Analysis Topic: Companies Analysis
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Tuesday, November 28, 2017
Retail Industry Index Providing The Next Stocks Long / Companies / Retail Sector
By: ElliottWave-Forecast
The S&P Retail Industry Index comprises stocks in the S&P Total Market Index that are classified in the GICS retail sub-industry. For this article we’ll be using The SPDR S&P Retail ETF (XRT) which tracks an equal-weighted index of stocks in the US retail industry and correspond generally to the total return performance of the S&P Retail Select Industry Index.
The performance of XRT is significantly correlated to the prevailing level of consumer confidence in the economy because the ETF represent the companies whose main business is selling retail merchandise to consumers like WalMart , Groupon, American Eagle, ect.
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Monday, November 27, 2017
The Global Rise of Chinese Corporate Giants / Companies / China Stocks
By: Dan_Steinbock
Only a decade ago, Chinese companies accounted for barely 1 percent of the world’s largest companies and multinationals. Today, their share has grown by more than tenfold. After mid-November, Alibaba again won the highest ecommerce sales day in history on China’s Singles’ Day beating last year’s record by almost 40 percent – hitting some $25.4 billion.
In the United States, the 2016 combined Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales amounted to $6.5 billion, while Amazon’s 2017 Prime Day sales rose to $600 million to $1 billion range. Even combined, all of these revenues account for less than one-third of Alibaba’s Singles’ Day sales.
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Wednesday, November 22, 2017
Apple, Microsoft, Facebook, Switzerland Is the World’s Largest Hedge Fund / Companies / Hedge Funds
By: John_Mauldin
The BOJ, the ECB, and the Fed have gone on an asset buying spree since 2008.
Meanwhile, the more sober-minded gnomes of the Swiss National Bank expanded their own balance sheet at a much steadier pace.
Though in percentage terms, it blew it up far more than the Fed or the BOJ did theirs. And now the Swiss National Bank is the world's largest hedge fund.
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Sunday, November 19, 2017
Stock Investing: ETF Exposure in Emerging Middle Eastern Markets / Companies / Exchange Traded Funds
By: Richard_Cox
Stock investors that are looking to take positions in emerging markets have started to look to the Middle East in growing numbers. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has proven to be one of the most stable economies in the region and, as a result, we have started to see more stock market selections offered through exchange traded funds. One name to watch here is the iShares MSCI UAE Capped ETF (NASDAQ:UAE), which is showing some interesting chart activity as it attempts to break out of its recent trading ranges.
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Saturday, November 18, 2017
Facebook Traders: Tech Giant + Technical Analysis = Thumbs Up / Companies / Company Chart Analysis
By: EWI
See how two technical indicators, RSI and ZLR, helped anticipate the resumption of FB's uptrend -- back in May
Some days, the fundamental backdrop of the markets you follow is as peaceful and quiet as a Zen garden. The news cycle is calm and the mainstream predictions about price are clear.
Other days, though, that backdrop is as chaotic as the Jersey turnpike during rush hour; jackhammers of breaking news pound in your ears while the "horns" of prognostication honk in opposite directions.
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Tuesday, November 14, 2017
Could This Be The End for Tesla? / Companies / Electric Cars
By: Rodney_Johnson
Tesla, the nifty electric car company, and its larger-than-life founder, Elon Musk, proved something.People around the world will pay gobs of money for very cool electric cars, even if they have limited range and take forever to charge. Americans in particular love new gadgets, and Teslas are the biggest gadgets of all.
Musk and company also proved something else.
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Friday, November 10, 2017
First Solar FSLR Recovery in Progress / Companies / Solar Energy
By: ElliottWave-Forecast
First Solar (NASDAQ: FSLR) designs and manufactures solar modules using a proprietary thin film semiconductor technology. The company has developed, financed, engineered, constructed and currently operates many of the world’s largest grid-connected PV power plants.
First Solar relies almost entirely on utility-scale projects which accounts for over half of the U.S. solar market and can be affected by the potential solar import tariffs by the Trump administration. However, preparation were already made to avoid such a step-back and the company booked 4.5 GW of panel and system sales in the previous quarter, more than it makes in a year.
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Friday, November 10, 2017
Where to Start Your Cryptocurrency Company / Companies / BlockChain
By: Submissions
A few years back when Bitcoin, the first cryptocurrency in the world, has made its way into the online environment, it wasn’t seen like something that would stick around for this long. Nowadays, not only has it earned its place among the most popular online payment methods, but it has started attracting enterprisers and companies to invest in businesses which create cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology.
Wednesday, November 08, 2017
4 Earnings Stocks Winners Breaking Out / Companies / Corporate Earnings
By: Harry_Boxer
Here are four stocks to watch riding positive earnings announcements.
Health Insurance Innovations, Inc. (HIIQ) broke out above a key resistance level on Tuesday, up $1.50, or 6.7%, closing at $23.70. The move above the $23 resistance level, which came on light volume of 945,700 shares, saw price cross over to the positive side of the 50-day moving average for the first time in two months. The stock is bouncing back from a steep decline in September, and has been climbing in a rising triangle pattern since its bottom at $12.65 on September 28. A week ago, the Web-based health coverage provider topped Wall Street's expectations in its earnings report. Next targets: $27.75 and $33.
