$WFC Wells Fargo & Co. (NYSE:WFC) shares are extending Friday’s declines in Monday pre-market trading, as analyst downgrades pile on after the bank lowered its net interest income forecast. Firms cutting their rating on Wells Fargo stock to neutral include Goldman, BofA and Buckingham. Shares of Wells Fargo fell about 1.6% Monday, after closing down […]
$DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $RUTX, $JPM, $DIS FLASH: Friday’s advance drove the benchmark index close above the 2900 mark for the 1st time since early October. The S&P 500 gained 0.7% Friday, as a strong earnings report from JPMorgan Chase (JPM) and a buoyant response to Walt Disney’s (DIS) upcoming streaming service helped offset losses from […]
$BAC, $C, $JPM, $MS, $WFC, $USD, $GBP, $JPY The Fed As the US yield curve is deciding whether to invert/not Invert, investors seek reassurance that we are in a era of non-inflationary growth, and focus on monthly price gauges this week. Wednesday, the US Labor Department is expected to report that its March Consumer Price […]
$C, $JPM, $MS, $BAC, $WFC, $XLF, $KBW US big banks are set to kick off the corporate earnings season next week, Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) is advising investors to use Call options to position for a rally in financial stocks into May. Goldman derivatives strategists underscored the “extreme under-performance” in the Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund, […]
$JPM JPMorgan Chase (NYSE:JPM) CEO Jamie Dimon mow admits that President Trump’s strategy of imposing economic tariffs may just be paying off. “As a negotiating strategy, it might’ve worked,” Mr. Dimon said on TV. US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin plan to travel to China next week for another round of […]
$JMP, $GS, $USD FLASH: Jamie and ‘Goldie’ have different outlooks JPMorgan (NYSE:JPM) CEO Jamie Dimon does not agree with economic doomsayers. The boss of the largest US bank acknowledged a growing number of potential obstacles to the economy that carried his firm to record profits last year. That caution was reflected in JPMorgan Chase & […]
Democratic proposals like those from Senators Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez targeting the wealthy do not make sense, just ask New York’s Democratic Governor Andrew Cuomo. “I see the Democrats pursue really economically illiterate proposals just because they think they sound good politically,” said Kevin Hassett, an economic advisor to President Trump. Mr. […]
$BAC, $C, $JPM, $WFC,$FITB, $BKX, $SPY We do expect US bank shares to continue to outperform after better-than-expected Q-4 earnings and outlooks and their cheap stock prices finally broke a losing streak, thus leading the next leg of this historic Bull Market. The gains will be driven by management teams reiterating their ability to drive […]
$DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $RUTX, $VXX, Once again, the US stock market was primed to rebound, it rebounded extending into options expiration, + there is plenty of money still on Wall Street’s sidelines. The US financial market was closed Monday for a Holiday, Options expiry brought a big Northside move. Perhaps we will see come giveback […]
$BTCUSD , $CME, $CBOE The year long digital-asset slump is scaring off institutional money, according to JPMorgan Chase & Co., suggesting a taste for the cryptocurrency markets is fading way. “Participation by financial institutions in Bitcoin trading appears to be fading,” JPM analysts wrote in a research note dated 14 December. “Key flow metrics have downshifted […]
Wall Street strategists work to calm equity investors, saying their worries over the economy are overdone. $SPY, $JPM, $GS JPMorgan (NYSE:JPM) argues that the risk of an economic recession is “overpriced” with the latest stock sell-off. Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS) says, the decline in US stocks has opened up a rare divergence between the market’s performance […]
