Nicholas Vardy
Back into Biotech?
It was another tough week for markets last week, with the Dow Jones down 2.35% and the S&P 500 tumbling 2.65%. The Nasdaq continued to be hit by the biotech sell-off, falling 3.10%. Meanwhile, the MCSI Emerging Markets Index continued its outperformance and rose 1.28%. Big gainers in your Bull Market Alert portfolio included GasLog […]
Technology Sell-Off Continues. Rotation Back into Emerging Markets?
Last week was a tough one for U.S. stock markets, with the Dow Jones down 1.67% and the S&P 500 tumbling 1.78%. Technology stocks continued to slide, as the NASDAQ tumbled 3.63%. Meanwhile, global markets rallied, with the MCSI Emerging Markets Index up 1.13%, continuing its month-long rally. No big surprise then that it was […]
Why Estonia Could be Russia’s Next Target
I’ve just returned from a fascinating — and sobering — weekend in Estonia. If you’re like most Americans, you may not know that Estonia is one of the three Baltic States that until 1991 were part of the Soviet Union.
Preparing to Enter another Emerging Market Bet
Despite Friday’s sharp sell-off, both the Dow Jones and the S&P 500 ended the week in the plus column, up 0.55% and 0.40%, respectively. The sell-off in tech continued as the NASDAQ fell 0.67%. The MCSI Emerging Markets Index continued its rebound and was up 1.37% You had several big gainers in your Bull Market […]
Markets Bounce Strongly as Google Splits Its Stock
Stock markets across the globe steadied this past week, as markets bounced strongly from oversold levels just in time for the start of Q2. The Dow Jones rose 1.01% and the S&P 500 matched it closely with a gain of 1.07%. The NASDAQ steadied with a gain of 0.80%, and the MCSI Emerging Markets Index […]
My #1 Pick in Russia, the World’s Most Hated Stock Market
Russia is the market that investors love to hate. With Russian President Vladimir Putin annexing Crimea at his whim — and lining tens of thousands of troops along Ukraine’s border as a thinly veiled threat for a future invasion of Ukraine — chances are you feel the same way.