Monthly Archives: October 2015

Deutsche Revamps Senior Management

Posted on October 26, 2015 by flpbaruchnewsletter

Deutsche Bank AG has announced on Sunday two major changes to the firm: sweeping changes to the senior management ranks and a broad restructuring of key units. This comes in light of a projected $7 billion loss the firm has … Continue reading →

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Hopes for European Easing Lifts Stocks

Posted on October 26, 2015 by flpbaruchnewsletter

Stocks soared Thursday as investors ramped up bets that European Central Bank would expand its easy money policies later this year after its President, Mario Draghi, hinted strongly that it was “ready to do more to boost inflation and growth”. … Continue reading →

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Valeant vs. Citron

Posted on October 26, 2015 by flpbaruchnewsletter

This week, Valeant Pharmaceuticals has suffered from a major sell-off after Andrew Left, short-seller and founder of Citron Research, compared Valeant to a pharmaceutical Enron, an energy firm that collapsed in 2001 due to an accounting scandal. Citron Research consists … Continue reading →

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The Fed’s Next Big Decision

Posted on October 26, 2015 by flpbaruchnewsletter

Behind the uncertainty of the Federal Reserve’s decision on whether or not to raise rates there is another looming question: what will the Federal Reserve do with the money it will receive from the treasuries that are about to mature … Continue reading →

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Chinese Interest Rate Cuts

Posted on October 26, 2015 by flpbaruchnewsletter

On Friday, October 23rd China released that they would be cutting their one-year benchmark interest rate by a quarter of a percent. With this change, the new interest rate is anticipated to settle at 4.35%. This action came as China … Continue reading →

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Credit Suisse’s Reboot

Posted on October 26, 2015 by flpbaruchnewsletter

Credit Suisse has been in the news over the last several weeks upon appointing a new CEO, Tidjane Thiam who recently unveiled his plans for the Swiss bank. The plan includes a complete “reboot” for the company as Thiam stated … Continue reading →

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The Opera Effect

Posted on October 26, 2015 by flpbaruchnewsletter

Weight Watchers shares catapulted to a seven-month high during pre-market hours on Oct. 19 after the news that Oprah Winfrey is taking a 10% stake in the weight-loss company. The media mogul and talk show host joined the weight-loss program … Continue reading →

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Housing Robustness

Posted on October 26, 2015 by flpbaruchnewsletter

On Oct. 22, there was upbeat news from the housing market. U.S. home resales rebounded strongly in September. The National Association of Realtors said existing home sales increased 4.7 percent to an annual rate of $5.55 million units last month, … Continue reading →

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Eli Lilly Stock Falls on Termination of Experimental Cardiovascular Drug

Posted on October 19, 2015 by flpbaruchnewsletter

Eli Lilly & Co. (LLY) stocks erased $7 billion of market capitalization, as news on Monday regarding discontinuation of an experimental cardiovascular drug caused shares to plummet. The unsuccessful performance in a clinical study of the drug, evacetrapib, drove shares … Continue reading →

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Wal-Mart with Short-Term Negative Outlook

Posted on October 19, 2015 by flpbaruchnewsletter

On Wednesday, Wal-Mart (WMT) announced surprising news on Wall Street – its profits will be dropping as much as 12% by next year as the company goes through restructuring its core business. Wal-Mart’s negative outlook comes as a result of revenue … Continue reading →

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