ThinkstockThe Nikkei moved above 14,000. That is still below its 2008 high but is nearly the kind of top set recently by the Dow and Nasdaq indexes. The two American measurements are much more likely to…
Wikimedia CommonsWest Lashes Out at China The world has started to gang up on China. America’s Defense Department published a report as part of its Annual Report to Congress. In “Military and Security Developments…
ThinkstockThe U.S. government accuses China of stealing military secrets. (Reuters) Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT) plans to upgrade Windows 8 to boost sales. (Reuters) New York state will file charges against Bank of America Corp.…
U.S. equity markets opened mixed this morning after most of the day’s economic data was delivered in Europe. Eurozone PMI rose slightly more than expected (more coverage here) and Spain reported that it added…
courtesy of KFCWhile CEOs of companies with the strongest financial results are usually paid hundreds of millions of dollars, rank and file employees at these corporations are often less fortunate. Only a small number…
Jon OggInvestors frequently get to see the analyst upgrades and the myriad of Buy ratings from Wall Street, but they often do not get to see when analysts downgrade stock or when they issue sell…
Friday’s nonfarm payroll report is hopefully the beginning of some consistent hiring by American companies. Typically, small cap stocks derive some of the biggest benefit from an improving domestic economy, as their businesses are…
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ThinkstockFriday’s nonfarm payroll number was a pleasant surprise. However, for real growth to return we need to consistently add 250,000 jobs per month. Our economy is sluggish at best, and corporate profit margins are…
ThinkstockEarly last month, the financial worries of Americans fell to their lowest levels since 2007, a sign that higher taxes and federal government spending cuts have not dampened the belief in an overall recovery.…
S&PHas a drop in China’s Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) been hurt by the European Union’s recession, or has the EU recession been hurt by a drop in exports to China? No one knows, but…
Wikimedia CommonsWarren Buffett will stay away from Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) bonds for the same reason many investors have shunned them. These fixed income instruments barely yield anything at all. The Apple debt issue…
ThinkstockIron Man’s Record Weekend Walt Disney Co.’s (NYSE: DIS) “Iron Man 3” could save the summer box office yield all by itself. Like several serial movie franchises, each installment tops the next. Theater owners,…
courtesy of NetflixThe HSBC services Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) drops to 51.1 in April, a sign that China’s manufacturing economy is barely expanding. (Reuters) Bain and Golden Gate are close to a $6.4 billion…
U.S. equity markets opened higher this morning following upward revisions from the Bureau of Labor Statistics on non-farm payrolls in February and March and a larger-than-expected rise in payrolls in April (more coverage here).…