Tonight on Nightly Business Report, how much faith do retail investors have in the market, five years after stocks hit bottom? And, will the spring thaw heat up the U.S. economy? Find out what the experts are forecasting.
How much faith do retail investors have in the market five years after stocks hit bottom?
Audi, the German luxury auto brand that has long been overshadowed in the U.S., is betting it finally has the car to challenge Mercedes-Benz and BMW in the country’s fast-growing entry-level luxury market. After unveiling the A3 last year, the automaker is giving journalists a chance to test drive the new vehicle before it goes on sale …
At some point over the next few years, the rate of money flow and inflation will start to catch up to each other, eventually sending the economy into a recession, according to a new analysis from banking analyst Dick Bove. The good news in Bove’s forecast is that the day of reckoning is probably four …
You know your personal information is valuable, but are you willing to pay to keep it private? A growing number of start-ups think so, and many are betting consumers will pay at least something to keep their data away from prying eyes. Surveillance and online privacy are a big topic of conversation at South by …
Fugitive whistleblower Edward Snowden will take part in a panel discussion on digital security at South by Southwest Interactive on Monday. Snowden, who leaked information about the National Security Agency’s massive data surveillance program and then subsequently sought asylum in Russia, will talk via Skype with Christopher Soghoian, technologist at the ACLU on how technology can be …
Investors’ bullishness on gold at the start of this year looks set to continue, with bets on rising prices for the precious metal rising to the highest level in over 14 months. According to U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission data, gold futures’ net-long positions – where investors bet on the price of an asset rising …
China’s February export data sent the Shanghai Index reeling overnight, which tumbled 2.9 percent overnight, and is not far from the lowest levels since August. Exports plummeted 18.1 percent from a year earlier, and with imports are up 10.1 percent China is now operating in a trade deficit of $23 billion for the month. Copper is down another 1.25 percent today after …
The amount of cash market participants are borrowing to buy up more stocks continues to climb to record highs, leading some to grow increasingly concerned that a market pullback could be around the corner. This borrowing – known as margin debt – occurs when stock brokerage firms lend to their investors to fuel more spending …
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Hiring was surprisingly strong in February as more jobs were created than expected. Does this signal the economy is not only growing, but also accelerating? Complete coverage including where the jobs are now.
Our Market Monitor guest explains why buying defensive stocks may be your best offensive.
As the bull market turns five years old Dominic Chu takes a closer look at the companies that were left behind.
Tonight: Hiring was surprisingly strong in February with more jobs were created than expected.
Does this signal the economy`s not only growing – but perhaps accelerating?
