Part Two of a Three-Part Series. So, if experts believed a capitalist like Donald Trump would have a negative impact on the stock market, what are they saying about the…
Worry About China, Not Greece
When’s the last time markets reacted positively to anything happening in Greece? Last week, just 10 days after Greek voters voted against a resolution that would have required stiffer austerity…
Big Board Floored
The Big Board is not so big anymore. A decade ago, it accounted for 80% of stock trades. Today, it accounts for 20%. There are also far fewer publicly traded…
Bet You Can’t Count to a Quadrillion
When someone uses “quadrillion” in a headline, you know you’re in for a bit of an alarmist rant. We’re talking 1,000,000,000,000,000, which, stated another way, is a thousand million million. …
Alexis the Not-So-Great
A lot can happen in 2,500 years. Back in its day, Greece ruled the world – albeit, it was a much smaller world. But that was a long, long time…
A Sign of Rising Interest Rates?
The U.S. Federal Reserve surprised the market last week by raising the U.S. discount rate by a quarter of a point (0.25%). Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke insists the rate hike…