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Stock news: Dividend hikes, earnings results, and what moved Canadian stocks this week + MORE Feb 6th
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Markets Right Now: European markets start week on flat note + MORE May 23rd
LONDON – The Latest on developments in global financial markets (all times local):
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European stock markets are largely trading in narrow ranges as further evidence emerged of an economic slowdown across the 19-country eurozone.
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Bed Bath & Beyond announces plan to raise $1 billion, stock falls 24% - Yahoo Canada Finance + MORE Feb 6th
Bed Bath & Beyond announces plan to raise $1 billion, stock falls 24% Yahoo Canada FinanceBed Bath & Beyond Plans Share Sale in Bid to Avoid Bankruptcy BNN BloombergBed Bath & Beyond moves to raise $1 bln to avoid bankruptcy Reuters.comBed Bath & Beyo.... More »
“Our parents just passed. What do we do about their estate?” + MORE Apr 22nd
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My mom passed away a number of years ago and sadly we just lost our dad. My brother and I are wondering about taxes owing, the timing of distributions, and if we should move all of the investments to cash. My brother and I are beneficiaries of the RRIF and TFSA, and the grandkids.... More »
Swiss voice dismay over scrapping of currency cap - Financial Times + MORE Jan 16th
Financial TimesSwiss voice dismay over scrapping of currency capFinancial TimesSwitzerland was caught up in a mixture of shock and concern on Friday as the country digested the Swiss National Bank's dramatic decision to scrap its three-year-old exchange rate ceiling against the euro. The countr.... More »
Closing My Final 2014 Long & Short Tech Stock Pick
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As has been the case in past years, I’m now going to close existing long & short tech stock picks. Why? Mostly because for tracking purposes, I prefer starting from scratch every year and evaluating my returns by year. Many of you know that I only have 1 remaining trade to close:-Long Microsoft (MSFT) & Short AOL Inc (AOL)
As of my writing this, that trade is down 8% or so which is not great but given the year, I won’t complain. More on that in a second. But first, let’s take a quick look at how both stocks performed since opening the trade on May 27th.
I remain a believer in Microsoft and do still like this trade even though it’s very challenging to short AOL as I’ve learned over the years. The company doesn’t have that much going on for it in terms of actual business but is able to do well through sales of assets, rumors of being taken over, etc. By the way, that Yahoo to buy AOL rumor sounds ridiculous to me. Am I crazy? Yes, buying AOL would make pitches for advertisers more compelling but doesn’t Yahoo have more than enough on its plate in terms of underperforming/outdated web assets? I’ll be VERY disappointed in Marissa Mayer if ever she pulls off something like this…
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90 days – 1.75%
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