Just
about every investor seems to have a strong opinion about gold.
Not exact matches
Against three - digit world oil prices, these costs may
seem competitive, but a look at some historical figures reveals why
investors may remain nervous
about oilsands cost inflation.
Global
investors this week
seemed to shrug off anxieties
about a US — China trade war and focus instead on news that North Korean dictator Kim Jong - un steamed by armored train from Pyongyang to Beijing for a meeting with Chinese president Xi Jinping.
Balsillie and Lazaridis have so badly lost the confidence of the market that
investors and analysts no longer
seem to care
about the billions in revenue or the 35 % increase in subscribers over the past year.
But at an age when most Canadians are thinking
about retirement, you
seem to be getting even more active in the business community, as a mentor and private
investor to at least six up - and - coming companies.
Investors seem unconcerned
about Microsoft's declining revenue.
A month earlier drugmaker ICN Pharmaceuticals actually pleaded guilty to one count of criminal fraud for intentionally misleading
investors — over many years, it now
seems —
about the FDA approval status of its flagship drug, ribavirin.
From the low - level shysters who peddled dodgy mortgages to the Wall Street
investors who packaged them into securities and the
investors who bought them, everyone involved in the subprime debacle always
seems somewhat put - off when reminded that at root this was a crisis
about actual people and their actual homes.
Up until recently,
investors and analysts had been fairly pessimistic
about Apple's outlook because the new iPhone 7
seemed like only a modest upgrade from the prior year's model and did not have a radically new exterior appearance.
And as in 1987,
investors don't
seem particularly concerned
about it.
Investors, it
seems, are afraid that Iger and other media executives are being overly optimistic
about a fundamental restructuring of their industry — and that the potential downside could be severe if they turn out to be wrong.
Glass may
seem silly to some — and no doubt a few
investors will be wary — but the Internet, and particularly Twitter, is nonetheless absolutely abuzz
about the new video.
I've spent time talking to
investors and entrepreneurs
about it, and several factors
seem to be driving the trend.
Investors, who had driven Fitbit's stock down 61 % over the past year,
seemed to be pleased if less than ecstatic
about the Ionic's premiere.
Still, that does not
seem to have sunk in with a number of
investors — and journalists, to be fair — so some market participants might react to a taper announcement as if the Fed was
about to start withdrawing stimulus.
And the sale is really the only thing
investors seem to care
about.
And if there's one thing many have learned
about this very disruptive company — especially the numerous
investors who passed on investing in it in 2008 because its idea simply
seemed way too risky and radical — it is not to underestimate it.
As talk
about the economy has largely focused on tax cuts, the U.S. budget deficit and the potential for trade tariffs, one of the biggest things
investors and the general public
seem to be missing is the increased spending soon to be pumped into the U.S. economy by the government.
At the same time,
investors who may be unsure
about the prospects of equities and bonds
seem to be starting to allocate more money to hedge fund strategies that aim to capture alpha in both up and down markets.
Coming off of a significant market decline,
investors seemed willing to take Bill Gates» tingly feeling
about a possible upturn as a reason to buy perceived bargains.
While Amazon launched its Australia portal recently and is investing heavily in Japan and Europe,
investors seem to be curious
about the company's plans for India, the largest consumer market after the US and China.
A: Every
investor will have to make their own judgment
about the market, it does
seem like measures of volatility are relatively low given all the uncertainties at present.
After announcing 2Q16 earnings, Southwest Airlines (LUV: $ 38 / share) fell nearly 12 %, as
investors seemed to care more
about Southwest's ability to hit analyst expectations, which have inherent flaws, and less
about the company's record profits.
Shkreli told them that the original MSMB Capital
investors «have just
about doubled their money net of fees,» and he included a «Monthly Net Performance» chart which
seemed to back up that representation.
Investors also
seem concerned
about tough competition from rivals First Data (FDC) and PayPal (PYPL) as well as the threat from the likes of Apple (AAPL), Google (GOOGL) and Facebook (FB) in the mobile payments market.
