Section: Business Insider (USA)
10 Things You Need To Know Before The Opening Bell (DIA, SPY, SPX, QQQ, KMI, KMP, KMR, EPB)
Good morning! Here’s what you need to know: Markets Around The World Are On A Tear. The world stock markets are playing catch-up with the U.S., where the stocks surged 1.1% following reports of Russian warplanes ending drills in Ukraine, a sign that turmoil in the region may be subsiding. In Europe, Britain’s FTSE is up 0.7%,...
Europe’s Huge Failure Is About To Be On Full Display
This might seem obvious, but it’s worth repeating: European economic policy has been a complete failure. By every measure, things have been a disaster for years. Nobody is doing anything right. This coming Thursday we get the latest European GDP report, and the prognosis is really grim. Here’s Carl Weinberg of High Frequency Economics...
Here’s Your Complete Preview Of This Week’s Big Economic Events
The market went on a wild ride last week, ending with a big 185-point rally in the Dow that put the major indexes modestly in the green for the week. But thanks to elevated geopolitical risks, traders have got that risk-off feeling. “Risk aversion rules,” Societe Generale’s Kit Juckes said. “The Ukraine conflict shows no...
17 Incredible Facts About Russia
Russia has been all over the headlines recently. Earlier this year, it was for the Sochi Winter Olympics. More recently, it’s because president Vladimir Putin has been flexing his muscles again, this time in Crimea. As the world’s eighth largest economy Russia can’t be ignored. The sheer scale of its pipelines, for instance, its...
‘FLATLINER’: Germany Is Now At Risk Of Pulling All Europe Back Into Recession
Italy is contracting after GDP shrunk by 0.20% in the second quarter. But Italy is not the only Eurozone economy with growth going nowhere. France is too. So is Spain. The only remaining star seems to be Germany, with a 0.8% growth rate in the first quarter, Eric Reguly from the Globe and Mail said. But even the brightest candles eventually burn...
Ukraine Tells Defiant Rebels To Surrender In East Ukraine
KIEV (Reuters) – A Ukrainian military spokesman on Sunday dismissed a call for a ceasefire by a separatist leader, saying this could only take place once rebels had shown “white flags” and surrendered. Meanwhile the separatists stepped back from their earlier talk of a possible ceasefire and said the Ukrainian army had first to...
10 Things You Need To Know Before The Opening Bell (DIA, SPY, QQQ, TKMR)
Good morning! Here’s what you need to know. 1. Obama Authorizes Iraq Airstrikes, But None Have Occurred Yet. The White House clarified that it is so far running humanitarian sorties to come to the aid of the Yazidi groups trapped on a mountain in the north near the Syrian border. “A senior administration official described the...
Japan’s Stock Market Just Had It’s Worst Day In Five Months (NKY, DIA, SPY, SPX)
Japan’s Nikkei fell 2.98% on Friday, leading the global market sell-off. This was the biggest single-day loss in in five months. While the Asian markets were open, the Bank of Japan reiterated its easy monetary policy framework, as expected. However, it cut its outlook for exports and industrial output. But we can’t ignore the likely...
The Unfortunate Reason Why It Could Be An Ugly Day In The Markets (DIA, SPY, SPX, QQQ)
There’s not much on the economic calendar today to remind us that the economy is in decent shape. And that could be a bad thing. Markets are currently selling off around the world. U.S. futures are in the red, European markets are down by nearly 1%, and Asia closed sharply lower with Japan’s Nikkei plunging 2.9%. “Risk aversion...
The 10 Most Important Things In The World Right Now
Good morning! Here’s what people will be chatting about on Friday. 1. President Barack Obama ordered limited airstrikes into Iraq Thursday night. The aim is “to protect our American personnel and a humanitarian effort to help save thousands of Iraqi civilians who are trapped on a mountain without food and water and facing almost...
