Market Musings 141126: Improving returns at lower risk with simple timing models Even for long-term, patient stock market investors, there comes a point when the stock market falls by a certain percentage, let’s say 5% or 10%, where the question of reducing risk or staying fully invested should be asked. In this latest September-October stock

With investors in the two chipmakers holding nearly 7 trillion won in outstanding credit loans, or 27.2 percent of the total across the Kospi and Kosdaq, concerns have grown over broader market volatility. SK hynix headquarters in Icheon, Gyeonggi, on Oct. 28NEWS1 More than one-fourth of credit loans in Korea’s stock market are concentrated in just

Global platforms like Alibaba Group (BABA +0.02%) and Uber Technologies (UBER +0.83%) dominate their respective markets through massive scale. Choosing between these giants requires weighing deep value in Asia against high-growth mobility services. Collapse BABA & UBER: Performance Comparison Key Financial Metrics BABA – Alibaba Group $94.38 +0.02% (+$0.02) UBER – Uber Technologies $69.69 +0.83%

The major stock market indexes have gone nowhere since early August. On the surface, the seas have been calm. Underneath, plenty of turbulence has been occurring. Most of the volatility has been within sectors. In mid-September, we warned our readers to proceed with caution through the midterm elections. We expected and are now seeing buying

Telechips Inc. (KOSDAQ:054450), might not be a large cap stock, but it saw a double-digit share price rise of over 10% in the past couple of months on the KOSDAQ. Shareholders may appreciate the recent price jump, but the company still has a way to go before reaching its yearly highs again. Less-covered, small caps

CoreWeave (CRWV -6.13%) just delivered another impressive quarter. Revenue surged 168% year over year to $3.7 billion, its customer backlog reached $132.5 billion, and management raised its full-year guidance. Yet the company still reported a net loss of $709 million. For investors, this creates an interesting dilemma. CoreWeave is becoming an increasingly important player in

After a volatile post-election market, the S&P 500 (^GSPC -0.40%) now sits about 4% below its all-time high, but the Nasdaq-100 is down by roughly 11%. Anybody waiting to buy the dip certainly has an opportunity right now. But whether they take it is something else altogether. Down markets tend to bring out some of the

The Indian equity markets spent the week consolidating their recent gains and ended on a positive note. Following a remarkable rally of over 1,900 points in the preceding week, the Nifty did not witness any meaningful retracement and instead moved within a relatively defined range. The Index oscillated in a 585-point range, and despite some

What you think about Micron Technology (MU -2.52%) could depend on how you view the proverbial glass of water, either half-full or half-empty. The half-full side would point to Micron’s impressive year-to-date gain of more than 150%. The half-empty folks would quickly add that the memory chip stock has plunged 40% since late June. Some

Representational image (Photo: ANI) The board of Dhampur Bio Organics Limited has approved a buyback of equity shares worth up to Rs 50 crore through the open market route, at a maximum price of Rs 200 per share, according to a stock exchange filing. The proposal still needs shareholder approval. The company said the buyback