Why You Should Worry About Insiders Selling Stock as Stock Buybacks Explode

Corporate insiders are selling stock at increasing levels this year ($17.5 billion in May and June, according to TrimTabs Investment Research). As the same time corporate buyback announcements are at record levels, averaging $5.1 billion daily this year, far greater than the previous record of $3.2 billion daily in 2007. Is this a case of…

If China Sneezes Will the Rest of the World Catch a Cold?

By Brad Lamensdorf and John Del Vecchio Growth rates in China are slowing, which could have implications for the world economy. Like government statistics in the U.S., one must take the officially reported figures with a grain of salt. The fact that they’re in the doldrums suggests that the true, sustainable, economic picture is much…