Markets Flash ‘Slowdown’, Fed Turns ‘Dovish’ $JPM, $USO The Fed is likely to deliver some response to the wave of risk aversion hitting global markets, according to JPMorgan Asset Management’s fixed-income Chief. Policy makers can hardly ignore inversions showing up on the yield curve while a violent sell-off rocks US stocks on trade tensions, European […]
Best Time Since President Trump’s Election to Buy Stocks $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ,$RUTX, $VXX Savvy investors, sidelined and sitting on cash are setting up to come back into this market The sell-off that started in October is a healthy correction in this Bull market and investors should continue to tune out the Noise. The beaten down […]
Warren Buffett Putting Cash to Work $BRK.A, $BRK.B, $JPM, $ORCL, $TRV, $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $RUTX, $VXX Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK.A & BRK.B) Wednesday said it had taken stakes in JPMorgan Chase & Co., Oracle Corp. and Travelers Cos., as the conglomerate puts some of its sidelined cash to work. As of 30 September Berkshire […]
Mr. Hussein Obama Secretly Worked for 6 Years to Halt the Growth of JP MorganChase $JPM For about 6 years, former President Barack Hussein Obama secretly hobbled JPMorgan Chase & Co.(NYSE:JPM), the nation’s largest bank. Now the chains are off, thanks to bank-friendly regulators in The Trump Administration. In actions never before made public until […]
The Cost of Bank Consumer Loans is Falling $JPM, $C, $WFC, $BAC, $V, $MA. $GS Readers are asking the Big Q: Why when interest rates tick up are consumer loan cost ticking down? The Big A: When interest rates tick higher, consumers carrying too much debt start to default, that is the assumption, but Americans […]
America First Is a Winning Strategy America First is the way to go. US stock markets continue to be driven by “uniquely American” factors such as strong activity data, a central bank that’s on the path to being restrictive and foreign policy aimed at systemically important countries, JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) strategists led by […]
S&P 500 Earnings Preview: Q-3 Y 2018 $SPY, $JPM, $C, $WFC, $USD Earnings reporting period is here once again, and it always commands a great deal of attention because earnings drive stock prices over the long term. The S&P 500 has been underpinned by impressive earnings growth. The Q-3 reporting frame, which begins in earnest […]
A “Red Wave” in November Means More Tax Cuts for Americans $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $RUTX, $VXX A “Red Wave” in the November midterm elections means “tax cuts 2.0” GOP voter enthusiasm is powered by support for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh Financial stocks are rallying for a 2nd day running as 10-year T-Note yields top […]
US Tariffs Driving RMB Yuan South to 10 yr Lows Vs USD $USDCNY (onshore): -0.29% to 6.868 $USDCNH (offshore): -0.09% to 6.879 Golden Week begins on 1 October With little prospect of a restart for US-China trade talks, we expect an escalation in tensions that will see higher American tariffs on all Chinese imports, sending […]
Institutional Investors to Launch Services Dedicated to Cryptocurrencies $BTCUSD, $BLK, $GS, $C, $ICE, $JPM The rejections by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for the Bitcoin-based ETFs exchange traded funds is no deterrent to aspiring firms hopeful of launching the long-awaited cryptocurrency product. Leading cryptocurrency exchange operator Coinbase has emerged as the latest contender in the race to launch a cryptocurrency […]
Crude Oil Prices Falling Even Though Supply is ‘Tight’ $USO, $OIL, $JPM Friday, Crude Oil prices fell as concerns about surging US output and falling demand in China weighed on the contract and JP Morgan (NYSE:JPM) cut its price forecast. ICE Brent Crude futures fell 66c to 76.66 bbl by 1:32 p.m. EDT [1732 GMT]. […]
US ‘Consumers in Very Good Shape’ Under Strong Trump Economy $BRK.A, $JPM Warren Buffett and Jamie Dimon cited a long list of factors for investors to remain optimistic about the US economy. “Right now, there’s no question: It’s feeling strong. I mean, if we’re in the sixth inning, we have our sluggers coming to bat […]
