Tuesday, December 26, 2017

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Financial Markets
As-it-happens update December 27, 2017
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Overstock's CEO (chief executive officer) Patrick Byrne said he wants to rewire Wall Street and wants cryptocurrency capital markets to gain mainstream adoption. He expects a stake acquisition in StockCross to help Overstock achieve that goal. The buzz about bitcoin and blockchain has had a strong ...
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A provision of the tax overhaul is expected to release a tide of U.S. corporate cash from abroad, a development likely to jolt the dollar and reverberate throughout financial markets early next year. Japan's Mitsubishi UFJ Bolsters Its Presence in Indonesia. Mitsubishi UFG Financial said it planned to take a ...
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A decade after its onset, 2017 was the year markets finally saw the financial crisis come to an end. The Federal Reserve raised interest rates three times and began to wind down its crisis-era program of asset purchases. The Trump administration talked about rolling back post-crisis banking regulations.
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However, we are not starting from scratch, and political constraints preclude getting rid of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, so we need to ask what's the best way to fix the financial scaffolding of the domestic housing market given that Fannie and Freddie–or some iteration thereof–are here to stay. And for ...
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We all know we're supposed to save for retirement and do our best to estimate our future living costs. But if there's one major expense countless Americans continue to miscalculate, it's healthcare -- specifically, long-term care. According to recent estimates, it costs $43,539 a year to reside in an assisted ...
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Use of analytics will continue to increase across financial markets and there will be new developments in products that will help make once granular and opaque market segment analysis more easily accessible to wider classes of investors. Nasdaq's acquisition of eVestment shows our thinking on this ...
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Meanwhile, the Nasdaq plummeted 5.4 points to end in negative territory. Markets were primarily down due to low trade volumes as investors refrained from participating ahead of the holiday season. This also marked the second lowest full session trade volume of 2017. You can see the complete list of ...
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"Despite recent growth, the market cap of cryptocurrencies remains modest, compared to the size of 'conventional' financial markets," argues Robert Kollman, an economist at Université Libre de Bruxelles. "Cryptocurrencies do not seem to represent a threat to financial stability – for now." That's partly ...
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Earlier this year, Snap Inc. (NYSE:SNAP), parent company of Snapchat, debuted in the public markets. And while the stock hits all the investor-friendly buzzwords (social-media, demographic tailwinds, augmented reality, among others), investors would be well-suited to stay away from the stock as the ...
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There is no infallible formula to picking winning stocks; however, statistical research has proven that companies exhibiting some particular attributes tend to outperform the markets in the long term. Financial quality, valuation, and momentum are among the most powerful and effective return drivers to ...
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The peso slumped to its lowest level since mid-March against the dollar due to concerns over inflation and the potential impact on Mexico of new U.S. corporate tax cuts. Mexico's central bank sold an additional $500 million in foreign exchange hedges on Tuesday to support the peso amid economic ...
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U.S. equity market has had a stellar return so far this year. In fact, since the financial crisis in 2009, investors have pocketed stupendous returns. In those nine years, a $9,000 investment in the S&P 500 has turned into $49,200. However, recently, a number of market pundits are concerned that the bull ...
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AUSTRALIA - Australian shares ticked up on Friday, following a strong lead from global markets, while materials stocks extended gains on higher commodities prices. Wall Street stocks rose on Thursday in the wake of data pointing to steady growth in the U.S. economy, with financial stocks leading ...
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U.S. stocks edged lower in light trading Tuesday afternoon as markets reopened following the Christmas holiday. Technology stocks accounted for most ... The stock declined $4.56 to $170.45. TECH SLUMP: A slide in technology companies weighed on the market. Micron Technology lost $1.88, or 4.3 ...
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However, even in today's pricey market, I think I've found a wonderful stock to buy: AppFolio (NASDAQ: APPF). ... Between its rock-solid business model, strong leadership team, wonderful financial statements, and huge growth opportunity ahead, AppFolio is a company I greatly admire. In fact, the ...
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Speaking to reporters, Siluanov said the increased foreign currency purchases would reduce the rouble's vulnerability to volatility on capital markets in 2018. President Vladimir Putin, who will seek re-election for another six years in March, said this year the rouble's stability was more important than its ...
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At the same time, we believe that the recent lack of market volatility reflects a complacency that could be long in the tooth. Finally, the company is working to aggressively diversify its revenue base away from trading operations. At current levels, the stock is trading at just 1.3x book value, which would ...
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