The stock market’s run of low volatility may be coming to an end. That’s according to the historical trends seen in some market charts tracing the S&P 500 back to 1950. There appears to be a natural pattern of how long the market can go without a big move. The […]
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Attention bitcoin bears: You’ll be able to bet against the digital currency in one month
Investors who want to bet against bitcoin‘s massive price gains can likely do so beginning in mid-December, according to the head of the world’s largest futures exchange. “When can you be able to short this product, I think sometime in the second week in December you’ll see our contract out […]
GE’s dividend cut is the largest ever by a US company outside of the financial crisis
It doesn’t sound like much: General Electric is cutting its dividend from 96 cents a year to 48 cents. But GE has a lot of shares outstanding: 8.67 billion. Reducing the dividend by 48 cents with 8.67 billion shares outstanding means shareholders are getting $4.1 billion less in dividends each […]
General Electric slashes dividend by 50% as new CEO tries to turn around 125-year-old conglomerate
General Electric said Monday it was cutting its dividend in half, a move that could cause many long-time shareholders in the 125 year-old conglomerate to flee, but also free up much needed capital to fund a turnaround for the one-time American bellwether. GE said it was cutting its quarterly payout […]
The technician who called the crude rally says oil could easily test $60 per barrel next
Crude has been on a torrid streak, surging 35 percent from its 2017 low to its highest in more than 2 years. Now, a technician who called the initial rally says there’s even more room to run. With this week’s rally, oil is up almost 6 percent year to date. […]
Bitcoin briefly drops 15% in rocky weekend on controversy over the digital currency’s future
High volatility isn’t going away for bitcoin, raising questions about whether the digital currency can be a sustainable investment asset. Late Saturday, the crypto-currency plunged 15 percent from nearly $6,500 to a low of $5,507, before intermittently shooting back up to near $6,400, according to CoinDesk. Bitcoin last traded near […]
‘Justice League’ aims to break through $1 billion after a rocky start to DC’s comic franchise movies
Warner Bros. has a lot riding on the release of “Justice League” next weekend following a rocky start for several franchises and a flurry of reports that’s left fans uncertain about future films. Despite all this, analysts expect the superhero team-up movie to be a blockbuster. But better reviews, and […]
Researchers explain why trade school, not 4-year college, is a better way to solve the US income gap
Additional trade schools, and not four-year college degrees, may be a better bet for U.S. workers, according to new economic research. The amount of vocational training available relative to the size of a country’s manufacturing sector may reduce income inequality, and improve the fortunes of workers earning below the top […]
UK railway pension fund investing millions in music
Of the many alternative investments outside stocks and bonds that pension funds can buy, a few are putting retirement money into music copyrights. RPMI Railpen, the manager of one of the largest and oldest UK pension funds, is leading a $345 million investment in a fund rolled out Monday by […]
Bitcoin is giving this stock a huge boost
Bitcoin has defied gravity this year, and it’s taken one retail stock along with it. Shares of Overstock.com are on pace for their best year since 2004, largely due to the growing interest in cryptocurrencies, but some market participants are wary of the stock continuing its run. In January 2014, […]