This US Economic Recovery is “Far from over” $JPM JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) CEO Jamie Dimon does not see any reason the 9-year economic recovery will end any time soon. “We’re probably in the 6th inning,” Mr. Dimon said Friday at an investor conference in New York. “It’s very possible you’re going to see […]
Wall Street titan JP Morgan Chase has become the latest firm to apply for a controlling stake in a Chinese securities venture, taking advantage of new rules Beijing put in place last month as part of a move to open up the economy. JP Morgan Broking applied to establish a foreign invested securities firm with […]
Goldman Sachs’ (NYSE:GS) Beats ‘The Street’ $GS Tuesday, Goldman Sachs Group Inc (NYSE:GS) beat Wall Street’s expectations for Quarterly profit driven by a rise in trading revenue and higher fees from debt and equity underwriting. The leading Wall Street bank’s trading revenue jumped 30% from a year earlier when it reported a 2% fall, hurt […]
Wall Street Banks See US Economy Growing to 4%, Not Collapsing $GS, $MS, $DB, $BAC, $HSBC, $JPM US Economy Continues to Boom under President Trump The International Monetary Fund (IMF) conducts its semi-annual health check of the world economy this week with investors worried that global growth is starting to fade after accelerating the most […]
Blockchain, “No One Can Own of Control It, Everyone Can Use It” $BTCUSD, $ETHUSD, $IBM, $GOOG, $JPM, $USB, $WMT, $SPOT Blockchain is a technology that no one can own or control but anyone can use, it is the platform for Cryptocurrency. Blockchain as applications for just about any enterprise involved in record-keeping, documentation, registrations and […]
US Household Household Wealth is “at pretty dizzying levels right now” $DIA, $SPY, $JPM Americans’ wealth rose more than $2-T in Q-4 of last year, pushing further into record territory, thanks to The Trump Bull Market and rising property prices, data from the Fed showed Thursday. According to the Quarterly Fed report, household net worth, […]
Wall Street’s Top Analysts Upgrades, Downgrades & Initiations $CBOE, $CELG, $JPM, $LGIH, $MMM Daily HeffX-LTN reviews Wall Street analysts research reports to find new investing and trading ideas for our readers. Some reports cover stocks to buy, and others cover stocks to sell or avoid. Below is a list of Wall Street’s Top analysts outlook for Key issues for Wednesday, […]
DJIA Dips, as Market Bulls ‘Pause to Refresh’ $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $VXX The DJIA – 1.4% to 26076.89, the S&P 500 – 1.1% to 2822.43, and the NAS Comp – 0.9% to 7402.48. Rising bond yields profit taking in healthcare shares pushed the DJIA due South Tuesday tapping the Key support zone, its biggest 1-day decliner […]
Davos Report: President Trump Offers American “Friendship & Partnership” President Trump lauded investing in the US to international companies Buying momentum running high as investors look to keep The Trump Rally going Currently, the S&P 500 futures Vs fair value: +10.00. NAS Comp futures Vs fair value: +36.30. Friday, US President Donald Trump offered “America’s […]
Forex Traders Embrace the SmartPhone Era $USD, $JPY, $EUR, $GBP, $CNY The world’s biggest financial market, Forex, is embracing the SmartPhone era as investors find new ways to work when they are not on the trading floor. In a JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) survey of more than 400 institutional Fx, interest rates and commodities […]
Big Banks See Trump Tax Reform Benefits, Will Pass Them on to Employees and Stakeholders $JPM, $WFC, $BAC, $C, $GS JPMorgan (NYSE:JPM) and Wells Fargo (NYSE:WFC) indicated Friday that they expect to see significant future benefits from the recently enacted GOP tax bill, through both lower taxes and increased business. The comments came as the […]
