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Are Investors Wishing Upon Their Stars?
Article By:
David Trainer
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Tuesday, March 11, 2014 8:23 PM EDT
A Vanguard study in 2010 showed little evidence of outperformance for five and four star-rated funds. In other words, Morningstar’s ratings drive investors’ investment decisions even though the ratings do not appear to be very indicative of future performance.
Checking In: Xbox One And PlayStation 4, Four Months Later
Article By:
Shelly Palmer
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Tuesday, March 11, 2014 8:16 PM EDT
Sony has been winning the next-gen console war with it's PlayStation outselling Microsoft's Xbox One, but all that is about to change...
Chris Christie: Not Making Friends At Tesla
Article By:
Ilene Carrie
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Tuesday, March 11, 2014 3:46 PM EDT
PRN 2013-138, an amendment to the NJ Motor Vehicle Commission's Licensing Service regulations, would require car manufactures to sell through franchisees. Tesla is angry.
In this article: TSLA
Household Net Worth: The "Real" Story
Article By:
Doug Short
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Tuesday, March 11, 2014 2:31 PM EDT
Let's take a long-term view of household net worth from the latest Z.1 release. A quick glance at the complete data series shows a distinct bubble in net worth that peaked in Q4 2007 with a trough in Q1 2009, the same quarter the stock market bottomed.
China Credit Wobbles Is A Worry
Article By:
readtheticker
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Tuesday, March 11, 2014 2:25 PM EDT
China credit issues are about to jump from the back page of the WSJ to the front page, you can expect these charts to change as the Chinese credit shakes get more violent.
In this article: FXA, JJC (RETIRED)
Yen Breaks 103, Sends Stocks Reeling
Article By:
Tyler Durden
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Tuesday, March 11, 2014 1:19 PM EDT
It's all about the fun-durr-mentals... but, just in case you don't believe that, this morning's angst over copper financing and China credit concerns has sparked notable carry unwinds (USDJPY below 103 and AUDJPY 93) and therefore US equities are tumbling (tick for tick).
Gold And Gold Stocks – Technically Still Convincing
Article By:
Acting Man
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Tuesday, March 11, 2014 12:56 PM EDT
We recently came across the information that the DSI (daily sentiment index), a short term futures traders sentiment survey, clocked in at about 80% bulls. This is as high as at the interim peak in gold in late August 2013, so we want to caution that in the very short term, gold looks a bit stretched from a sentiment perspective.
Exxon Eyes Production At 10 New Projects
Article By:
OilPrice
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Tuesday, March 11, 2014 12:47 PM EDT
Supergiant oil company ExxonMobil Corp. says it plans to simultaneously cut spending and launch production at a record 10 major projects this year, adding 300,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day of net capacity to its portfolio.
In this article: XOM
January 2014 JOLTS Again Predicts Little Change In The Jobs Situation
Article By:
Steven Hansen
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Tuesday, March 11, 2014 12:30 PM EDT
The BLS Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) can be used as a predictor of future jobs growth, and the predictive elements show that the jobs situation growth rate likely will not change either for the good or the bad.
Gold Ratio Charts Constructive
Article By:
Gary Tanashian
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Tuesday, March 11, 2014 12:28 PM EDT
The gold ratios are looking pretty good by daily charts. Gold vs. the stock market is okay, same vs. commodities. Gold vs. base metals?
Silver Spikes Most In A Month As Gold Tops $1350
Article By:
Tyler Durden
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Tuesday, March 11, 2014 11:37 AM EDT
Silver is spiking this morning (up over 2.3%) by its most in almost a month as the losses suffered post-Putin's press-conference are now largely retraced.
Ukraine/Crimea – The Map That Explains Everything
Article By:
Acting Man
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Tuesday, March 11, 2014 11:18 AM EDT
We want to briefly comment on the suggestions that the Ukraine – this is to say the government of the Ukraine – allegedly needs to “borrow at least $35 billion”. This has been reported in terms such as these:
Small Business Sentiment Ends A Three-Month String Of Improvement
Article By:
Doug Short
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Tuesday, March 11, 2014 11:13 AM EDT
The latest issue of the NFIB Small Business Economic Trends is out today. The March update for February came in at 91.3, down 2.7 points from the previous month's 94.1, ending a three-month string of improvement.
Wholesale Sales Soft In January 2014
Article By:
Steven Hansen
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Tuesday, March 11, 2014 11:07 AM EDT
January 2014 wholesale sales and inventories data was soft. This data series is very noisy, and has been on a roller coaster of one good month / one bad month. The three month rolling averages for sales is decelerating.