Remember all that talk not too long ago about the United States inverted yield curve? We don’t hear it a lot anymore as the NASDAQ hits a six year high today. You also probably didn’t hear much about this, the yield curve is the Eurozone is now inverted. As stated in the Financial Times:
Analysts say […]
Read any semi-sophisticated financial mag or publication and you’ll see the same terms used over and over. The same five to ten catch phrases are used daily to explain a wide variety of market movements. The classics? “Reserve diversification” explains the forex market’s gyrations, “inflation fears” are to blame for falls in stocks and rises […]
For newbie forex traders, a mere mention of the term Non-Farm Payrolls (NFPs) brings delusions of grandeur. Fifty points or pips made in 50 seconds, that kind of thing. For stock traders, NFPs stand for fear perhaps more than anything else, as huge market swings can occur before the market open. This leaves most equities […]
After being in production for over twenty years, the last Ford Taurus rolled off the assembly line this past week. Breaking trends with creativity when the Taurus began, the modern Ford Motors managed to finally kill the former #1 best selling car in America. Forbes put it well:
In failing to evolve what was […]
Posted in Business, Stocks, Equities, Media on October 26th, 2006 1 Comment »
With online news being so accessible and free, how long will companies be able to keep high circulation and ad revenues? Some say longer than most people think.
Gatehouse Media, which owns 75 local papers (and some websites) had their IPO yesterday and the share price rose 18%.
Former GE CEO, Jack Welch is eyeballing the Boston […]