I was once thinking
about writing a blog post called «Is Reid Hoffman the Kevin Bacon of Silicon Valley» because it
seemed that every angel / seed
investor I knew looking at deals was shopping their deal to Reid and everybody wanted Reid's opinion before committing.
In fact,
investors who call into my podcast and radio show
seem to be more concerned
about the downside than the upside.
Through the lens of a prospective non-local
investor the biggest challenge
seems to be
about identifying the best of the best entrepreneurs among such a strong talent pool.
WITH
investors already in a febrile state of mind
about China's slowdown, the latest bits of gloomy news only
seemed to confirm their worst fears.
Best known for its scotch tape and post-it notes, it
seems that most
investors are curious
about what «3M» stands for in the first place.
Many
investors are anxious
about a possible bubble in stock markets, but those fears
seem overblown to us.
For all the clamoring
about gun stocks in retirement plans, ordinary
investors don't
seem to vote with their portfolios.
According to the math in your article, it
seems like I probably deserve that fun just
about never, unless I first become a successful
investor to boost my income, or change positions to something I loathe that offers more cash.
Even with executives making positive comments
about the move,
investors seemed troubled by greater liquidity on the market.
It's fine to argue that perhaps
investors are momentum chasers, and with profit margins now
about 70 % above historical norms (making stocks
seem both «safe» and misleadingly cheap), with stock prices up, and with low returns on cash,
investors not holding stocks will be the greater fools that allow
investors who do hold stocks to get out.
In addition to my overall concern
about risks here, both to stocks and to the economy more generally, I think it's fascinating to watch how
investors seem to partition certain stocks as if they are entirely «above the law» and impervious to any risk of overvaluation, «free entry» of competition, earnings dilution, margin erosion, or other factors.
The Fed subsequently changed its tone and gave its clearest sign yet that it might raise rates in December, but
investors seemed to have become relatively more relaxed
about the prospect of higher US rates than they were throughout the middle part of this year.
This was particularly the case for Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines and mainly
seemed to reflect concerns by international
investors about whether their recent pace of economic expansion could be sustained.
Investors in risk assets
seem to have renewed their focus on the fundamental strength of the United States and become less worried
about the global outlook.
Even though
investors seemed to lose momentum toward the end of the session on Monday, positive comments from Chinese officials succeeded in easing fears
about a potential trade war, and that helped refocus most market participants on the impending start to earnings season.
With easy growth behind us and waves of uncertainty coming from all sides,
investors and businesses
seem less assured than before
about the prospects of the Canadian growth story.
Look at the returns these stocks have generated since going public: Starbucks: ~ 18,000 % Amazon: ~ 21,000 % Apple: ~ 28,000 % Microsoft: ~ 72,000 % Disney: 128,000 % What many
investors don't know or don't
seem to care
about is that for every Apple, there...
I do think it's somewhat odd that many
investors don't
seem to recognize that even after the recent bounce, the S&P 500 has trailed Treasury bills since September 2006, and has outperformed Treasury bills by only
about 2 % annually since the end of 2004.
Investors seem to be unsure
about what a Trump presidency means for the online retailer.
And if ever Palantir was in trouble, it now
seems to be enjoying the kind of unfair competitive advantage that
investors dream
about, with Thiel today a consigliere of sorts to President - elect Donald Trump.
«We are in a valley of people who challenge the status quo, so it sort of
seems natural that we have venture
investors who are thinking
about how to do things differently,» said Aileen Lee, founder of Cowboy Ventures and a former partner at Kleiner Perkins.
It
seems everyone is talking
about the yield curve right now, but most economists and
investors are quick to dismiss that it may actually be a red flag worth paying close attention to.
I talk often
about the «democratization» of the bond market that ETFs have driven, and it
seems natural to assume that the big winners are everyday
investors who can have difficulty buying and trading bonds themselves.
But, according to the folks over at The Street it
seems investors and analysts were given reason to worry
about Research In Motion at some point in time.
With several ratings systems now being provided to self - directed
investors, there
seems to be some confusing and potentially conflicting messages being communicated
about different discount brokerages.