10 things you need to know before the opening bell (spy, spx, qqq, dia, aapl,...
Here is what you need to know.Apple wins. The tech giant won't have to create a "backdoor" into its product, for now, because the US Justice Department says it has gained access to the phone used by...
View ArticleFutures slightly lower as investors await Yellen speech
By Yashaswini Swamynathan(Reuters) - U.S. stocks index futures were slightly lower on Tuesday as investors await Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen's speech for clues about when the central bank may...
View ArticleHere's a quick guide to what traders are talking about right now (SPY, DJI,...
Via Dave Lutz at JonesTrading, here's a quick guide to what traders are talking about right now:Good Morning! US Futures are starting today under some pressure, off 25bp and drifting near yesterday’s...
View ArticleOil is getting squeezed again as fears about global supply issues continue
Oil prices are slipping yet again on Tuesday, as fears of oversupply continue to depress the market with no end in sight.Prices in West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil tumbled to $38.59 as of 12:30...
View ArticleBuy the close, sell the open
This is pretty simple: buy stocks on the close and then sell them the next morning. In a note Monday afternoon, analysts at Bespoke Investment Group compared the performance of the "buy the open, sell...
View ArticleAmerica's 2nd-largest homebuilder outlines why the housing crisis is good...
The housing supply crisis is not bad news for everyone.Lennar Corporation, America's second-largest homebuilder by construction, reported first-quarter earnings Tuesday morning that were better than...
View ArticleThis robo-adviser just raised $100 million in its latest funding round
Betterment, a startup that uses technology to automate financial planning, just raised $100 million in a Series E round of funding.Leading the investors is Sweden's Kinnevik. Previous investors...
View ArticleHere come Case-Shiller home prices ... (XHB, ITB, PKB, HOMX, FLM)
The S&P/Case-Shiller home price index for January will be released at 9 a.m. ET.Economists forecast that the 20-city index was 182.74 during the month, while the month-on-month change was +0.7%,...
View ArticleThis stunning machine is the future of a brand new car company
Hyundai's Genesis luxury brand made quite a splash last week when it unveiled its stunning New York Concept at the 2016 New York auto show.The newly launched brand instantly became the talk of the...
View ArticleOne chart shows why people are living longer
Here's some good news: people around the world are living longer.According to a recently released US Census Bureau report on global demographics and aging, the average life expectancy worldwide has...
View ArticleUber and Lyft could help the car industry in one big way (GM, F)
Ride sharing is supposed to strike fear in heart of the auto industry.Who needs to buy a car when you can have mobility on demand?According to Deutsche Bank, startups such as Uber and Lyft may shake up...
View ArticleFutures are lower
Stock futures are turning lower on Tuesday morning ahead of the market open in New York.Near 8:53 a.m. ET, Dow futures were down 67 points, S&P 500 futures were down 5 points, and Nasdaq futures...
View ArticleThis 25-year-old data engineer is helping disrupt the world of finance
Robert Krzyzanowski is the kind of person who could choose to do many things with his life.At 11, he scored in the 97th percentile in the math section of the SAT. At 16, Krzyzanowski, who speaks three...
View ArticleCraft beer popularity is soaring in London — because it's more expensive
Craft beer might be expensive but that's also driving its status as a luxury good.According to a report by accountancy firm UHY Hacker Young, the perception of craft beer as an "aspirational" item has...
View ArticleInvestors tiptoe back into emerging markets as storm clouds linger
By Mike DolanLONDON (Reuters) - Emerging markets may well appear cheap again after years of attrition, but there's considerable trepidation about venturing back out to the developing world until the...
View ArticleThousands of jobs at risk as India's Tata Steel seeks British exit
By Kate Holton and Promit MukherjeeLONDON/MUMBAI (Reuters) - India's Tata Steel is seeking to sell Britain's biggest steelmaking business, putting thousands of jobs at risk in an industry that once...
View ArticleOne of the world's largest banks has reportedly banned the word 'Brexit'
Bank of America is reportedly asking its senior staff not to use the word "Brexit" when talking to clients, in an attempt to avoid getting involved in the fierce debate surrounding the UK's European...
View ArticleEuropean stocks are jumping after Janet Yellen struck a dovish tone
European stocks are soaring on Wednesday after US Federal Reserve chairman Janet Yellen struck a cautious tone and dampened expectations of a rate hike in the US in the near future. The rally extends...
View Article10 things you need to know before the opening bell (spy, spx, qqq, dia, ba)
Here is what you need to know.Janet Yellen's speech pushed back rate-hike expectations. On Tuesday, Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen spoke in front of the Economic Club of New York, saying that...
View ArticleValeant may delay its annual report even further (VRX)
Valeant Pharmaceuticals may postpone filing its annual and quarterly reports even further.As previously announced, it intends to file its annual report by April 29. And in a statement Wednesday, the...
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