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Nicholas Vardy

The Sweet-Tasting Success of Irish Austerity

Ireland-based food giant Kerry Group Plc (KRYAF) is well known for its ingredient and flavors business. This week, the company celebrates the opening of a €100 million global technology and innovation center near the town of Naas, just outside of the iconic Irish capital of Dublin. The opening of Kerry Group’s new facility represents one […]

Markets Unsteady in a Global Sea of Red

Markets ended last week on a down note, with the Dow Jones dipping 0.43%, the S&P 500 falling 1.36% and the NASDAQ tumbling 2.92%. The MCSI Emerging Markets Index had an even tougher week, ending down 4.23%. Only three global stock markets among the 47 I track on a daily basis were up last week, […]

Markets Pull Back but Start to Settle

With yesterday’s sharp sell-off, global stock markets ended the week on a down note. For the week, the Dow Jones Industrial fell 1.62%, the S&P 500 dropped 1.79% and the NASDAQ tumbled 2.14%. The MSCI Emerging Markets Index ended the week 1.75% lower. No positions in your Alpha Investor Letter portfolio gained this past week. […]

Three (Relatively) Bullish Views on the U.S. Stock Market

After experiencing its first technical correction of 10% since 2011, the U.S. stock market has bounced back from the lows it reached on Aug. 24. Since then, volatility has eased and the S&P 500 has recovered almost 7%. I already have given my own “30,000 foot” view of the financial markets in a recent issue […]

Betting on a Hedge-Fund Favorite

It was a mixed week for markets last week, with the Dow Jones down 0.30%, the S&P 500 losing 0.15% and the NASDAQ eking out a 0.10% gain. The MCSI Emerging Markets Index recovered 1.11%. Your position in ULTA Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrance, Inc. (ULTA) rose 1.31%. As I expected, U.S. stock indexes have rebounded […]

The 2015 Hale Index of the Top 500 Global Economic Entities

By Patric Hale This week’s Global Guru guest columnist is my friend Patric Hale, who has put together a compelling and original list of economic entities from across the world as a measure of global economic power and influence. I believe it offers some fascinating and unexpected results. In my book, “It’s the Economy! (Stupid)” (2008), […]