The Biggest Market Sell-Offs in History

Posted by : Pivotfarm

Post date: 05/23/2013 - 12:57

The Nikkei dropped by 7.3% at the end of the day and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng dipped by 2.5%. Shanghai maintained a moderate fall at just 1.2% (if you believe that data now!). The Asian markets are down.

Political Polling Popularity?

Posted by: Pivotfarm

Post date: 05/23/2013 - 12:49

Popularity is something that can be determined by two things. Firstly, it doesn’t last! When too many people start liking you anyway, there is always someone that is there ready to knife you in the...

Revealed: Apple’s “Offshore” Cash Isn’t Even Offshore

Posted by: testosteronepit

Post date: 05/23/2013 - 12:57

Money doesn’t stop at borders or oceans; accounting does.

These 10 Companies Have Contributed Over 90% Of The S&P 500 Earnings Beat Upside

Submitted by Tyler Durden on 02/01/2013 15:58 -0400

Reality

While Q4 earnings are sagging notably (as we pointed out here - 8% lower than pre-earnings-season expectations), the incessant ratcheting down of the expectations as the season progresses enables an ever-more-desperate sell-side to opine on the eventual 'beat' that evolves from a lower and lower bar. As Morgan Stanley's Adam Parker notes, however, the results have been massively top-heavy as the largest 10 earnings beats have contributed over 90% of the S&P 500 uspide in aggregate earnings. MSFT and JPM alone account for 50% of that beat. But with guidance plunging, Parker sees 2013 consensus estimates of $112 massively out of line with reality.

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