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Last year in “Across the Street” (page 2), we spoke to Christopher Beck, Chief Investment Officer of Delaware Small Cap Value (DEVLX), who gave us two picks likely to benefit from a modestly growing economy. Here’s how they’ve fared since then. Read More
Earlier this week, Fed Chairman Bernanke gave his firmest endorsement in a while for continuation of the Fed’s ultra-accommodative monetary policy. On Wednesday, the Fed released the minutes of its most recent Federal Open Market Committee meeting. The minutes revealed that committee members remained divided about when to begin tapering. Read More
File under bad news is good: Today in its updated World Economic Outlook, the International Monetary Fund lowered its global growth estimates. Stocks promptly rallied on the news. The organization is now projecting the global economy will expand by 3.1 percent for all of 2013, in line with last year’s… Read More
China will not impose import duties on polysilicon from the EU according to a spokesperson from the Germany Economic Ministry. The decision suggests that the rift between the European Union and China over solar panels will not take a turn for the worse and may open the door to negotiations… Read More
The U.S. added 195,000 non-farm jobs in June, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported early today. This is better than the 165,000 predicted (median forecast) by economists surveyed by Bloomberg. In the private sector, payrolls increased by a net 202,000, likewise better than the 175,000 forecasted. The April and May… Read More
Stocks have gained about 4 percentage points from their lows of last Monday as the equity market continues to bounce back from the selloff that followed the one-two punch of the Federal Reserve’s policy meeting and China’s brief liquidity squeeze. Investors are feeling more confident that the Fed will continue… Read More
Among our open positions, the First Solar (FSLR) December 45 call option we added last week is off to a good start. We want to see the stock close above its 50-day moving average (now at $48.35) which would open the gate to a move up around $50. The option… Read More
Sell to close the F5 Networks (FFIV) July 85 call option, at the market. Also sell to close the Paychex (PAYX) July 38 call option, at the market. Our options on F5 Networks (FFIV) and Paychex (PAYX) are well out of the money and running short of time. We… Read More
Following an impressive three-day stretch, U.S. equities are poised to end the second quarter with their best week of June. After Bernanke’s press conference remarks rocked markets last week, a number of other Fed officials have issued assurance that the the U.S. central bank will not taper QE unless the… Read More