uncertain economy, frothy valuations and even a harsh winter. But as the second quarter begins, many fund managers are holding tight.
This article is adapted from the book “Flash Boys: A Wall Street Revolt,” by Michael Lewis, published by W. W. Norton & Company. Courtesy of The New York Times Magazine. The full Michael Lewis book can be purchased on Amazon.
The Wolf Hunters of Wall Street
Before the collapse of the U.S. financial system in 2008, Brad Katsuyama could …
Submitted by Zachary Zeck of The Diplomat,
There’s been no shortage of reports and commentaries on the crisis in Ukraine and Crimea, and Russia’s role in it. Yet one of the more notable recent developments in the crisis has received surprisingly little attention.
Namely, the BRICS grouping (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa)…
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