There have been a lot of questions raised about the direction and speed of the global economy. The Greece drama aside, those same questions, as they relate to the domestic economy, have taken center stage, largely because the answers will dictate when the Federal Reserve will hike interest rates. As I’ve been saying for some […]
Today is “Fed Wednesday,” as I like to call it, which means at around 2 p.m. the Federal Reserve will release its June FOMC statement.
It looks like the mergers & acquisition (M&A) wave is continuing, particularly in the telecommunications space, given the recent news that Dish Network (DISH) and T-Mobile USA (TMUS) are in discussions to merge. “Discussions” means they are attempting to hammer out a deal; there are scant details, and there is a possibility, no matter how remote, those talks could collapse with nothing done.
Of late, Federal Reserve officials have been jawboning about the likelihood of an interest rate hike during 2015. To me, it all gets back to being data dependent, and rather than repeat what I’ve been saying during the last few months, let’s instead listen to Federal Reserve Governor Lael Brainard.
Some IPOs can be fantastic performers, while every now and again we get one that flops out of the gate.
As many of you may know, last week was the Las Vegas MoneyShow. I had a number of fascinating conversations during the conference, where I made several presentations, hosted a few panel discussions and capped it all off by appearing on “Making Money with Charles Payne” on FOXBusiness, which broadcasted live from the conference. The highlight […]