$SPY, $SPX FLASH: The S&P 500 is on track for its best YTD return in more than 20 years, the catalyst: cheap money ahead. The broad-market benchmark is up 20.7% YTD, which would represent the richest year-to-date return for the S&P 500 SPX through July 26 since Y 1997, when it gained 26.74%, according to Dow […]
$GLD, $XAU, $USD By Jared Dillan There is a lot of strong feelings about gold. Some people think it has no utility. Other people have pretty reasoned arguments about how gold maintains purchasing power across the centuries. It was in a bubble 8 years ago that sucked a lot of people in. There were some sketch-ball […]
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 […]
Some Companies that ‘Inverted’ to Return US for the Trump Tax Cuts Some of the US companies that moved offshore in a wave of inversion deals are now considering returning to the United States now that domestic tax rates are lower and tax policing is tougher abroad, attorneys and consultants said. Some clients have asked […]
President Trump, “This is the last year for a long, complicated tax return.” President Donald Trump is in Hialeah, Florida promoting the GOP tax refroms, highlighting improvements in Hispanic unemployment rates in the predominantly Latino Miami suburb. Speaking a day before the personal income tax filing deadline, President Trump says “This is the last time […]
F1: Maserati Plan to Return to the ‘The Grid’ in 2018 $FCAU, $RACE The Trident mark set to return to F1 for the 1st time since the 1950’s as the marque plans to take over naming rights for The Haas Team (US). Italian luxury carmaker Maserati, a unit of Fiat Chrysler (NYSE:FCAU) could return to […]
Dubai Property: New Projects Flourish Property developers in Dubai showcased new multi-billion-dollar mega-projects on Monday despite falling prices, in the hope of stimulating demand and helping to end a three-year market downturn. Exhibitors at the three-day Cityscape Global showed off models of high-end skyscrapers and even “Floating Venice”, a resort complete with underwater suites. The […]
Russia Demands Seized US Property Be Returned, Else… Tuesday, Russia said that it reserved the right to retaliate against the United States after a meeting in Washington ended without an agreement to return Russian diplomatic property the US seized. Former US President Barack Hussein Obama ordered the seizure of 2 Russian diplomatic compounds in New […]
Dubai Land Department, DLD, has announced the launch of an awareness campaign for its ‘Dubai Brokers’ application, the first of its kind in the world. ‘Dubai Brokers’ is the most important application issued by DLD for providing accurate and up-to-date information on licensed Dubai real estate brokers and real estate companies that have been approved […]
Investing in Real Estate, Dubai and Thailand Very low interest rates make investments in properties a very interesting option. Even better, HEFFX has on offer some very high, guaranteed Return on Investment (ROI) deals that guarantee your return for 5 to 10 years. The property markets we have selected are very stable with considerable upside […]
An LTN Favorite Stock: Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) Update $RACE The current market cap for the Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) Sector: Auto Manufacturers Major is valued at 11596.65-B. The dominant statistics will authorize the investment community to govern the size of Ferrari compared to the sales or total assets figures. That being the case, investors will be able to […]
Evaluating the Long Term Value of Gold $GLD An oft cited negative about Gold is the inability for investors to value it, unlike stocks and bonds. A company’s revenues and earnings can be forecast to arrive at a valuation multiple. A bond’s cash flows can be discounted to come up with a present value. Gold […]
LTN’s Feature Stock of the Day: Starbucks Corp (NASDAQ:SBUX) $SBUX Starbucks Corporation, (NASDAQ: SBUX) has a market cap of 83710.81, it is in the Specialty Eateries and Services sector The HQ is Seattle, Washington, USA, and was 1 st put on the stock market on the IPO 26 June 1992. Starbucks Corporation’s price at the close […]
LTN’s Stock of the Day: Ferrari NV (NYSE:RACE) $RACE, $FCAU LTN’s stock of the day is Ferrari NV, (NYSE: RACE), with a market cap of US$11212.49-B. Italy and the world’s premier automaker, Ferrari, is in the industry Auto Manufacturers, Major and Consumer Goods sectors. Once a unit of Fiat-Chrysler (NYSE:FCAU) Ferrari shares were 1st put […]
UK Pinewood Studios Sold to Real Estate Investment Fund The iconic UK studio home of the James Bond franchise and ‘Star Wars’ is Europe’s largest provider of studio space. The sale of Pinewood Group to a real estate investment fund in a deal worth $412-M has closed/. Pinewood Studios was sold to Picture Holdco Ltd., an […]
Donald Trump Expected to File Federal Income Taxes This Month Donald Trump has the opportunity to change the negative narrative on his taxes, that being to release his Y 2015 federal tax return. Recall, that after the 1st Presidential debate with Hillary Clinton, he said his “current returns will be released as soon as they’re […]
Savvy Money Favors “Real” Assets $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $VXX Savvy money manager Bill Gross, 72 anni, says investors should favor real assets like Gold and real estate and avoid most stocks and bonds trading at inflated prices. “I do not like bonds; I do not like most stocks, I do not like private equity,” Mr. […]
Elevated Risk Suggests “Do not Buy the Dips” $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $VXX The S&P 500 close to all-time highs, the stretched valuations and a lack of growth, signals that risk is elevated up here Notably, corrections in excess of 20% (38 to 55% corrections do happen) for major stock market happen frequently and recently have […]
Ft. McMurray Wildfire Evacuees Begin to Return Evacuees who fled the huge wildfire that hit Ft McMurray are slowly returning homes and facing cleaning up and uncertainty over their safety as the devastated Canadian Oil city starts on the rebuilding path. More than 90,000 residents fled the Northern Alberta city as the fire hit 4 […]
Top Locations for Renting, Buying Property in Dubai & Abu Dhabi Despite price declines, yields remained high in both Emirates UAE real estate markets were stable in Q-1 of Y 2016 as major developers continued to launch mega projects, according to property site www.Bayut.com The company said there were welcome signs of recovery in the […]
