Tuesday, September 6, 2016

WSJ: Fundamental vs. Technical Stock Analysts

By SIMON CONSTABLE

Wall Street is chock-full of traders trying to figure out how stocks and bonds will move in the future because they know if they get it right, there are riches to be made.
These investors generally fall into two camps in terms of the methods they use to analyze markets: fundamental analysts and technical analysts. Traditionally, their methods haven’t overlapped, though they now seem to be converging. Read more here.

WSJ: Where Foreign Markets Could Be Headed

By SIMON CONSTABLE

U.S. markets are holding on to modest gains this year after a lackluster 2015, with the S&P 500 up 6.2% through August.
But fund investors might have fared better with overseas exposure, depending on the region.
Here is a look at the performance of some international markets this year and where they may be headed. Read more here.

Monday, September 5, 2016

Top 10 Safe Topics for Journos Covering Peter Thiel

Top 10 list of topics journalists can safely write about Peter Thiel without risking a fate worse than Gawker's Nick Denton:
  1. Peter Thiel is awesome
  2. Err, that's it.
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Peter Thiel
By David Orban from Italy (Peter Thiel) [CC BY 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons

Saturday, September 3, 2016

John Batchelor Show: Apple/E.U., ObamaCare, Investing

By SIMON CONSTABLE

Recent appearance on the John Batchelor Show discussing Apple/E.U., Investing, and ObamaCare.

 

Friday, September 2, 2016

TheStreet: Naked Gas Protests Make no Sense

By SIMON CONSTABLE

Forbes Video: Why Foreign Markets Matter To Investors

By SIMON CONSTABLE
Yes, you probably  should you worry about what happens in Beijing or Berlin or Belize. The rest of the world matters to America.
Watch, listen, and learn here.

Thursday, September 1, 2016

Forbes: Apple Tax Brawl -- Just Another Nail In The E.U. Coffin

By SIMON CONSTABLE

The European Union may have just signed its own death warrant.
Worse still, it appears that the bungling bureaucrats of Brussels, where the E.U. is headquartered, are oblivious to what they’ve likely set in motion. Read more here.