According to the latest spreads by Sin Letter, there are currently some huge M&A arbitrage opportunities in the market. However, the bigger the spread, the bigger the risk, and a large spread is often an indication of market skepticism that the deal will ultimately go through.
The U.S. is now more than six years removed from the worst of the economic recession that followed the Financial Crisis in 2008-2009. The Federal Reserve finally deemed the economy strong enough for its first modest interest rate hike back In December. However, global economic jitters, particularly in China, have now clouded the outlook for…
Hillary Clinton continued her attack on what she deems to be greedy and abusive American corporations during Sunday’s Democratic presidential debate. When the topic of mass shootings came up, Clinton said that gun makers need to start carrying their share of the blame.
Apple Inc. AAPL 0.05% is reportedly not among the high-profile bidders for NFL Thursday night game streaming rights. Apple seems to have determined that the potential price of the sports content would not pay off in the end.
In a new report, A.B. Bernstein analyst Neil Beveridge discusses why China will be the main driver behind a quicker-than-expected re-balancing of the global oil market. According to Beveridge, the market is underestimating China’s 2016 crude production cuts.
The Chinese government unveiled its new five-year economic plan this weekend during its annual session of the national legislature. This year’s plan was highly anticipated by investors around the world due to China’s recent growth slump and volatile equity markets and currency.
A team of researchers at MIT believe they have pinpointed several key traits that could help policymakers and investors identify the next Amazon.com, Inc. AMZN 0.45%, Alphabet Inc GOOGL 0.1% GOOG 0.17% or Facebook Inc FB 0.19%. According to the researchers, not all tech startups are created equal, and recognizing and supporting those that are…
In a new paper entitled “Global Cycles: Capital Flows, Commodities, and Sovereign Defaults, 1815-2015,” Carmen Reinhart, Vincent Reinhart and Christoph Trebesch looked at the historical connection between capital flow, commodity prices and economic crises.
Golden Ocean Group Ltd GOGL 11.15% CEO Herman Billung painted a bleak outlook picture for shareholders at an industry conference this week. According to Billung, the bottom may soon fall out of the dry shipping space.
In a new report, Credit Suisse analyst Sonali Punhani discusses the latest poll numbers out of the U.K. regarding the possibility of a British exit (Brexit) from the Eurozone. According to Punhani, the momentum behind the Brexit movement has never been stronger.