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John Prestbo’s Indexed Investor: ETFs are your best way to own Internet stocks
The Internet sector continues to be worthy of investors’ attention, and an index-based ETF remains the best way to gain diversified exposure, writes John Prestbo.
Stocks to Watch: Intel, Finisar are Friday’s stocks to watch
Among the companies whose shares are expected to see active trading in Friday’s session are Intel and Finisar.
AAPL Propels NASDAQ to 9th Straight Positive Close
For the ninth straight session the NASDAQ closed with gains. Crude oil slipped below $50, but the market is focused on Janet Yellen’s testimony tomorrow morning on Capital Hill. The stock market has all but ignored the situation in Greece as the country looks to provide a list to the …
Roman Abramovich Invests $15M In New US Fracking Technology
Are the Russians coming to Texas riding the tailwinds of fracking? That depends on who you ask, as some believe Russian forces were behind the anti-fracking vote in Denton, while a $15 million investment in new Texas fracking technology by Roman Abramovich perhaps tells another story. When the anti-…
North Sea oil and gas spending to plunge
Rising costs, heavy taxes and price slide could lead to accelerated decommissioning of fields
How ‘patient’ is Yellen?
When Federal Reserve chairwoman Janet Yellen gives evidence to the Senate Banking Committee on Tuesday, she has an opportunity to speak above the heads of the financial markets to Congress and the American people. There is pressure in the Senate to bring the Fed under Congressional “audit”, something that almost …
5 New, Affordable Smartwatches Battle for Your Wrist
We'll see a number of new smartwatches this year at more affordable prices. Here's a look at some of our favorites.
Price & Time: USD/JPY Waiting On A Catalyst
Yellen ‘Humphrey Hawkins’ testimony the directional trigger?
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac: Never been better
UK Only Article: standard article Fly Title: Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Rubric: America's mortgage-insurance giants are making bigger profits than before the crisis Byline: C.R. & T.E. Location: LONDON AND NEW YORK Main image: 20150221_fnp511.jpg FANNIE MAE and Freddie Mac may sound …
How to look at the Greece bailout deal
Yesterday, Greece received an agreement in principal to extend its existing bailout program for another four months from the institutions administering that program. I believe this deal is a good basis for further work down the line. But Greece has a lot of work ahead of it, if it is …
Central Bank Commentary to Provide Spark for USD, GBP, CAD
The BoC, BoE, and Fed will all be updating markets on their recent perspectives and implications on monetary policy today.
Oversupply Concerns Hurt Crude Oil
Futures for ;crude oil dropped today amid concerns about oversupply. While the ;number of ;oil rigs was falling in ;the ;United States, the ;pace of ;closure is …
This website can literally save you hundreds of pounds on UK train travel
The art of “ticket splitting” — saving money by splitting up your journey by buying several tickets instead of one — has been around since the 1970s. But now the technique has gone mainstream after a website called “TrainSplit.com” was picked up by The Sunday Times. It uses legitimate …
Corporate Profits
Yes I am playing with FRED. My thoughts about the graph after the jump. First isn’t that a long name for a time series ? Profit measurement is controversial. Non-accountants such as myself are afraid to even go there. Wouldn’t you have guessed a larger ratio ? So much …
Yellen Monetary Policy on Tap – Fox Business
Fox BusinessYellen Monetary Policy on TapFox BusinessFederal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen begins two days of testimony Tuesday before Congress and the goal of the politicians will be to glean from Yellen some as-yet ungleaned clue as to the when the central bank plans to raise interest rates. In all …
The mixed-up world of investing in emerging markets
OK, that’s a trick question. The three economies don’t have much in common, except that they’re all members of a group called the emerging world.
Sling TV Quick Review and Promo: Prepay 3 Months, Get Free Fire TV Stick, Free Roku Stick, or $50 off Amazon Fire TV
Sling TV is now live and indeed allows you to stream a package of major cable networks live over the internet. I previously wrote about Sling TV from Dish Network when it was announced in January at the 2015 Consumer Electronics Show. Here is the base package that runs $20 a …