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Asian shares get a fillip from ECB stimulus hopes
October 23rd, 2015
Asian share markets advanced on Friday, tracking offshore gains following hints of new stimulus from the European Central Bank (ECB). ECB President Mario Draghi signaled on Thursday that the central bank is prepared to undertake another large stimulus package to tackle the lackluster ...
China small-caps lead gains; rest of Asia mixed
October 22nd, 2015
Chinese stocks recovered from the prior day’s sudden sell-off, as a surge in small-caps rekindled investor interest. The rest of the region, however, put up a mixed performance as renewed weakness in commodity prices and an uninspiring lead from ...
20 Reasons Why All The People That Quit Prepping After September Are Dead Wrong
October 21st, 2015
Millions of Americans were gearing up for some huge event to happen in September, but the world didn’t end and now many of them have given up entirely on prepping. Of course the truth is that some absolutely earth-shattering ...
U.S. Stocks Steady, Despite Pressure From Lower Oil Prices
October 20th, 2015
Energy shares tumble on concerns about higher production in Iran, China’s economy U.S. stocks edged higher Monday, though a slump in energy shares kept a lid on the gains. The Dow Jones Industrial Average inched up 14.57 points, or ...
Hedge Fund Borrows $10M in Stock Via the Bitcoin Blockchain
October 15th, 2015
Yesterday morning, New York time, a company called Clique Fund used the bitcoin blockchain to borrow $10 million in stock. Bitcoin is the world’s most popular digital currency, and the blockchain is the vast online ledger that underpins bitcoin, tabulating ...
The Numbers Say That A Major Global Recession Has Already Begun
October 14th, 2015
The biggest bank in the western world has just come out and declared that the global economy is “already in a recession”. According to British banking giant HSBC, global trade is down 8.4 percent so far this year, and global GDP ...
Stock Market Crash October 2015? 9 Of The 16 Largest Crashes In History Have Come This Month
October 8th, 2015
The worst stock market crashes in U.S. history have come during the month of October. There is just something about this time of the year that seems to be conducive to financial panic. For example, on October 28th, 1929 ...
$50 Oil: So Close, Yet Oh So Far
October 8th, 2015
U.S. futures slip below $48, as inventories increase more than expected Oil prices pulled back from a one-month high on Wednesday, as yet another rally fizzled on a muddled supply outlook. Having pushed to nearly $50 a barrel in ...
China stocks rally as trading resumes
October 8th, 2015
Asian stocks traded mixed on Thursday despite a positive lead from Wall Street, with Chinese equities outperforming after mainland markets resumed trade following a week-long holiday. Major U.S. indexes closed higher overnight, helped by a recovery in health care ...
This Is For The ‘Nothing Is Happening’ Crowd…
September 30th, 2015
A lot of people out there expected something to happen in September that did not ultimately happen. There were all kinds of wild theories floating around, and many of them had no basis in reality whatsoever. But without a ...
