One of the largest activist investors in the world is taking on his biggest target yet. Nelson Peltz’s Trian Fund Management is seeking a board seat at Procter & Gamble (PG: $89/share). Now, ...
Bayer AG’s (BAYRY – Free Report) second-quarter 2017 core earnings per share from continuing operations was $1.99, which topped the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.87. Earnings were down 12.7...
As expected, the FOMC said little that was new in the release of yesterday’s post-meeting policy statement. Yes, there were the obligatory tweaks to the first paragraph regarding current economic co...
The Volatility S&P 500 Index (VIX) dropped to the lowest level in history to trade at just under $9.50 this month. Low volatility is viewed as a positive sign when it comes to long-term investing ...
According to an enterprise software survey conducted by Credit Suisse about cloud platforms, nearly 40% of those surveyed expressed Microsoft Azure as their preferred choice. That number has grown 2...
Procter & Gamble (PG) 4Q 2017 earnings and Mastercard (MA) 2Q 17 earnings were released before opening bell this morning. Procter & Gamble reported adjusted earnings of 85 cents per share on $...
The Advance Report on Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories, and Orders released today gives us a first look at the latest durable goods numbers. Here is the Bureau’s summary on new orders: Ne...
I am cautiously bullish with yesterday’s new high in Gold and GDX on day 13. Silver also made a new high on day 12 but is still lagging Gold out of the recent low. Note that I have used GLD and ...
On Tuesday, crude oil extended gains and hit a fresh July high, but will we see a further rally in the coming days? Crude Oil’s Technical Picture Let’s take a closer look at the charts and find o...
A huge upside surprise for durable goods orders (+6.5% MoM vs +3.9% MoM)… This was the biggest surge in DurGoods since July 2014’s record Boeing order also screwed with the data… D...