President Trump: ‘American Business is Hot Again!’ $JPM, $FCAU, $SPY, $QQQ, $DIA Optimism Among Small-Business Owners Soars on the Trump Effect Early Saturday, US President Donald Trump lauded the economy in a Tweet that pointed out Friday’s stock market report while announcing that “jobs are coming back to America.” ” Yesterday was a big day […]
Goldman ‘Building’ a Cryptocurrency Trading Desk $GS, $BTCUSD Wall Street’s biggest firms are growing more comfortable with cryptocurrencies. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE:GS) is setting up a trading desk to make markets in digital currencies such as Bitcoin. Bitcoin is currently trading at: 12,383.8301, -1,437.58, -10.40%, as of 2:03p GMT, the market is open. Friday, 22 December’s […]
DJIA Post Another Record, Investors See Tax Cuts Ahead $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $VXX The DJIA marked aother record high Monday, with banks and retailers surging and tech falling as investors realigned their portfolios in hopes of benefiting from expected corporate tax cuts. The S&P 500 ended with a small loss after hitting an intra-day all-time […]
Bitcoin Runs to Record $10,000 $BTCUSD, $CME, $JPM Bitcoin broke $10,000 for the 1st time Tuesday bringing the YTD price rise to more than 10X. Currently Bitcoin is trading at $10,541.9951, +621.86 or +6.27% on the day. The fast action is bringing to the mainstream what was once considered the providence of computer developers, futurists […]
Hong Kong Real Estate Defying Gravity $JLL, $HSBC, $JPM Hong Kong’s steaming housing market shows no signs of cooling down anytime soon. Prices in the City have climbed 11% YTD defying skeptics waiting for the bubble to burst and government attempts to rein in the world’s most expensive housing market through a raft of taxes and […]
Bitcoin, What’s Ahead for the Raging Cryptocurrency $BTCUSD, $MSFT, $JPM, $GS, $TM, $CME, $CBOE Bitcoin’s amazing rise YTD has attracted lots of attention, but most institutional investors are still on the sidelines, as regulators have yet to issue comprehensive rules, and corporations are still only testing blockchain technology. Whether Bitcoin matures or crashes will depend […]
Analyst Calling Bitcoin at $11,000 Each $BTCUSD, $GLD, $CME, $JPM Bullish analyst Ronnie Moas, who says Bitcoin’s market cap will 1 day catch up to Gold at $8-T, is raising his Y 2018 price target for the digital currency to $11,000 from $7,500. Currently Bitcoin is trading at $7,303.21 Vs the USD. “Every day more […]
Goldman Sachs’ CEO, “We Cannot Dismiss Bitcoin” $BTCUSD, $GS, $JPM, $CME, $GBTC, $AMZN Goldman Sach’s CEO Lloyd Blankfein is keeping his ‘powder dry’ on Bitcoin the fast moving #1 cryptocurrency. The Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE:GS) Chief says he is not willing to reject the digital currency just yet and does not hold any investments in […]
Banks Desperate to Stop Cryptocurrencies Like Bitcoin $BTCUSD, $JPM Recently, Jamie Dimon, CEO of JP Morgan (NYSE:JPM) said publicly that Bitcoin is a fraud that is waiting to blow up. The story came a month after China’s ban on Initial Coin Offer (ICO), an unregulated way of raising financing by cryptocurrency startups. Following the statement, […]
Gold is Forever, Not All Crypto Currencies Will Survive $GLD, $BTCUSD. $AMZN, $GOOGL, $JPM Not all of the Crypto currencies will survive, it is still early in this game. As in the .Com era there were winners and losers then, will there be winners and losers now. Bitcoin and Ethereum are the front-runners now, recall that […]
Bitcoin Surges Past $5,000 $BTCUSD $JPM, $GS, $GOOGL Bitcoin’s surge has divided the financial community between those convinced it is a bubble on the verge of popping. Questions being asked on Wall Street and Main Street about speculation on Bitcoin after the digital currency breached 5,000 for the 1st time, pushing this year’s gains to more […]
‘Goldie’s’ Boss says, “Keep an open mind on Bitcoin” $BTCUSD, $GS, $JPM Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (NYSE:GS) CEO Lloyd Blankfein said he is keeping an open mind on Bitcoin after a media report that the investment bank was exploring a new trading operation dedicated to cryptocurrencies. Follow Lloyd Blankfein ✔@lloydblankfein Still thinking about #Bitcoin. No conclusion […]
