Earlier this week I sold two cash secured puts for L Brands Inc. This morning I decided to buy 100 shares and sell a covered call. Retailer stocks have been hit hard this year, especially so the past ...
Sterling’s advance today is being attributed to comments by a member of the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee McCafferty. However, we suspect it was a news item that was u...
The big money when investing is when you can pick the beaten down stocks that will come back in a few years and net you a hefty profit. The great Peter Lynch called these “triplebaggers” as you t...
Kimberly-Clark (KMB) and Colgate-Palmolive (CL) have a lot in common. They are both giants in the consumer staples sector, and both have raised their dividends for several decades. Both stocks are Div...
It’s easy to find gloomy predictions for continued slow growth of the US economy. Thus, Lee Branstetter and Daniel Sichel caught my eye with their essay, “The Lee Branstetter and Daniel ...
South Korean Billion Dollar Unicorn club member Yello Mobile had been planning to go public this year. But recent financial results suggest that those plans may have been delayed by a year. Yello Mo...
Ticker Last High Low Daily Change (pip) Daily Range (pip) NZD/USD 0.7319 0.7369 0.7247 55 122 NZD/USD breaks the monthly opening range following the semi-annual Humphrey-Hawkins testimony, but the ne...
At first glance you might very well think Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) is having a hugely successful rebirth. Here is two-year chart of the semiconductor company’s stock price: After so many fits ...
Investors may find non-U.S. mutual funds more attractive than those with significant domestic exposure. Moreover, non-U.S. mutual funds are excellent choices for those looking to diversify their inves...
Note: We’ve updated our periodic look at the Philly Fed ADS Index today’s release, which includes jobless claims through July 8. The Philly Fed’s Aruoba-Diebold-Scotti Business Condi...