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Iron ore put through the mill – FT

Lex’s Robert Armstrong and Joseph Cotterill discuss the impact on miners such as Rio Tinto and BP Billiton of the large drop in the iron ore price, and whether this creates value in the falling shares. Make better investment decisions … Continue reading

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US Sector ETF Performance – November 20

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Daily Risk Monitor – November 20

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Philly Fed’s highest reading since December 1993

The Philadelphia Federal Reserve reported its Business Outlook this morning, The survey’s broadest measure of manufacturing conditions, the diffusion index of current activity, increased from 20.7 in October to 40.8 this month and has now been positive for nine consecutive … Continue reading

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Reforming South Korea’s chaebol – FT

South Korea’s corporate model of tightly knit companies that act in concert under family control is under scrutiny after Hyundai’s $10bn purchase of a plot of land in Seoul’s Gangnam district. The FT’s Simon Mundy weighs the model’s pros and … Continue reading

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Alibaba Fibonacci Retracement Levels

Alibaba has been selling off hard over the past week to the surprise of many, including, painfully, us.  It’s now down 9.3 percent from last week’s high at 120.  The stock bounced near its 20-day moving average today, closing off … Continue reading

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US Sector ETF Performance – November 19

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Daily Risk Monitor – November 19

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Financial Bloggers on Charlie Rose

Finance & digital journalism with Josh Brown, CEO of Ritholtz Asset Management and founder of The Reformed Broker; Joe Weisenthal of Bloomberg News; Felix Salmon, editor at Fusion; and Megan Murphy of Fast FT. Click here for interview (click here … Continue reading

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US Sector ETF Performance – November 17

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