For the month of June, India’s production was up, and exchange traded funds (ETFs) focused on this rising country reaped the rewards of this growth. Before the higher interest rates and consumer spending crimp, factory output and activity in mines and utilities in India rose 5.4% from one month earlier, reports Kartik Goyal for Bloomberg. This growth spurt may slow, as the central bank has rais...
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Four times a year, hedge funds & asset managers with > $100 million AUM (assets under management) are required to report to the SEC their holdings from the previous quarter. I check these 13F filings quarterly just to get a sense as to where these funds are putting their money sector wise. If you just sit down and do some simple number crunching between last quarter's 13F and this quarte...
Today was an interesting ride in the 52-week low club after we have seen very volatile markets. While oil fell $1.00 and while the S&P, NASDAQ, and DJIA were up most of the day, there were plenty of stocks gracing the 52-week lows: Akeena Solar, Inc. (AKNS)... down in sympathy with others, more speculative name in solar.American Electric Power (AEP)... becoming habitual. CompuCredit Corp. ...
The U.S. economy is fighting headwinds from a severe credit crunch and will probably grow only modestly until easier credit is available, says Gary Stern, president of the Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank and a voting member of the Federal Open Market Committee.
From Marketwatch:The U.S. trade deficit narrowed by 4.1% to $56.8 billion in June on record exports and a decline in non-oil imports, the Commerce Department estimated Tuesday......The balance of trade has been declining for nearly two years, the result of the dollar slipping in value against other global currencies as well as weaker demand at home.Exports have been keeping the economy afloat, ...
Annelena Lobb reports: (Getty Images) Investors in Russian stock markets have plenty to reckon with. Besides the week-old Russia-Georgia war, there are ongoing struggles between oil company TNK-BP’s two 50-50 shareholders (British Petroleum and a group of Russian billionaires); Vladimir Putin’s recent public criticism of steel and coal producer Mechel OAO, which stirred up fears of ...
I was very much disappointed when David Altig decided to suspend posting at Macroblog. The good news is that Macroblog is back and the more interesting news is that Altig is now Senior Vice President and Director of Desearch at the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta. Altig describes the new role of Macroblog as follows: “I originally launched macroblog in 2004 as an independent blog, but it will n...
Filed under: Major movement, Analyst reports, General Motors (GM)General Motors Corp. (NYSE: GM) stock finished the day up nearly 11%, or $1.09 to $11.35 after two days of losses. It seems that overall sentiment for blue chip stocks was stronger today as buyers looked for bargains. With the recent slide in oil prices, including another decline today, many stocks previously hit by the runup in o...
Have you tried going into a Toyota dealership to buy a new or used Toyota Prius over the last 12 to 18 months? If you said yes, then you know you can't really get one unless you put your name on the list long ago. Toyota Motor Corp. (NYSE: TM) landed itself with a huge winner in its hybrid sales. Many comment that the Prius isn't that pretty to look at or that they think it is "Too ECO" which ...