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Samsung’s profit warning is infact tech’s inverted yield curve

Tougher times are ahead for the technology industry. A downturn sparked by excess inventories and weakened demand, signs of which were evident back in August, could drag on longer than expected. Samsung Electronics Co. said that first-quarter results will fall short of estimates. The rare profit warning came about a fortnight before the company was scheduled to give preliminary sales ...

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Searching for meaning in Tesla’s stock price

Tesla Inc.’s stock price has sunk below $260 for the first time since late October. What does that mean? Trying to discern meaning in the particular set of numbers next to the TSLA ticker on any given day is often futile. With a little context, however, that $260 level takes on some interesting dimensions. Most notably, it takes the stock ...

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Stocks fall as Treasuries rally on global outlook

Bloomberg The rally in bonds gained momentum as traders turned their focus to a worrying economic outlook. Stocks fell, while the dollar rose. Treasury 10-year yields slid below 2.4 percent and rates on benchmark German bunds sank deeper under zero after European Central Bank President Mario Draghi said that an accommodative policy stance is still needed. Energy shares led losses ...

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