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2014 Was Full Of Surprises For Bonds
Article By:
Michael Michaud
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Wednesday, December 31, 2014 11:40 AM EDT
Coming into 2014, prognosticators had the fixed-income markets all figured out. Many posited that it would be a rough year for U.S. Treasuries and other rate-sensitive bonds as the Fed unwound its bond-buying program.
2014 Wrap-Up On Earnings And Markets, As Well As Expectations For 2015
Article By:
Leigh Drogen
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Wednesday, December 31, 2014 10:28 AM EDT
There is no denying that 2014 has been a great year for corporate earnings thus far.
Technology In 2014, Part 5: The Courtroom Drama
Article By:
Zacks Investment Research
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Wednesday, December 31, 2014 7:06 AM EDT
Technology companies fought hard in court all through the year, defending themselves against patent infringements, illegal actions, dishonoring agreements, wage-fixing charges and regulatory pressure.
The Five Most-Hated Companies Of 2014
Article By:
Global Economic Intersection
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Wednesday, December 31, 2014 4:52 AM EDT
Only the Grinch could love the dreadful customer service, sexist CEOs, and concealed safety issues that were served up by the most-hated companies of 2014.
Year End Review 2014 And 2015 Preview
Article By:
Steve Selengut
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Tuesday, December 30, 2014 5:07 PM EDT
If you are not taking advantage of 6%+ tax free yields (and a higher range in taxable CEFs), you owe it to yourself to investigate the opportunities.
Mea Culpa: My Biggest Investing Mistakes Of 2014
Article By:
Charles Sizemore
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Tuesday, December 30, 2014 4:44 PM EDT
No matter how sound your investment thesis looks, there can always be “externalities” that come out of left field. This year, we had plenty of them.
The Year In Review: Even More Fantastical Pseudo Economics
Article By:
Menzie Chinn
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Tuesday, December 30, 2014 12:54 PM EDT
Looking back, and looking forward to the New Year: some memes, some sarcasm, some reality checks.
Review Of 2014 Major Pairs Forecasts
Article By:
Daily Forex
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Tuesday, December 30, 2014 9:15 AM EDT
As we all get ready to see in 2015, a moment of truth arrives. We are bold enough to make predictions for an entire year at the start of each calendar turn, so in the interests of transparency let’s take a look and see how good our forecasts we made at the start of 2014 turned out to be.
2014 Review: A Good Year To Avoid Performance Envy
Article By:
Global Economic Intersection
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Tuesday, December 30, 2014 6:15 AM EDT
2014 has been an odd year in many ways. Easy money has continued to be the rule for central governments across the world, and this has created false sense of security that is going on six years (following the end of the financial crisis-induced stock market decline that ended in March, 2009).
2014 In Review: Best Of The Silver Bullet Awards
Article By:
Jeff Miller
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Tuesday, December 30, 2014 3:24 AM EDT
We have never had a negative 2.96 percent GDP report and not gone into recession… The U.S. stock market doesn’t do well when interest rates are rising.
Technology In 2014, Part 4: Is China Calling The Shots?
Article By:
Zacks Investment Research
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Monday, December 29, 2014 7:36 PM EDT
This year was particularly difficult for American technology companies to do business in China due to increased sanctions related to the U.S. government’s spying actions.
2014 In Review: How Could Gold Bugs Have Been So Wrong?
Article By:
John Rubino
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Monday, December 29, 2014 5:39 PM EDT
Twelve short months ago, the immediate future looked like a lock. Overvalued equities had to fall, ridiculously-low interest rates had to rise, and beaten-down precious metals had to resume their bull market.
