Life & Health Insurance

The US Department of Labor released news that its count of those filing jobless benefits increased 18,000, to 460,000 total, last week.  After glowing reports of a recovering economy, these numbers go to show how far recovery still has to go to get a completely healthy economy.  Economists had...

The US Department of Labor released news that its count of those filing jobless benefits increased 18,000, to 460,000 total, last week.  After glowing reports of a recovering economy, these numbers go to show how far recovery still has to go to get a completely healthy economy.  Economists had...

Below are the top 5 finance stocks in terms of PEG. IRSA Investments and Representations Inc (NYSE: IRS) has a PEG ratio of 0.01. IRS’ quarterly revenue growth is 44.30% y/y. Arbor Realty Trust Inc (NYSE: ABR) has a PEG ratio of 0.22. The trailing-twelve-month operating margins of ABR are 114.35...

Despite investor apathy in the market yesterday as they awaited the release of the minutes of the Fed’s April 14 meeting, the S&P 500 Index moved up, driven by the US financial sector. The sector received a boost after regional banks got a lift from a positive comment made by Credit Suisse. The...

Below are the top 5 financial stocks in terms of PEG. IRSA Investments and Representations Inc (NYSE: IRS) has a PEG ratio of 0.01. IRS’ quarterly revenue growth is 44.30% y/y. Phoenix Companies Inc (NYSE: PNX) has a PEG ratio of 0.22. PNX’s quarterly revenue growth is 35.50% y/y. Arbor Realty...

I continue to look at my watch lists and scratch my head at this rally... the type of "growthy" stocks I normally stick to are not doing much the past 3-4 weeks [excluding of course the "go to" momentum stocks for institutions like Apple, Priceline, Baidu et al] but the market keeps stair stepping...

Blockbuster Inc (NYSE: BBI) shares dipped 11% yesterday after the company disclosed that it was not in compliance with NYSE’s requirements for minimum market value. Following this announcement, BBI’s biggest shareholder, Carl Icahn, sold off 13 million BBI shares to reduce his stake in the company...

G10 Advancers and Decliners vs USD CHF 1.27 EUR 0.71 GBP 0.66 JPY -0.71 EURUSD has powered relentlessly higher throughout the day as a combination of strong European inflation data, disappointing US labour figures and quarter-end rebalancing flows have all conspired to push...

G10 Advancers and Decliners vs USD CHF 1.27 EUR 0.71 GBP 0.66 JPY -0.71 EURUSD has powered relentlessly higher throughout the day as a combination of strong European inflation data, disappointing US labour figures and quarter-end rebalancing flows have all conspired to push...

To start the news day, reports indicate that the housing market has continued to struggle early this year, but there’s some hope on the horizon.  The S&P/Case-Shiller 20-city home-price index is reporting a 0.7% decline for January of this year (compared to last year). But this also means a...

To start the news day, reports indicate that the housing market has continued to struggle early this year, but there’s some hope on the horizon.  The S&P/Case-Shiller 20-city home-price index is reporting a 0.7% decline for January of this year (compared to last year). But this also means a...

Below are the top accident & health insurance stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of dividend: AFLAC Incorporated (NYSE: AFL) has a dividend of $1.12 per share. AFL’s shares closed at $53.47 on Friday. Read more about this company here. StanCorp Financial Group Inc (NYSE: SFG) has a...

Below are the top accident & health insurance stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of 5-Y earnings estimates: AFLAC Incorporated (NYSE: AFL) is likely to achieve 13.44% earnings growth over the next five years. AFL’s quarterly earnings growth stands at 27.90% y/y. Read more about this...

Below are the top accident & health insurance stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of PEG ratio: AFLAC Incorporated (NYSE: AFL) has a PEG ratio of 0.74. AFL’s trailing-twelve-month revenues stand at $18.24 billion. Read more about this company here. Triple-S Management Corporation (NYSE...

G10 Advancers and Decliners vs USD EUR 0.25 GBP 0.11 JPY -0.19 CHF -0.22 AUDUSD recovered from Friday’s losses and traded at 0.9076 on speculation that retail sales rose 0.3% in February, due on March 31 and as RBA Governor Glenn Stevens said house prices are “getting...