Dec 30, 2013 | Uncategorized
This season has not been good for retailers. The news of a data breach on Target’s (TGT) website is nothing compared to signals from many analysts both on Wall Street and beyond that Americans just weren’t buying as much this year as an economic recovery...
Dec 26, 2013 | Uncategorized
The Federal Reserve has engaged in a bond-buying program that has proven controversial and effective. The idea of the program is that the Federal Reserve would buy $85 billion of bonds per month for as long as the Fed deemed necessary. The idea is that this would push...
Dec 19, 2013 | Uncategorized
This week we heard substantial news about a controversial stock: Herbalife (HLF) passed its audit, with PwC dismissing any concerns about fraud around the company. The stock rose over 4 points immediately on the news, and had a couple of strong days as a result. More...
Dec 11, 2013 | Uncategorized
Two major CEO changes hit the news yesterday; General Motors (GM) has announced Mary Barra will become the American automotive industry’s first CEO; GM has told reporters that Barra’s engineering background will help the company become more nimble and competitive. The...
Dec 10, 2013 | Uncategorized
In early 2013, some hedge funds made an easy profit investing heavily in Japan. The news that Shinzo Abe, Prime Minister of Japan, would aggressively increase the monetary base to fight Japan’s stubborn deflationary spiral, was a pretty obvious indicator that Japanese...
