This post was just published on ZYX Buy Change Alert. Banks in our portfolio include BAC, BBD, C, ITUB, JPM, SAN, and ZION. The Swiss National Bank removing franc’s peg to euro resulted in extreme volatility in forex. The impact on the banks in our portfolio is not know at this time. It is
In the world of gadgets, there have been two major developments this week. Facebook spent $2 billion buying the virtual headset maker Oculus, claiming that virtual reality will be the next big thing after mobile. Google also announced a partnership with Luxottica of Italy to make the Google Glass
It was not long ago that Jamie Dimon, CEO of J.P. Morgan, was considered the golden boy of American banking. After all, he had guided the bank mostly unscathed through the financial crisis of 2008. Then last year, the London Whale crisis erupted. Bruno Iksil, a London-based J.P. Morgan trader
(The Weekly Digest reproduces the morning capsules made available every morning before the market open in the Real Time Feeds to the paying subscribers. ) INFLATION UNDER CONTROL, GOLD FALLS August 13, 2013 August Core PPI came at 0.0% vs. 0.1% consensus. This indicates inflation is less than expectations.
Yesterday, Apple announced two new iPhones, iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C. Today, at an event in Beijing, Apple announced new iPhone availability at two smaller carriers, China Unicom and China Telecom, but no deal with the largest carrier, China Mobile. Wall Street is venting its disappointment: Bank of America, UBS,
Yesterday after the close, Google GOOG (GOOG) reported earnings of $9.56 per share, excluding items, compared to consensus of $10.78. Revenues came at $14.11 billion compared to the consensus forecast of $14.40 billion. Operating margins came at 28% compared to 33% for the same quarter in 2012. As I listened to Google’s
Yesterday after the market close, the Federal Reserve announced the results of Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review (CCAR). In CCAR, the Fed evaluates capital ratios under distressed financial and economic conditions, the plan to comply with Basel 3 capital requirements, and the capital planning process. The Fed approved capital plans
On Thursday, Moody’s downgraded 15 banks. On the surface it seems counterintuitive, but the downgrade is positive for JP Morgan (JPM), Morgan Stanley (MS) and Bank of America (BAC) . My 30 years in markets have taught me that it is always positive when an overhang is lifted. Back in
The headline is that Warren Buffett has prostate cancer. There are legions of Buffett experts and prostate cancer experts. I am neither. Berkshire Hathaway (BRK-A, BRK-B) stock has been on my short list to buy and recommend to my subscribers for the last month. So far the U.S. stock market has moved up
Bank of America (BAC), Goldman Sachs (GS), and Morgan Stanley (MS) are rocketing as of this writing. Financial sector, as represented by ETF SPDR Select Sector Fund – Finan (XLF) is one of the top performing sectors in 2012. Subscribers to ZYX Global Multi Asset Allocation Alert have achieved a