Questions tagged [news]
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Charting Economic Surprises
Reading the book about FX trading called "Day Trading and Swing Trading the Currency Market: Technical and Fundamental Strategies to Profit from Market Moves" by Kathy Lien.
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What does it mean when I read in the news that interest rates were lowered or raised?
I was reading the newspaper, and an article mentioned that the government was going to lower interest rates. What does that mean?
I'm confused because the news always assumes that you know what they'...
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Must all US public companies have an investor relations website?
Are all US public companies required to maintain a website where they publish press releases and financial statements? If so, do such requirements only apply to exchange-listed companies, or are OTC ...
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Why do financial news focus on price return indexes instead of total return indexes?
On television, in newspapers, and in online financial news portals, price return indexes get featured prominently. News reports regularly mention how much a particular index has risen or fallen over ...
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Factors that control stocks prices [closed]
I am trying to understand why stocks go up and down. I've seen answers here in the forum and most of them talk about demand and supply.
My questions Are:
Can we know the demand and supply from news?
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Where do US public companies announce news?
Where do US public companies announce significant news such as dividends, stock splits, new bond offerings, divestitures, mergers and acquisitions, hiring and resignations of corporate officers, etc.? ...
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Why do analyst forecasts seem to be fixated on earnings per share?
I regularly see financial news articles that say "Company X's earnings beat analysts' forecasts by 15%". When companies release their quarterly results, these results are called "...
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Is Nike paying income taxes as news media reports? [closed]
There have been articles written, Nike paid no Federal Income tax in 2020. However, looking at its Annual Report below, I see income taxes. So how are these news articles saying this?
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Why is it reported as news that a company has "raised money"?
For example, it's been reported that upGrad raised 120 million from Temasek. What does this really mean? Why would a education company want to raise money from another investment company? What is the ...
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How does the WallStreetBets community benefit from buying poorly performing stocks?
According to
Allison Morrow, Everything you need to know about how a Reddit group blew up GameStop's stock, CNN Business, January 28, 2021.
the subreddit r/wallstreetbets is buying, en masse, stocks ...
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Why do some investors pay for real-time newswires when the news is likely priced-in by the time it is read?
I've noticed that some retail traders/investors subscribe to newswire services such as Dow Jones Newswires, Refinitiv/Reuters financial news, Benzinga Pro, etc. Institutional investors probably have ...
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How can investors make themselves aware of company announcements that do not appear in mainstream media?
Most retail investors probably know about company announcements only when the contents of press releases are published by mainstream news outlets. Mainstream news outlets such as newspapers or TV will ...
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What are the risks of buying stocks featured in news articles?
I noticed that a fellow family member (let's call her Alice) has an unusual stock selection method. This is the research process:
Form an opinion of specific industries,
Read news articles online (...
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What does CNBC PRO provide that is not already available for free?
Based on CNBC PRO, they provide:
Live business day programming from around the world.
Exclusive video series like PRO Talks and PRO Uncut.
PRO Playbook daily email that highlights the news you can'...
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Charting, or news to trade?
Can someone say if traders / investors use the news as a primary way to buy/sell shares, please? It's just that I read another post stating that they do not go by the news and use charting... so not ...
