$ICE $USD $BAC $WFC This week Fed Chairman Powell set out to offer a explanation for the complicated steps he is taking to relieve dire stresses in the global financial system. “Many places in the capital markets, which support borrowing by households and businesses. I am talking about mortgages and car loans and things like […]
Pretax profits in the securities industry reached $15.1 billion in the first six months of 2019, an 11 percent increase over the same period last year, and the best start in a decade, but a slowdown in the global economy and other factors pose threats to second half profits, according to State Comptroller Thomas P. […]
$DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $RUTX, $GLD, $VXX Investing in this market successfully requires the creation of an investing strategy that outperforms the broader market. Consider, Factor Investing, it is not new, dating to the mid-1970’s, and has been boosted over the past few years from the acceptance of ETFs. Now, there is over $900-B invested in […]
$BTC FLASH: President Trump focusing on dark regulation at SEC The Trump Administration issued a memorandum strongly discouraging regulatory dark matter/s. The memo instructs federal agencies to submit all policy-making rules to Congress to be vetted under the Congressional Review Act, even if these rules come in the form of informal guidance. The Trump Memo […]
$BTCUSD By Mark Hiraide On April 2, 2019, the Division of Corporation Finance of the Securities and Exchange Commission issued a no-action letter to TurnKey Jet, Inc. in connection with a proposed sale of tokens in the United States. It was the first no-action letter relating to cryptocurrencies and was widely heralded as a watershed event […]
Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA): SEC Closing in, Senior Securities Lawyer Ankles $TSLA Monday, we learned that an experienced securities lawyer is leaving Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) just as the company needs the best to help manage the its fraud settlement with US regulators and the DOJ’s criminal probe. Phil Rothenberg, a VP in Tesla’s legal department, will become a […]
Tesla’s (NASDAQ:TSLA) Elon Musk Future Uncertain, Criminal Charges Maybe Ahead $TSLA Sell all rallies in Tesla is still our call CEO Elon Musk’s future with Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) is a bit clearer after the company settled a securities fraud lawsuit with the SEC, but there are other clouds hanging over the niche EV maker. Under an […]
Russia Off the List of Top US Treasury Note/Bill/Bond Holders Russia is no longer listed among the Top foreign holders of US government securities, according to a report released in Washington. Russia, once among the Top 10 foreign owners of Treasuries, the country’s holdings of US bills, notes and bonds in May fell to $14.9-B, […]
Thailand Has New Pioneering Rules Covering Cryptocurrencies $BTC, $ETH Thailand’s leadership, innovation and clear rules has it right in the middle of the Cryptocurrency market Regulators around the world have grappled with the issue of what category digital currencies and assets fall into, Thailand has skipped that debate. Instead, Thai authorities wrote a new law to cover […]
Bitcoin (BTCUSD) Drifting at Break-even Marks on SEC Comments $BTCUSD, $CME, $CBOE Tuesday, most digital currency prices traded back near the breakeven marks reached after the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) last week declared that Bitcoin and Ether (ETH) do not warrant the regulatory scrutiny that traditional securities are subjected to. The SEC stance was […]
ICE (NYSE:ICE) and the Future of Bitcoin Trading $BTCUSD, $ICE, $GS, $CME, $CBOT, $NDAQ It was reported that the Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE:ICE), parent company of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), is developing an online trading platform that would allow large investors to trade Bitcoin directly. For a large financial institution such as ICE or […]
Bitcoin Focused on Cracking, Breaking Key Resistance at $10,000 $BTCUSD Bitcoin prices rose Wednesday as the # 1 cryptocurrency by market value is focused on $10,000. Currently, Bitcoin is trading at: 9,344.3555,+305.20, or +3.38%, as of 6:24a BST, the market is open Prices ranged within $9,200 – 9,300 for most of the trading day. Bitcoin and some […]
Coins/Tokens: Security Vs Utility $BTC, $ETH Cryptocurrencies and Coins/Tokens has not been for the feint of heart. What with the volatility, changes on the market, plus some fraudulent projects makes for a lot of things to worry about. And now some coins/tokens are considered as securities and became subject to US federal regulations. In July […]
The Week in Cryptocurrencies $BTCUSD Cryptocurrencies are rising after a full Quarter of basing, as a group they roses on the week, as Tax Day in the US passed. Bitcoin the largest digital currency by market cap, is at its highest marke since late March. Currently, Bitcoin is trading at: $8,800.0146, -130.091, or -1.46%, at 8:57p […]
Marijuana is the New Gold for Some Canadian Miners $CRON A number of companies that started in the mining or oil and gas sectors that are now part of Canada’s burgeoning marijuana industry has jumped to more than 40. according to an analyst I read Saturday. And almost 50% of the country’s marijuana firms started out […]
The Role of the US SEC in ICO Offerings As stated in the SEC mission statement, “The mission of the US Securities and Exchange Commission is to protect investors, maintain fair, orderly, and efficient markets, and facilitate capital formation.” The SEC was created by Congress in 1934 as the first federal regulator of securities markets following […]
