A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about the fundamental problems that are weighing down Bank of America (BAC) stock. The biggest issue is that banks continue to suffer from compressed net interest margins (NIMs) in such a low-interest rate environment.
The S&P 500 is off to a historically bad start in 2016, and big-name tech stocks that have relied on growth to lead the bull market higher in recent years, such as Netflix (NFLX), Amazon.com (AMZN) andFireEye (FEYE), have also led the market fall so far in 2016. This year appears to be shaping up…
The latest mobile site performance numbers are out, and according to the AppDynamics/Mobile Strategies 360 Performance Index, there are new speed kings of both 3G and 4G networks.
Slingshot Insights recently conducted an interview with Dr. Ashwin Balagopal, assistant professor of medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine about the impact that Dynavax Technologies Corporation DVAX 2.03%’s HBV-23 will have on the HBV vaccine market, particularly when it comes to GlaxoSmithKline plc (ADR) GSK 0.91%’s Engerix-B.
Slingshot Insights recently conducted an interview with Dr. Bruce Bacon, Professor of Internal Medicine at Saint Louis University School of Medicine about the impact that Merck & Co., Inc. MRK 0.71%’s Zepatier will have on the HCV market, particularly when it comes to Gilead Sciences, Inc. GILD 2.28%‘s Harvoni and AbbVie Inc ABBV 0.36%‘s Viekira…
Analysts at 720 Global believe that they have identified a coming transition that could be very profitable for traders. This transition has nothing to do with the stock market or the business world. It has to do with the weather.
Multi-platinum recording artist celebrity Kanye West recently shocked the world when he revealed on Twitter that he currently has $53 million in personal debt. Although many hard-working Americans have very little sympathy for the often egotistical West, the reality is that debt is a huge problem for a large number of Americans who could learn…
One of the biggest selling points for some of the top credit cards available today are seemingly generous rewards programs. However, a closer look at the pros and cons of these rewards cards reveals that far too often, chasing credit card rewards is not in your best financial interest.
A new study published by Facebook provides some insight into the financial attitudes, opinions and behavior of the Millennial generation. Facebook surveyed more than 27,000 people for its report and collected anonymous data from the Facebook conversations of more than 70 million users aged 21-34. The most tech-savvy and highly-educated generation ever is certainly changing…
The stock market and the U.S. economy is off to a bumpy start in 2016, sparking fears that the U.S. will soon fall into its first recession since the Financial Crisis. However, financial markets are often driven more by emotion than reason. Is the U.S. actually on the precipice of a recession, or are markets…