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Tuesday, November 07, 2017
Why Oil Stocks May Be The Best Way To Profit From The Renewable Energy Revolution / Companies / Oil Companies
By: John_Mauldin
BY PATRICK WATSON : When Europe’s central banks pushed rates below zero, large depositors found themselves paying interest instead of receiving it.
But at the same time, some lucky homeowners found their mortgage payments turn into credits.
The weirdness continues.
Bloomberg recently reported that German power producers would likely be paying customers to use electricity on one weekend.
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Tuesday, November 07, 2017
4 Reasons for Investment Firms to get Social / Companies / Social Media
By: Submissions
Social media platforms have opened up the world. These computer-mediated technologies facilitate the creating and sharing of information, ideas, career interests, and other forms of expression amongst people anywhere. These outlets are popular with private users as well as businesses and governments. The financial industry also is joining the social media movement.
Financial and investment firms use various platforms to reach huge audiences of potential clients as well as maintain contact with current customers. Some companies, however, seem to have more success at informing and connecting with clients than do others.
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Tuesday, November 07, 2017
Tesla, Electric Metals Hot- Gold Cold / Companies / Electric Cars
By: Plunger
While gold has has been down and out the electric metals have been all the rage, especially the cobalt plays. Seems every month a new battery factory is announced and a new EV manufacturer announces its plans to enter the market. With additional automotive capacity entering the market the collateral damage this week was the darling of the sector- Tesla.
Tesla– is it finally time for the shorts to be taken off the intensive care list?
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Monday, November 06, 2017
How To Profit From The $6 Trillion A Year Cyber Crime Threat / Companies / Cyber Crime
By: OilPrice_Com
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Thursday, November 02, 2017
Investing in Solar Energy : SunPower SPWR / Companies / Solar Energy
By: ElliottWave-Forecast
SunPower Corporation (NASDAQ:SPWR) is the biggest commercial solar company in the U.S. The energy company designs manufactures and delivers high-performance solar electric systems worldwide for residential commercial and utility-scale power plant customers. Its high-efficiency solar modules and a commercial solution called Helix makes solar projects turnkey for installers, helping businesses, schools, and municipalities across the country save money by going solar.
Wednesday, November 01, 2017
If You Are Long Broad ETFs Like VT, You Have Given Up / Companies / Exchange Traded Funds
By: John_Mauldin
BY JARED DILLIAN : I am going to melt your brain today. Vanguard has an ETF (ticker: VT) that allows you to get long world stock markets.
This raises all sorts of interesting philosophical questions.
You see, if you are long every stock in the world, you are basically long global economic growth. Which is weird! Who has an opinion on global economic growth?
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Thursday, October 19, 2017
Knowing the Factors Affect your Car Insurance Premium / Companies / Insurance
By: Submissions
Aaron Abel writes: You won’t believe the car insurance premium rates vary depending on different attributes and the auto insurance provider. They are very careful about the calculation of your monthly premium. They use their personal information and the company data they have a strong algorithm to bear the claim amount.So, that they calculate the insurance premium accordingly.If the risk is more the more, you will have to pay for the car insurance. On the other side, the safer you will be the less you will pay.
Wednesday, October 18, 2017
Financial Transcription Services – What investors should know about them / Companies / SME
By: Submissions
Aron Abel writes: When you run a business, you have to build a trust relationship with your clients, especially if you work in the financial domain. They have to consider you trustworthy, because you are the one who manages their money and you help them achieve the plans they have for the present moment and for the future. However, because you are working with sensitive data you have to make sure that they are carefully transcribed, and this is why it is important to collaborate with a provider of transcription services.
Monday, October 16, 2017
Why is Big Data is so Important for Casino Player Acquisition and Retention / Companies / Gambling
By: Steve_Marks
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Friday, October 13, 2017
3 Reasons to Take Your Invoicing Process Mobile / Companies / SME
By: Submissions
Mara J writes: Are you a small business individual, an entrepreneur, freelancer, or all of the above?
Is cutting costs a priority for you? And not just costs meaning money, but the time spent on something as well?
Do you dislike being tied to your desk or find that by the time you get back to your workstation you might have forgotten a few details to include in the report or invoice?
If you answered yes to any or all these questions it’s time to take your billing (as well as other business matters) mobile! You probably have many apps that help with your business needs, but have your thought of invoicing?
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Thursday, October 12, 2017
Tesla - Can A Company Be Great And A Great Short? / Companies / Electric Cars
By: John_Rubino
One of the fascinating things about financial bubbles is how they transform great companies into screaming short sale candidates. Put another way, bear markets tend to throw even the prettiest babies out with the bathwater.
Here, for instance, is what happened to Cisco Systems, the dominant maker of networking gear (the devices that run the Internet) when the 1990s tech stock bubble burst, bankrupting many of its customers and causing its earnings to miss expectations. Its stock fell by more than three-fourths and those who had bought it during the previous year’s euphoria got hosed.
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