SEC Taking a Hard Look at ‘Overnight’ Digital Currency Companies $BTCUSD Monday, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) made it known that it is taking a hard look at public companies that change their name and/or business model in a bid to capitalize upon the investor frenzy, and hyperbole surrounding blockchain technology, SEC Chairman […]
China’s $38-T Off-Balance Sheet Items Poses Little Risk $CNY, $UBS, $MCO The Chinese finance sector’s RMB 253-T ($38-T) of off-balance sheet items pose little risk because more than two-thirds of them are relatively harmless components such as custodial funds and untapped credit-card limits, said UBS Group AG (NYSE:UBS). Despite the size of the number, a […]
The Seek Limited (ASX: SEK) share price has grown by 182% over the last five years and I think it could keep going higher over the next five years too. For 8/4/2017 the closing price was 17.4400. Overall, the bias in prices is: Upwards. Short term: Prices are stalling. Intermediate term: Prices are ranging. The […]
The Australian IPO market is booming, with nearly 60 companies hitting the boards of the Australian Securities Exchange in the first half of the year — raising a total of $1.73 billion. Resources companies have worked their way back into the ASX as speculative appetite for mining floats is on the rise after several years […]
Marijuana ‘Haze’ Covers Canada, TMX Debating US Policy Canada’s stock market has been focused on the Cannabis industry opening up, but the country’s largest stock exchange is grappling with how to deal with Cannabis related companies that have investments in the US, where marijuana is banned by federal law. There could be more certainty soon, there […]
Chartists are paying particular close attention to shares of Brambles Ltd (BXB.AX) as the equity has touched the near-term bottom Bollinger Band, touching 9.45 on a recent trade. Using this along with several other technical indicators can help investors understand if the shares will continue the downward momentum or bounce back up from the band. […]
Crypto Coin Market is a ‘Time-Bomb’ that is Ticking Entrepreneurs issuing dispensable digital coins to cash in on the hype of Crypto currency are fanning a blockchain assets bubble. Firms have raised $1.3-B this year in digital coin sales, surpassing venture capital funding of blockchain companies and up more than 6X from the total raised […]
Changes From the SEC: Confidentiality is Key In a recent effort to foster increased public offering activity, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced on 29 June 2017 that it will permit all companies to submit voluntary draft registration statements relating to initial public offerings (IPOs), certain follow-on offerings and national securities exchange listings […]
China Merchants Securities Co Ltd (HKG:6099) HEFFX Highlights Says it gets regulatory approval to appoint Huo Da as chairman China Merchants Securities’ April net profit at 213.4 Million yuan CHINA MERCHANTS SECURITIES CO., LTD is a China-based company, principally engaged in security businesses. The Company operates its businesses through brokerage and wealth management business, including stocks, […]
Wall Street’s Top Analysts Upgrades, Downgrades & Initiations $CVX, $HD, $NKE, $QCOM, $VMW 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 […]
Wall Street’s Top Analysts Upgrades, Downgrades & Initiations $AK, $GOOGL. $AMZN, $BA, $COP 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 […]
Wall Street’s Top Analysts Upgrades, Downgrades & Initiations $GRPN, NWSA, DIS, VG, WDC 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 […]
Wall Street’s Top Analysts Upgrades, Downgrades & Initiations $AAPL, $CMG, $GM, $UA 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 $ARIA, $T, $CHK, $HAIN, $NKE, $V 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 […]
Wall Street’s Top Analysts Upgrades, Downgrades & Initiations $ARIA, $CMCSA, $KMI, $MMM, $TWX 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 […]
Wall Street’s Top Analysts Upgrades, Downgrades & Initiations $T, $CHK, $MSFT, $WMT, $YHOO 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 […]
Wall Street’s Top Analysts Upgrades, Downgrades & Initiations $AXP, $DYN, $BP, $GS, $KMI 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 […]
Wall Street’s Top Analysts Upgrades, Downgrades & Initiations $DD, $GDDY, $INTC, $P, $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 […]
Wall Street’s Top Analysts Upgrades, Downgrades & Initiations $CMG, $IBM, $NFLX, $PYPL, $CRM 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 […]
Raise Rates, Don’t Raise Rates, Who’s Right? $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $VXX There are those economists that argue that the US Fed should take an unconventional approach to ending a long period of below-target inflation: that being that instead of keeping interest rates low to drive economic activity and push up prices, it should raise interest […]
SEC Proposes Expansion of the Smaller Reporting Company Many professionals have been lobbying the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) over recent years to increase the pool of public companies that can qualify for the scaled disclosure requirements available to smaller registrants, the SEC is seeking comments for proposed amendments that will expand the definition of […]
Managed Money Cautious, Capital Preservation Key $DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $VXX The “new normal” led to the “new neutral” led to ‘insecure stability”. The world has entering a phase of rising risks as the effect of central-bank stimulus policies diminishes. “You can think of it as insecure stability,” Richard Clarida, Pimco’s global strategic adviser, said in […]
