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Opportunity & Risk: Junk Bond Spreads Nearing 700 Basis Points (HYG, JNK, PHB, HYV, HIO, PHK, JPM, EPD)
While everyone remains focused on the jobs report and the European meltdown, investors are having a harder and harder time finding real investment returns. Germany actually saw negative yields briefl… more →
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Opportunity & Risk: Junk Bond Spreads Nearing 700 Basis Points (HYG, JNK, PHB, HYV, HIO, PHK, JPM, EPD)
wrote 18 hours ago: While everyone remains focused on the jobs report and the European meltdown, investors are having a … more →
BP Gets Lucky, May Have Buyer for Russian Joint Venture
wrote 18 hours ago: In a brief press release this morning, BP plc (NYSE: BP) has said that the company has “received uns … more →
German Bond Yields Turn Negative... Under Zero-Percent Returns?
wrote 19 hours ago: You might think that record low bond yields in the U.S. and in Europe’s safer nations would ha … more →
Europe Unemployment Hits 11%
wrote 20 hours ago: Europe’s unemployment remains extremely high at 11% in April. Eurostat economists reported tha … more →
The Emerging Markets Slowdown Trifecta
wrote 21 hours ago: Anyone who bet that India, Brazil and China would slow down in an exact order was a winner. Actually … more →
Card Issuers Have Some Issues (V, MA)
wrote 1 day ago: Yesterday Visa Inc. (NYSE: V) filed a report with the US Securities and Exchange Commission indicati … more →
India and Brazil GDP: More Emerging Economies Falter
wrote 1 day ago: Two of the world’s largest emerging economies have shown signs of major stumbles. In the first quart … more →
Germany Says “No” to Banking Union
wrote 2 days ago: It didn’t take long for Germany to respond to a report from the European Commission proposing that t … more →
Air Traffic Rises in April (LCC, UAL, DAL, LUV, JBLU)
wrote 2 days ago: The International Air Transport Association (IATA) today released traffic data for April showing tha … more →
Eurozone Should Consider “Banking Union”
wrote 2 days ago: The executive branch of the European Union — the European Commission (EC) — is set to re … more →
Spain's Bond Yields Soar(d)
wrote 2 days ago: Spain’s bond yields are no longer sustainable. Its government sold 10-year notes at 6.652%, up … more →
Retail Sales & Bank Fears Drive Spanish Banks To New Lows
wrote 3 days ago: Reports of what appears to be am effective government takeover of Bankia in Spain, ongoing debt and … more →
Europe Turns Against China
wrote 3 days ago: China wants to do business in Europe. It is the world’s largest region by GDP, even if the economy h … more →
Spain's Borrowing Costs Push Above 6.5%
wrote 4 days ago: Worries about the solvency of its banks, particularly the bailout of huge Bankia, rating agency call … more →
Greek Move Toward Austerity Lifts Markets
wrote 4 days ago: Markets in Europe rose, but only modestly, because of polls that showed Greek voters shifting suppor … more →
Iran Talks Fail, Another Meeting Scheduled
wrote 1 week ago: Negotiations between Iran and the P5+1 — the US, the UK, France, China, Russia, and Germany … more →
CME Group OKs 5-for-1 Stock Split (CME, ICE)
wrote 1 week ago: After markets closed last night, CME Group Inc. (NASDAQ: CME) announced a 5-for-1 stock split which … more →
US Carbon Emissions Falling on Natural Gas Boom
wrote 1 week ago: The rise in US natural gas production from shale has cut the use of coal as a power generation fuel … more →
Germany Loses Its Footing as Confidence Craters
wrote 1 week ago: Early this morning, HSBC said its China Purchasing Managers’ Index in May slipped to 48.7, lower tha … more →
