Q4 Earnings Take A Breather For MLK Day
This is Mark Vickery covering for Sheraz Mian, who will be out of the office until Wednesday. With the U.S. stock markets closed today for the holiday honoring Dr. Martin …
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How Ocwen Financial Beat Wall Street
  Thursday was another day of high volatility on Wall Street, with the major indices declining further. The NASDAQ Composite (^IXIC) led the way by shedding 1.48% and closing at 4,570.82. It …
Read More Ventas Completes Acquisition Of HCT
CHICAGO & NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Ventas, Inc. (NYSE: VTR) (“Ventas†or the “Companyâ€) and American Realty Capital Healthcare Trust, Inc. (NASDAQ: HCT) (“HCTâ€) today announced that Ventas has completed its previously …
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How To Put Fresh Capital To Work In 2015
It’s already been a bumpy ride so far in 2015 and with so many retirement savers and investors with fresh capital to put to work, making the right decisions now …
Read More Schwab (SCHW) Beats On Q4 Earnings, Top-Line Up January 16, 2015
Have you been eager to see how The Charles Schwab Corporation (SCHW) performed in Q4 in comparison with the market expectations? Let’s quickly scan through the key facts from this San Francisco-based …
Read More After A Poor Start To Earnings Season, Looking Ahead To Tech Results
I think we can all agree that this was not a good week for earnings. The bad news from banks kept coming Friday when Goldman Sachs (GS) reported before the bell. The …
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Texas Banks Not Making Higher Loan Loss Provisions Yet
While the average person thinks that the economy of Texas is all about oil and ranching, that’s just not true any more. The economy of Texas has become much more diversified …
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The Euro – Here We Go
The whole idea of creating the Euro without consolidating the debts was the BRAIN-DEAD idea of academics with ZERO trading experience and lawyers. We really cannot afford these types of people making financial decisions …
Read More When Does The Bear Market Start?
With headwinds gathering strength, investors wonder when does the bear market start? You have read about the economic mess in Europe. The anticipated inflation of the Eurozone economy turned out …
Read More Run On Greek Banks Continues; Two Banks Request Emergency Liquidity; €77 Billion In Nonperforming Loans Another Reason To Get Out
On January 9, 2015 I posted Another Run on Greek Banks Begins; Get Out While You Still Can; Buy Gold. On the same day, Greek finance minister Gikas Hardouvelis said “Probability of …
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