Asian shares skidded on Tuesday after U.S. President Donald Trump stunned markets with tariffs against Brazil and Argentina, recharging fears about global trade tensions, while weak U.S. factory data added to the investor gloom. Contrary to his remarks, both Brazil and Argentina have been trying to strengthen their respective currencies against the dollar. …read more […]
The U.S. Trade Representative’s office on Monday said it saw no basis in Monday’s World Trade Organization report that would justify reducing U.S. retaliatory tariffs by $2 billion as Europe’s Airbus has suggested. “Nothing in today’s report even suggests that the (WTO) compliance panel found that the amount has decreased,” said a USTR spokesman. USTR earlier said it could increase tariffs on a wider range of European goods after the WTO rejected European Union claims that it no longer provides subsidies to Airbus. …read more […]
Asian shares skidded on Tuesday after U.S. President Donald Trump stunned markets with tariffs against Brazil and Argentina, recharging fears about global trade tensions, while weak U.S. factory data added to the investor gloom. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was down 0.45% in early trade, with Australian shares dropping nearly 2%, on track for their worst day in two months. …read more […]
China is building more coal-fired power plants and approving dozens of new mines, despite assurances from the world’s biggest greenhouse gas emitter that it was serious about fighting climate change. China’s 2021-2030 policy plans are under close scrutiny as the United Nations climate change conference gets under way in Madrid, especially after a new UN report said the world needs to cut carbon dioxide by 7.6% a year over the decade in order to limit temperature rises. “We continue to work hard to advance the fight against climate change, but on the other hand, we are indeed facing …read more […]
When the next recession hits, U.S. stocks will not make it back to pre-recession highs in the bond investor’s career. …read more […]
After a decade of U.S. shale oil & gas, it seems like almost every American has profited, except for the investors that have lost their shirt in the shale bust …read more […]
Creditors of Brazil’s Odebrecht SA are in advanced talks to let the corruption-ensnared conglomerate keep its crown jewel asset, listed petrochemical company Braskem SA , for another two years, retreating from their prior demand for a quick sale, two sources with knowledge of the matter said. In a further victory for Odebrecht, which is trying to restructure 51 billion reais ($12.2 billion) in debt, its bank creditors will let it keep receiving most of Braskem’s dividends – now virtually Odebrecht’s sole revenue source – during that period. The engineering and construction company, implicated in a series of graft …read more […]
With the first-quarter round of 13F filings behind us it is time to take a look at the stocks in which some of the best money managers in the world preferred to invest or sell heading into the second quarter. One of these stocks was TechnipFMC plc (NYSE:FTI). TechnipFMC plc (NYSE:FTI) investors should be aware […] …read more […]
Q3 2019 Huntsman Corp Earnings Call …read more […]
Stocks to consider as manufacturing sector continues contracting Continue reading… …read more […]
We are still in an overall bull market and many stocks that smart money investors were piling into surged through the end of November. Among them, Facebook and Microsoft ranked among the top 3 picks and these stocks gained 54% and 51% respectively. Hedge funds’ top 3 stock picks returned 41.7% this year and beat […] …read more […]
Amid an overall bull market, many stocks that smart money investors were collectively bullish on surged through the end of November. Among them, Facebook and Microsoft ranked among the top 3 picks and these stocks gained 54% and 51% respectively. Our research shows that most of the stocks that smart money likes historically generate strong […] …read more […]
With Black Friday just behind us, and Cyber Monday about to explode, holiday shopping season madness is in full swing.As the early stats come in, the numbers point to Friday’s online sales party being the largest ever, raking in $7.4 billion in transactions. Monday’s online sales are expected to come at $9.4 billion, beating last year’s $7.9 billion. Naturally, one popular name hoping to reap rewards is online shopping giant, Amazon (AMZN). The tech behemoth’s stock hasn’t had the most stellar year. Despite its share price recording gains of 19%, the number falls short of the S&P 500’s 25% year-to-date …read more […]
General Dynamics Corp was named lead contractor on a $22.2 billion U.S. Navy contract for the construction of nine Virginia-class submarines, the Pentagon said on Monday in announcing its largest-ever shipbuilding award. General Dynamics Electric Boat Corp is the prime contractor and Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc is a major subcontractor, the Pentagon said in a statement. Eighteen Virginia-class submarines have already been delivered to the Navy. …read more […]
The latest 13F reporting period has come and gone, and Insider Monkey is again at the forefront when it comes to making use of this gold mine of data. We at Insider Monkey have plowed through 752 13F filings that hedge funds and well-known value investors are required to file by the SEC. The 13F […] …read more […]
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