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Both bitcoin skeptics and supporters get too hung up on the price. If the price is up, bitcoin is taking over the world, say the supporters. If the price is down, it’s proof that bitcoin is a scam or a bubble, according to the skeptics. The problem with this simplistic analysis—it depends on the whims […]
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The 4 percent crash in the U.S. dollar in January didn’t harm the stock market, given that the S&P 500 rose 7.4 percent through January before the recent crash. Neither did the 0.45 percent rise in yields to 2.85 percent on the 10-year Treasury. People thought those two factors would not hurt stocks. Yes, the […]
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Buying stocks on margin is buying stocks with money you don’t have. Usually, it’s speculators who engage in this risky practice that can be profitable as long as the market keeps going up. Let’s say you have $10,000 in an account with your stockbroker. Under normal circumstances, you could buy up to $30,000 worth of […]
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Although the returns aren’t bitcoin-like, the good old stock market is up 19 percent this year, with the S&P 500 closing at fresh all-time highs almost daily. And despite sky-high valuations, many pundits believe there is room to go higher. One of the most common arguments stock investors use is that “there is a lot […]
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Passive investing is a phenomenon increasingly dominating discussion about the stock market.
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For years, pundits have been warning of a stock market bubble and its inevitable bursting. The reasoning behind such predictions is simple. Western economies have grown at a modest pace, restraining the profit-making ability of large corporations. Moreover, inflation has remained low, even though the West and Japan have engaged in expansionary monetary policies. All […]
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A mysterious crash within an obscure corner of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange has elicited regulatory scrutiny, fanned rumors of conspiracy, and renewed calls for reform in the city’s financial markets.
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New York has displaced Hong Kong as the world’s top destination for initial public offerings (IPOs) of stock during the first three months of 2017. But a single mega-IPO could often swing the fortunes of a stock exchange.
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A week after Britain's shocking vote to leave the European Union, markets seem to have pushed the pause button.
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Britain's vote to leave the European Union adds a heavy dose of uncertainty to a world economy that is still struggling to reach full speed years after the global financial crisis.
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President Obama says the United States respects the United Kingdom’s decision to leave the European Union, and that America will continue its “special relationship” with Britain.
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U.S. stocks have been resilient in 2016, but as an uncertain June begins, debate abounds on where we go from here.
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Four times a year there's a kind of parade on Wall Street: companies announce their quarterly earnings, all in a row, with the banks first, then the tech companies, and the retailers bringing up the rear. Stocks can rise or plunge based on the results. And three months later it all happens again. But regulators are wondering if it's time for a change.
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Many interest rates in the United States are close to zero and even negative in some parts of the world, like Japan. Not unexpectedly, U.S. savings rates are also quite low as individuals ask themselves: “Why save a lot of money at a bank if I get no return?”
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The new year has been rough for equities but gold is staging a come back. Here are the three most important reasons why it may be a good idea to buy some gold this year, illustrated by an infographic from the Visual Capitalist. 1. Gold Does Better if You Buy and Hold Have you ever heard […]
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It's been a shaky start to 2016 for global stock markets, with substantial falls across all international markets, followed by some weak rallies.
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NEW YORK— U.S. stocks recovered much of an early plunge, but the price of oil suffered its worst one-day drop since September.Energy companies were pummeled as the latest fall in oil threatened more damage to an industry that has been stricken with b...
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If you have just come back from a summer break, or had switched off your communication devices at home, you may have missed the fact that 2016 has opened with a run of losses on global stock markets, many now exceeding more than 20% from 2015 highs.
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MetLife plans to carve off a substantial portion of its U.S. life insurance business via a sale, spinoff or an initial public offering as the parent company challenges harsher regulatory oversight.
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The price of oil keeps falling. And falling. And falling. It has to stop somewhere, right?
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Tumult in China triggered the worst opening week for U.S. stocks in history, and this week investors could get plenty more to worry about.
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A wave of late selling pummeled U.S. stocks Friday and pushed the market to its worst week in four years.
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Apple fans keep buying iPhones, but Wall Street keeps worrying the company won't be able to match last year's blistering sales pace.
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While the Standard & Poor's index is finishing 2015 around where it started, the index has been sharply divided between winners and losers. Four of the index's 10 sectors rose, while energy and five others lost ground.
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The U.S. stock market took investors for a wild ride in 2015, but in the end it was a trip to nowhere.
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The stock market bubble was supposed to herald the Chinese version of the American dream: Rising share prices leading to a prosperous consumer class. In the end, both savers and manipulators got hurt.
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