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WRAPUP 9-American dies of coronavirus in China; five Britons infected in French Alps

February 8, 2020 admin Comments Off on WRAPUP 9-American dies of coronavirus in China; five Britons infected in French Alps

A 60-year-old American has died of the new coronavirus, the first confirmed non-Chinese death of the illness, U.S. officials said, as millions of Chinese began returning home after a Lunar New Year break that was extended to try to contain the outbreak. While the vast majority of cases have been in China, the virus has spread to some two dozen countries abroad, including five British nationals infected in a French mountain resort. The American man died on Thursday in Wuhan, epicentre of the virus outbreak in the central Chinese province of Hubei, a U.S. embassy spokesman said in …read more […]

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Keep an Eye on Your Effective Duration

February 8, 2020 admin Comments Off on Keep an Eye on Your Effective Duration

The bull market in equities will turn 11 years old in early March – and many investors believe it is getting long in the tooth, including me.
All business cycles eventually end, regardless of the efforts of the Federal Reserve or the president.
Generally, when a business cycle ends, a recession ensues – although in some cases the Fed has been able to engineer a “soft landing” and avoid recession.
But even when the Fed has been able to do this, the stock market enters a “correction” phase – at least a 10% decline.
When this happens, bonds have historically had their own way …read more […]

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What Tesla Investors Can Learn From Where GM Was 100 Years Ago

February 8, 2020 admin Comments Off on What Tesla Investors Can Learn From Where GM Was 100 Years Ago

Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) shares have been on fire in recent weeks, sparking a heated debate between Tesla bulls and bears as to whether the stock is a compelling long-term value or a mania-driven bubble. Colas compared Tesla’s current numbers to a GM financial report from 1932. At that point, GM had been around for 24 years, eight years longer than Tesla is today. …read more […]

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U.S. Economy Can’t Muster a Win Big Enough to Derail Treasuries

February 8, 2020 admin Comments Off on U.S. Economy Can’t Muster a Win Big Enough to Derail Treasuries

(Bloomberg) — The lesson for investors backing higher Treasury yields this week was clear: A good growth story is no match for the virus-related fears gripping the market.It will be tough for the U.S. economy to serve up numbers much stronger in the coming days than what investors just saw. Yields did climb more than 15 basis points from the week’s lows on surprisingly healthy manufacturing and services data, but the move had lost stamina by the time of Friday’s robust payrolls report. The world’s borrowing benchmark rate is stuck around 1.6% and probably tilted lower barring assurances from health …read more […]

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4 Recent IPOs to Watch in February 

February 8, 2020 admin Comments Off on 4 Recent IPOs to Watch in February 

IPOs can be tricky. You don’t know how they’ll react to the market, or how the market will react to them. You have to watch the trends closely. It’s a delicate game with either great profit or sometimes great loss. But with the proper research, you can find the IPOs to watch that might be worth the risk.
Below are four new IPOs that recently hit the market.

Reynold’s (Nasdaq: REYN)
Open Price: $26.00
1st Day Closing Price: $28.55
Reynold’s Consumer Products launched its recent IPO on the last day of January. From aluminum foil to Hefty trash bags, Reynold’s is a household name in …read more […]