IMF Boss to Central Bankers: “Do Not Dismiss Bitcoin” $BTCUSD, $JPM Christine Lagarde, the head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), has a message for the world’s central bankers, “Do not be Luddites” Friday, addressing a conference in London, Ms. Lagarde said virtual currencies, which are created and exchanged without the involvement of banks or government, […]
Wall Street’s Top Analysts Upgrades, Downgrades & Initiations $AAPL, $DWDP, $JPM, $TMUS Daily HeffX-LTN reviews Wall Street analysts research reports to find new investing and trading ideas for our readers. Some reports cover stocks to buy, and others cover stocks to sell or avoid. Below is a list of Wall Streets Top analysts upgrades, downgrades and initiations for Wednesday, as follows: Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) reiterated […]
Obama Funded Opposition to Trump with Taxpayers’ Money $BAC, $C, $JPM One of the most outrageous abuses of the Obama Presidency was a scheme by which fines for corporate misbehavior by the biggest Wall Street banks were channeled into the hands of radical leftist groups that are now vehemently opposing the policies of President Trump. […]
Investors Not Overly Concerned About NKorea’s Terror “Antics” $JPM JPMorgan (NYSE:JPM) CEO Jamie Dimon said NKorea a ‘terrible threat’ but markets should not expect a bad outcome. Mr. Dimon explained it would be a mistake for investors to rush to rash decisions on concerns of a nuclear war. “I think there’s a higher chance of […]
Cryptocurrency Crackdown: Swiss Shut Down ‘Fake’ e-Coin Switzerland’s financial watchdog closed down the provider of a fake cryptocurrency and is investigating around 12 other possible fraud cases, in the latest clamp-down on the risks involving virtual money. The move by the FINMA watchdog comes on the heels of Chinese authorities’ ordering Beijing-based cryptocurrency exchanges to […]
Bitcoin, from Curiosity to Household Word $JPM, $BTCUSD The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) said Monday, that the world’s central banks cannot ignore the growth in cryptocurrencies and may at some point have to consider whether it makes sense for them to issue their own digital currencies, “Whether or not a central bank should provide […]
Bitcoin Dives on Dimon’s Fraud Warning $JPM, $BTCUSD, $ETH/USD Wednesday, Bitcoin dove by more than 10%, as investors sold the cryptocurrency after a warning by JPMorgan (NYSE:JPM) Chief Executive Jamie Dimon that it “is a fraud” and will eventually “blow up.” Bitcoin, the original and biggest cryptocurrency, has rallied strong in recent months, hitting a […]
Wall Street’s Top Analysts Upgrades, Downgrades & Initiations $BAC, $DAL, $GS, $JPM, $PRGO, $SSYS Daily HeffX-LTN reviews Wall Street analysts research reports to find new investing and trading ideas for our readers. Some reports cover stocks to buy, and others cover stocks to sell or avoid. Below is a list of Wall Streets Top analysts upgrades, downgrades and […]
In about a month, thousands of JP Morgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) employees will begin to move into the financial giant’s new regional campus in Plano’s Legacy West — a hub powered in part by wind energy. The move into the 1 million-square-foot campus within Legacy West will be the first of a multi-phased consolidation bringing about half […]
Shares of JP Morgan Chase (JPM) ended the trading day Wednesday at $91.93, representing a move of -0.94%, or $0.87 per share, on volume of 11.77 million shares. After opening the trading day at $93.10, shares of JP Morgan Chase traded between a range of $91.68 and $93.19. JP Morgan Chase currently has a total float of […]
JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) HEFFX Highlights JPMorgan smashes Wall Street estimates, but shares decline on outlook JPMorgan reports much better-than-expected second quarter earnings. However, the bank lowers its net interest income forecast for the year. Trading revenue also fell. JPMorgan Chase & Co. is a financial holding company. The Company is engaged in investment […]
