Search Results for: Wall Street
Time To Add Housing To The Bubble List?
June 1st, 2017
Housing is hot again, but lately it’s been overshadowed by flashier bubbles in government debt, tech stocks and possibly cryptocurrencies. Still, the warning signs are spreading. Today’s Wall Street Journal, for instance, reports that homeowners are back to ...
Uber’s Finance Head Leaves Amid $708 Million Loss
June 1st, 2017
Uber Technologies Inc’s head of finance is leaving as the ride-hailing company reported continued big losses for the first quarter, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday. The ride-hailing company’s first-quarter revenue was $3.4 billion, up 18 percent from ...
K.B. Concepts Group and its Owner Fined For Illegal, Off-Exchange Precious Metals Transactions
May 31st, 2017
Federal Court in Florida Orders K.B. Concepts Group, LLC and Kelvin Burgos to Pay More than $486,300 in Disgorgement and a Civil Monetary Penalty for Engaging in Illegal, Off-Exchange Precious Metals Transactions The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) ...
Charges announced in insider trading scheme involving confidential U.S. Government information
May 25th, 2017
The Securities and Exchange Commission announced charges in an alleged insider trading scheme involving tips of nonpublic information about government plans to cut Medicare reimbursement rates, which affected the stock prices of certain publicly traded medical providers or suppliers. The ...
Guardian Asset Group and its owner ordered to pay more than $1 Million
May 24th, 2017
Federal Court Orders More than $1 Million in Restitution and Civil Monetary Penalties and Permanently Bans Andrew Kurzbard and His Florida-Based Company, Guardian Asset Group, LLC, for Engaging in Illegal, Off-Exchange Precious Metals Transactions The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading ...
Asia Stocks Turn Higher as Investors Assess Crises: Markets Wrap
May 19th, 2017
Yen poised for strongest week in a month; gold resumes gains S&P 500 rebounds with dollar amid bullish economic reports Asian shares rose as Japanese equities erased morning losses and investors assessed the risks from political crises in Brazil ...
Dow Falls 370 Points, Bonds Rally on Trump Turmoil
May 18th, 2017
Risk off sentiment grips markets with Washington on edge Volatility comes roaring back, as gold surges on haven demand The Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbled more than 370 points, Treasuries rallied the most since July and volatility spiked higher ...
Asian Stocks Climb as Global Growth Seen Intact: Markets Wrap
May 8th, 2017
Euro declines after Macron beats Le Pen for French presidency Japan shares rally after holidays while China extends selloff Asian stocks climbed outside of China, with Japanese shares rallying after a three-day holiday, amid optimism on improving global growth following ...
Oil posted losses for two weeks in a row
May 2nd, 2017
U.S. crude futures have posted losses for two weeks in a row and are poised to sink again, according to a historical correlation between oil prices and GDP data. The Commerce Department reported Friday that the U.S. economy grew ...
Trump is said to seek cutting corporate tax rate to 15 percent
April 25th, 2017
President Trump has instructed his advisers to make cutting the corporate tax rate to 15 percent a centerpiece of his tax-cut blueprint to be unveiled this week, according to people with knowledge of his plans, even if that means ...
