Today's Video Newsletter: The market takes a pause before the State Of The Union Address on Tuesday

Hello traders everywhere! Adam Hewison here, co-founder of MarketClub with your mid-day market update for Friday, the 8th of February.

*TO ALL OUR CLIENTS IN THE NORTHEAST, STAY WARM AND SAFE THIS WEEKEND*

THE STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS ON TUESDAY
I think this week is pretty reflective of a wait-and-see attitude the market is taking to see what Pres. Obama is going to say on Tuesday with his State of the Union address.

I will be on CNBC Asia live from Washington DC shortly after the State of the Union Address on "Cash Flow" around 10pm ET, next Tuesday night (Feb 12th). I will be addressing what the President said and how the markets are likely to respond. With the State of the Union address and the sequestration at the end of this month, there are a lot of uncertainties in most investors' minds. I think that the markets next week and even perhaps for the rest of the month are going to be choppy. Let's check the trends carefully and see how some of the key markets react to these two important events. Continue reading "Today's Video Newsletter: The market takes a pause before the State Of The Union Address on Tuesday"

Today's Video Newsletter: Did Yahoo Strike a Deal with The Devil?

Hello traders everywhere! Adam Hewison here, co-founder of MarketClub with your mid-day market update for Thursday, the 7th of February.

YAHOO STRIKES DEAL WITH GOOGLE - GOOD OR BAD?
On the job for a little over 6 months, Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer turns to her old employer Google and signs a deal to help bump up Yahoo's advertising revenues. Will this strategy help or hurt Yahoo?

Yahoo's revenues have been steadily declining until last year, when magically there was a small up-tick. In the non-exclusive deal with Google, the revenue split could be as much as 68% in favor of Yahoo. On the outset we cannot see how this could hurt Yahoo, but is it a long term solution to sustained profitability? Yahoo already depends on Microsoft for most of its search-driven advertising as part of a long-term deal executed back in 2009. Continue reading "Today's Video Newsletter: Did Yahoo Strike a Deal with The Devil?"

MarketClub TV: Clash of the Titans

Hello traders everywhere! Adam Hewison here, co-founder of MarketClub with your mid-day market update for Wednesday, the 6th of February.

CLASH OF THE TITANS
I know it sounds like a cheap B movie title, but the reality is this is a very real clash between Rupert Murdoch with his powerful NEWS Corp holdings and John Malone with his equally powerful Liberty Media Empire.

Today Liberty Media announced that it had purchased Virgin Media in the UK for a deal valued around $16 billion dollars.

Sir Richard Branson, who is a part owner of Virgin Media, walked away with a cool $316 million in his pocket after handing over his shares. Nice work if you can get it. Today we will be looking at both Liberty Media Corp (LMCA), and News Corp (NWSA) to see which is the best bet in media. Continue reading "MarketClub TV: Clash of the Titans"

Today's Video Newsletter: Michael Dell goes private and China catches gold fever

Hello traders everywhere! Adam Hewison here, co-founder of MarketClub with your mid-day market update for Tuesday, the 5th of February.

Dell Goes Private for $24.4 Billion
Going from a public company to a private company allows for many advantages that perhaps Michael Dell thinks he needs in today's ultra competitive smart tablet/phone world.

Michael Dell has sunk all his shares into his new private company and then added another $700 million to get the deal done. Dell, as an individual, has put the most skin into the game to go private. Other investors, like Microsoft, will be investing $2 billion and Silver Lake partners will put up $1 billion. The rest of the financing, over $15 billion is coming from banks. Dell stockholders will receive $13.65 in cash for shares of common stock. So it would appear that DELL has come full circle, private, public, and now private again. If DELL survives, will we see them again offer shares to the public? Continue reading "Today's Video Newsletter: Michael Dell goes private and China catches gold fever"

Today's Video Newsletter: Did the right team win the Super Bowl?

Hello traders everywhere! Adam Hewison here, co-founder of MarketClub with your mid-day market update for Monday, the 4th of February.

Did the right team win the Super Bowl? Well, if you are bullish on the general market, the answer has to be no. If you are unsure on equities the answer is yes, the right team did win the Super Bowl. According to legend, when an AFC team wins the big one, the odds favor the stock market ending the year with a mediocre gain of around 3%. The last time the Baltimore Ravens won the Super Bowl the market closed down 11% that year. When a NFC team wins the Super Bowl, the stock market closes out the year with a average gain of over 10%. Maybe, just maybe, that is why the market is lower today? Continue reading "Today's Video Newsletter: Did the right team win the Super Bowl?"