Wall Street’s Top Analysts Upgrades, Downgrades & Initiations $ALLY, $C, $DVN, $FCFS, $JPM Daily HeffX-LTN reviews Wall Street analysts research reports to find new investing and trading ideas for our readers. Some reports cover stocks to buy, and others cover stocks to sell or avoid. Below is a list of Wall Streets top analysts upgrades, downgrades and initiations […]
JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) And Finicity Ink Data-Sharing Agreement For the quarter, JPMorgan Chase is expected to report earnings of $1.57 per share, up two cents from the same quarter last year, on revenue of $24.8 billion, according to third-party consensus analyst estimates. Revenues are expected to decline 1.5% compared to Q2 2016. Last […]
Fed’s Plan to Cut Bond Holdings Could Be “Very Disruptive” $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $VXX JPMorgan Chase & Co’s (NYSEJPM) Chairman, Jamie Dimon, said Tuesday that the unwinding of Fed’s bond-buying programs is an unprecedented challenge that may be more disruptive than people think. “We’ve never have had QE like this before, we’ve never had unwinding […]
Wall Street’s Top Analysts Upgrades, Downgrades & Initiations $AXP, $ABX, $GRPN, $JPM, $WFM Daily HeffX-LTN reviews Wall Street analysts research reports to find new investing and trading ideas for our readers. Some reports cover stocks to buy, and others cover stocks to sell or avoid. Below is a list of Wall Streets top analysts upgrades, downgrades and initiations […]
Wall Street’s Top Analysts Upgrades, Downgrades & Initiations $ABX, $GRPN, $JPM, $SPG, $WFM Daily HeffX-LTN reviews Wall Street analysts research reports to find new investing and trading ideas for our readers. Some reports cover stocks to buy, and others cover stocks to sell or avoid. Below is a list of Wall Streets top analysts upgrades, downgrades and initiations […]
Shares of Big US Banks Rally on Strong Payout Plans, Tech Falling $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $VXX, $JPM, $KEY Thursday, shares in the biggest US banks rose after they revealed buyback and dividend plans that topped analyst expectations after the Fed approved capital proposals in its annual stress test program. The S&P 500 Bank sector index […]
JPMorgan Chase Ups Ferrari N.V. (NYSE:RACE) Stake by 102.8% in Q-1 $RACE, $JPM JPMorgan Chase (NYSE:JPM) increased its stake in Ferrari N.V. (NYSE:RACE) by 102.8% during Q-1 of Y 2017, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,830,812 shares of the company’s stock after […]
Managed Money Said Monday, “We are not worried at all about tech” $AAPL, $AMZN, $FB, $GOOGL, $MSFT Selling in the high flying technology sector extended to its 2nd trading day Monday, with the NAS Comp seeing it biggest 2-day loss since September 2016 The tech selling dragged down all 3 major US stock market indexes, […]
Major US Business Leader Staying on President Trump’s Business Council $WMT, $JPM, $IBM, $GE, $BA, $BX Major US companies, including Wal-Mart Stores Inc (NYSE:WMT), JP Morgan Chase & Co (NYSE:JPM) and IBM Corp (NYSE:IBM) have said their CEO’s will remain in an influential Presidential advisory group despite objecting to President Donald Trump’s withdrawal from the […]
Jamie Dimon Optimistic About the Future of US Economy $JPM Jamie Dimon CEO of JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) said he is optimistic about the global economy and the prospects for regulatory reform in the US under President Donald Trump. “Japan is growing more than it has grown in 15 years, Europe is doing well […]
US-China Trade Deal Reveals Key Corporate Winners $V, $MA, $AXP, $LNG, $JPM, $MS, $TSN Beef companies, credit card firms and LNG (liquefied natural gas) exporters emerged as potential corporate winners Friday in the wake of trade agreements reached between the United States and China. Initial reaction on the US stock market was subdued after the announcement […]
