Oil Price: A Sword That Cuts Both Ways
By Benedict Clements and Marta Ruiz-Arranz Plunging oil prices have taken the public finances on an exciting ride the past six months. Oil prices have fallen about 45 percent since September (see April...
View ArticleMore Thoughts on the Current Oil Market
WTI surged to close at $56.01 a barrel on Wednesday, while Brent closed at $62.86 after the US crude oil inventories showed a ‘less-than-expected increase’. The latest weekly inventory (week ending...
View ArticleIs LinkedIn Corp Mania Over After 20% Plunge? (LNKD)
By Mike Shedlock It’s tough predicting the end to manias. Yesterday I pondered a 21% plunge in extended hours trading in LinkedIn Corp (NYSE:LNKD). Is the mania over? Please consider LinkedIn Plunges...
View ArticleHere’s Why Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Still Betting on International Business...
By David Sterman As a resident of New York State’s Hudson Valley, I have met dozens of local citizens who worked for International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE:IBM) in its heyday. A massive set of...
View ArticlePaypal Holdings Inc (PYPL) Returns to the Online Gambling World
Following the merger of Paypal Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:PYPL) with eBay in 2003, the company placed a self-imposed ban on the use of its services on online gambling platforms. One of the main reasons given...
View ArticleApple Inc (AAPL): A Long-Term Short For The Patient Investor
Holiday Melt Up in Stocks Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) and most stocks do routinely well during the 4th quarter, and especially the last couple of months of trading after earnings are out, and the fund...
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