Oil drops 4%, on pace for biggest daily percentage decline since March

by synergycap1 | Apr 19, 2017 | Bad Credit Loans, Bank Lending, Business Lending, Business Loans, Capital, Economics, Finance, Non-Bank Loans, Working Capital

Oil edged lower on Wednesday, after U.S. data showed a smaller-than-expected decline in overall crude inventories coupled with another rise in production, hindering OPEC’s efforts to reduce a global surplus of crude. Prices were on pace for their biggest daily...

U.S. economy shows only modest signs of inflation pressures: Fed

by synergycap1 | Apr 19, 2017 | Bad Credit Loans, Bank Lending, Business Lending, Business Loans, Capital, Economics, Finance, Non-Bank Loans, Working Capital

WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The U.S. economy expanded at a modest-to-moderate pace between mid-February and the end of March, but inflation pressures remained in check despite more difficulties in attracting and retaining workers, the Federal

Bose headphones accused in lawsuit of spying on listeners

by synergycap1 | Apr 19, 2017 | Bad Credit Loans, Bank Lending, Business Lending, Business Loans, Capital, Economics, Finance, Non-Bank Loans, Working Capital

A new class-action lawsuit claims high-end headphone company Bose has been tracking and distributing customers’ data without telling them. According to the complaint, filed late Tuesday in the U.S. District Court in Chicago, the headphone company’s Bose...

Hedge fund investors are piling money into failing strategies

by synergycap1 | Apr 19, 2017 | Bad Credit Loans, Bank Lending, Business Lending, Business Loans, Capital, Economics, Finance, Non-Bank Loans, Working Capital

After flocking from hedge funds in 2017, investors are beginning to find their way back. In fact, March saw money came back into the $3.1 trillion industry at the fastest pace since August 2015 — a 20-month span that saw fund managers adjust fees and make other...

Full interview: Top analyst Sacconaghi says IBM not as cheap as it appears

by synergycap1 | Apr 19, 2017 | Bad Credit Loans, Bank Lending, Business Lending, Business Loans, Capital, Economics, Finance, Non-Bank Loans, Working Capital

Bernstein analyst Toni Sacconaghi shared his views on IBM and its first quarter earnings on CNBC’s “Halftime Report” Wednesday. On IBM’s valuation: “It appears inexpensive on price-to-earnings, but I think, as you all noted, it does have...

These are two major risks to the rally, strategist says

by synergycap1 | Apr 19, 2017 | Bad Credit Loans, Bank Lending, Business Lending, Business Loans, Capital, Economics, Finance, Non-Bank Loans, Working Capital

The stock market is coming to a screeching halt, unless good news comes from two fronts, according to one strategist. TIAA Investments’ Brian Nick says domestic concerns and geopolitical factors in Europe, specifically, need to improve for markets to move...