Bitcoin Spikes, Marks $1,700, + $1-B Market Cap in 24 Hrs The price of the volatile digital currency rose above $1,700 Tuesday morning, according to a price index by industry website Coindesk, with analysts contemplating what risks or Back Swans could scuttle its recent price run. “Over 1 year, the market capitalization for Bitcoin has increased […]
Wall Street’s Top Analysts Upgrades, Downgrades & Initiations $AXP, $BBY, $GE, $JPM, $WFC Daily HeffX-LTN reviews Wall Street analysts research reports to find new investing and trading ideas for our readers. Some reports cover stocks to buy, and others cover stocks to sell or avoid. Below is a list of Wall Streets top analysts upgrades, downgrades and […]
China’s GDP Comes in Better than Expected at 6.9% Y-Y $JPM In the latest sign of economic stabilization, China reported better-than-expected growth for Q-1 of Y 2017. The world’s 2nd-largest economy saw its GDP (gross domestic product) rise 6.9% Y-Y to hit US$ 2.63-T in Q-1, up from 6.8% growth in the prior Quarter, according […]
Dublin, a Future Hub for Financial Firms Fleeing Brexit $BAC, $HSBC, $GS, $MS, $JPM Britain’s plans to leave the EU have a Silver Lining is expanding daily along the banks of the River Liffey, a likely post-Brexit refuge for London’s City banking operations. Dublin’s financial district stretches for nearly a mile on both banks of […]
Tax & Regulatory Reform are America’s CEO’s Top Priorities $JPM Most CEO’s of large US companies see tax and regulatory reform as their Top policy priorities, with only 3% naming healthcare reform, according to a survey released Tuesday. The Business Roundtable Quarterly survey showed broad hopefulness about US economic prospects in the wake of the […]
“American Spirit” Ignited, US Business & Consumer Confidence Running High $JPM, $GS Jamie Dimon, 60 anni, said President Trump’s economic agenda has ignited US business and consumer confidence and he expects at least some of the administration’s proposals to be enacted. “It seems like he’s woken up the animal spirits,” Mr. Dimon, Chairman and CEO […]
There’s Very Little Corporate Resistance to President Trump’s Travel Ban $FB, $GOOGL, $AAPL, $F, $GM, $GW, $JPM For the most part US corporate leaders are “mum” on US President Donald Trump’s immigration restrictions. While the leaders of Apple Inc.(NASDAQ:AAPL), Google (NASDAQ:GOOGL) and Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) emailed their staff to denounce the suspension of the US refugee program and the […]
America’s Big Banks Enter the Marijuana Industry $JPM, $BAC, $C, $WFC , $MCD, $SBUX, $AAPL, $WFM A Key issues facing the marijuana industry in the US states with legalized marijuana is their inability to find a bank willing to handle the money. That is because marijuana remains illegal under federal law, and many banks have […]
Wall Street’s Top Analysts Upgrades, Downgrades & Initiations $JPM, $NFLX, $JWN, $TWTR Daily HeffX-LTN reviews Wall Street analysts research reports to find new investing and trading ideas for our readers. Some reports cover stocks to buy, and others cover stocks to sell or avoid. Below is a list of Wall Streets top analysts upgrades, downgrades and initiations […]
Jamie Dimon Optimistic, Praises Donald Trump’s Cabinet Picks $JPM, $XOM JPMorgan Chase & Co.(NYSE:JPM) Jamie Dimon said he is optimistic about President Elect Donald Trump’s Administration because of the group of people he has assembled to fill his Cabinet. “If you want to win the game, put Tom Brady on the field,” Mr. Dimon, 60 […]
November, a Pivotal Month in the History of Financial Markets $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $VXX, $GS, $JPM November marked a Key shifts for global financial markets, with a number of asset classes from financial stocks, emerging-market bonds to hard commodities staging sharp price swings in the space of just 3 weeks. Investors believe that the election […]
