Hundreds arrested as Beijing launches stock market crackdown
This is how they calm nerves about the market in China? Chinese authorities have arrested nearly 200 people for alleged online rumor-mongering about China's stock market turmoil and a recent, deadly…
Market Plunge Provides Harsh Lessons for ETF Investors
I am afraid this is the shot across the bow. ETFs are destroying the markets in my opinion. One only has to observe the action last Monday on the Dow's 1000 point plunge at the open to understand…
Portfolio Holdings 8/28/15
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Briefing.com analysis is right on
Floor talk Thursday 14:35 Don't look now, but the Dow Jones Industrial Average, Nasdaq Composite, and S&P 500 are all positive for the week. That's not always such a laudable thing, but…
Southern Company sees selling $3B of stock to fund AGL Resources deal
Says AGL (GAS) acquisition better positions Southern Company (SO) to succeed in future with increasing gas prices. Says now is the right time for this transaction. Expects natural gas use in the U.S.…
Portfolio Holdings August 24, 2015
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School-Loan Reckoning: 7 Million Are in Default - WSJ
This is really an incredible statistic and if it weren't for all the other economic stories unfolding, this would be front page and center or should be. School-Loan Reckoning: 7 Million Are in…
Short-seller Chanos on China: 'It's worse than you think'
Whenever you have a chance to listen to Chanos, take it. He's not a boaster, admits he has no idea where the market is going but has some controversial opinions that have proven to be far more right…
Fading Economy and Graft Crackdown Rattle China’s Leaders - The New York Times
Fading Economy and Graft Crackdown Rattle China’s LeadersBy MICHAEL FORSYTHE and JONATHAN ANSFIELDAUG. 22, HONG KONG — It was hardly an unusual start to the day for a senior Chinese leader in a…
Dow Drops More Than 1,000 Points
More bad news from China, plummeting emerging-market currencies, and a likely change in the Fed’s rate plans send investors to the sidelines. Source: Dow Drops More Than 1,000 Points