Trading Ideas

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Gambling revenue in the Chinese territory of Macau dropped 8.5% in November year on year, hit by lacklustre demand from high roller gamblers due to slowing economic growth amid the ongoing Sino-U.S. trade war and protests in neighbouring Hong Kong. November’s figure of 22.9 billion patacas ($2.8 billion), the second weakest figure this year, comes as some high roller players delay trips to Macau, analysts said. While protests in the Asian financial hub of Hong Kong have caused transport disruption and deterred travel to the former British colony and then on to Macau, analysts and executives say …read more […]

ULSAN, South Korea/ICHIHARA, Japan (Reuters) – At SK Energy’s largest refinery in South Korea, engineers are rushing to complete a new processing unit ahead of schedule as the firm looks to boost sales of low-emission fuels before new marine fuel standards take effect in just one month. In Japan, the country’s second-biggest refiner Idemitsu Kosan Co is taking a more cautious stance, increasing capacity for low sulphur fuel oil (LSFO), but also relying on blending to produce IMO2020 compliant bunker fuel. New International Maritime Organization (IMO) rules from Jan. 1, 2020 prohibit ships from using fuels containing …read more […]

Q3 2019 Biomarin Pharmaceutical Inc Earnings Call …read more […]

It’s a particularly busy week ahead. The Pound will be in the grasps of the opinion polls, with risk appetite in the hands of the U.S and China and data. …read more […]

South Korean exports in November fell for the 12th month in a row and far more than expected, denting hopes for the global manufacturing sector stabilising as a much-awaited China-U.S. trade deal is still in darkness. Exports declined 14.3% in November from a year earlier, trade ministry data showed on Sunday, far below a median 10.2% fall tipped in a Reuters poll and missing even the worst forecast in the survey of an 11.1% loss. It was also the second-worst drop in overseas sales in nearly four years as global semiconductor prices failed to turn around while China, …read more […]

(Bloomberg) — While Saudi Arabia’s massive initial public offering of oil producer Aramco has been dominating headlines in the kingdom for months, investors have been making a fortune in an obscure corner of the market: Cement producers.Companies that make the building material account for six of the 10 best-performing stocks in the kingdom this year, delivering returns of at least 53% while the main Saudi index was little changed.The stocks have gained on increasing demand for the product driven by several tourism and entertainment projects that are key parts of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s plan to diversify the economy …read more […]

It’s a bearish start to the month as Bitcoin tests support levels early. A move back through to $7,650 levels would signal a rebound… …read more […]

By buying an index fund, investors can approximate the average market return. But if you choose individual stocks with… …read more […]

It’s shaping up to be a tough period for Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group Limited (HKG:1929), which a week ago released… …read more […]

If you’re interested in China Maple Leaf Educational Systems Limited (HKG:1317), then you might want to consider its… …read more […]

“Since 2006, value stocks (IVE vs IVW) have underperformed 11 of the 13 calendar years and when they beat growth, it wasn’t by much. Cumulatively, through this week, it has been a 122% differential (up 52% for value vs up 174% for growth). This appears to be the longest and most severe drought for value […] …read more […]

Before putting in our own effort and resources into finding a good investment, we can quickly utilize hedge fund expertise to give us a quick glimpse of whether that stock could make for a good addition to our portfolios. The odds are not exactly stacked in investors’ favor when it comes to beating the market, […] …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 […]

Although the masses and most of the financial media blame hedge funds for their exorbitant fee structure and disappointing performance, these investors have proved to have great stock picking abilities over the years (that’s why their assets under management continue to swell). We believe hedge fund sentiment should serve as a crucial tool of an […] …read more […]