JPMorgan Chase (NYSE:JPM) Progress Overall, the bias in prices is: Upwards. Short term: Prices are moving. Intermediate term: Prices are trending. Note: this chart shows extraordinary price action to the upside. By the way, prices are vulnerable to a correction towards 71.11. The projected upper bound is: 81.16. The projected lower bound is: 75.38. The […]
JPMorgan Chase (NYSE:JPM) Analysis Overall, the bias in prices is: Upwards. Short term: Prices are moving. Intermediate term: Prices are trending. Note: this chart shows extraordinary price action to the upside. By the way, prices are vulnerable to a correction towards 68.93. The projected upper bound is: 82.51. The projected lower bound is: 76.99. The […]
Wall Street’s Top Analysts Upgrades, Downgrades & Initiations $AWK, $GPRO, $JPM, $NUE, $X Daily HeffX-LTN reviews Wall Street analysts research reports to find new investing and trading ideas for our readers. Some reports cover stocks to buy, and others cover stocks to sell or avoid. Below is a list of Wall Streets top analysts upgrades, downgrades and […]
Major US Investment Banks Prepared for Election Volatility $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $VXX The major US investment banks, including Morgan Stanley (NYSE:MS), JPMorgan Chase & Co.(NYSE:JPM) and Goldman Sachs Group Inc.(NYSE:GS), are bracing for potential confusion and disorder on financial markets in the wake of Tuesday’s US Presidential election. Bank preparations ahead of the US election […]
Hillary and Michelle Intimately Tied Sugar & Soda Industry $DIS, $KO, $PEP $JPM Lives are at stake, the health and future of children hang in the balance in this Presidential election Walt Disney World recently tried to copy the sugar and soda industries’ marketing methodology, but ended up running for cover last year when the […]
The Deal, a business unit of financial news and information provider of TheStreet, Inc., (NASDAQ: TST) today announced that JPMorgan Securities LLC led the way in third-quarter mergers and acquisitions deals, despite less overall activity because of concern about the U.S. Presidential Election and Brexit. “Valuations, like stock markets, are way up at the moment, […]
The Leadership is Bouncing Around, Uncertainty Abounds $SPY, $JPM, $C At 1st glance, the US stock market in Y 2016 is nothing like it was last year, when Winners kept winning and gainers were concentrated in a handful of leadership stocks. But, now the leadership keeps bouncing around. Since January, the S&P 500 Index’s strongest […]
A $7-T Event in the World’s Financial Markets Is Looming $GS, $DB, $JPM If the London Interbank Borrowing Rate aka LIBOR was a musical artist, or an actor, or a sports team, we will be calling Y 2016 its comeback year. Not since the financial crisis of Y 2008 has Libor, to which almost $7-T […]
The Week Ahead on Wall Street $JPM, $C, $WFC, $PNC, $AA The US stock exchanges were open Monday, Columbus Day, even though it is a federal holiday. The 1st official week of Q-3 earnings features 4 banks: DJIA component JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) and S&P 500 members Citigoup (NYSE:C), PNC Financial Services Group (NYSE:PNC) and Wells […]
Wells Fargo’s (NYSE:WFC) Fraud Cost Investors $10-B $WFC, $JPM, $BRK.A FLASH: Here is the word on how it’s largest shareholder, Warren Buffet’s Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE:BRK.A) feels about the mess, likely put out, as his loss is reported at $1.4-B. Wells Fargo’s (NYSE:WFC) fraud cost 5,200 employees their jobs and the bank suffered $185-M in fines, […]
This Week on Wall Street, Bank Earnings in the Headlights $JPM, $GS, $MS, $BAC, $DB, $USB Banks are definitely in the headlights this earnings season, and there is caution in the market, Q-2 was not strong economical. Financials have been the worst performing of the 10 major S&P 500 sector groups this year, down nearly […]
Oman’s State Oil (PDO) Raises $4-B or Projects $JPM, $HHBC, $ING The amount raised will be used to finance construction of new facilities Petroleum Development Oman (PDO), the country’s top Oil & Gas exploration and production company, has obtained a $4-B loan from international banks, as low Crude Oil prices strain state finances. The 5-year […]