Does a Falling Baltic Dry Index Mean the Sky is Falling Too?
It’s true that the BDI has fallen by 75% in six months and is now lower than ever before, but perhaps that is not deserving of...
CapEx Cuts Continue in the Energy Sector
The blended year-over-year CapEx growth rate for the S&P 500 Energy sector in 2015 is -23.3%.
The FV Shuffle: Giant ETF Trades? No Problem!
For all the hype, here’s an example of an ETF working just as it should.
Alphabet vs. Apple: Which is Bigger?
On Tuesday, Alphabet vaulted above Apple for the largest market value in the S&P 500 index. But Apple has regained the top spot.
The notion that return of capital is more important than return on capital holds true now more than ever.
Do Defensive Sectors Outperform in Down Markets?
With U.S. stock indices in the red to start the year and market volatility beginning to climb, some are suggesting that investing...
Will Zika Virus Have a Significant Impact on S&P 500 Earnings?
Thursday, January 28 the World Health Organization (WHO) announced it would hold an emergency meeting on February 1 to discuss...
Above Average Drop in S&P 500 EPS Estimate for Q1'16 to Date, as Energy EPS Falls 54%
During the month of January, analysts lowered earnings estimates for companies in the S&P 500 for the quarter.
A Better Approach to Measuring Aggregate Geographic Risk
Conventional tools do little to illuminate and quantify answers to even basic questions with regard to geographic risk: where...
Will Oil Prices and Energy Earnings Increase During 2016?
Although the estimates for all four quarters have declined since December 31, analysts are still calling for a sequential...
Will China See Lower GDP Growth in 2016?
On Monday, the National Bureau of Statistics in China announced that (preliminary) real GDP growth for China for 2015 on a...
Dollar Continues to Appreciate Against Key Currencies
The dollar isn’t just strengthening against the Chinese yuan—it is appreciating against most other key currencies as well.
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