Feel like a coin toss? Take any bank and call heads or tails. According to a study by McKinsey, over half the world's banks are undercapitalized and likely to fail in the next crisis.
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| |  Good morning.. Unions are proud to point to their history of moving the workday from 12 hours… to 11… and then to 8, where they stand today. A few companies have tried working on even shorter workdays. One German company has been testing a 5-hour workday, with the requirement that employees refrain from all activity that tends to slip into the modern workplace: Small talk, checking social media and email, and so on.
However, the company scaled back its plans. The reason? According to the company CEO, "Everyone's outside life got so much better, at the expense of their passion for the work." Back to checking Facebook it is.
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 | DOW 27,090.72 | +0.49% | | |
| S&P 3,039.42 | +0.56% | | |
| NASDAQ 8,325.99 | +1.01% | | |
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| • | Stocks rallied yesterday, with the S&P 500 Index touching all-time highs. | | | • | Oil declined 1.5 percent, to $55.80 per barrel. | | | • | Gold dropped 0.7 percent, to $1,495 per ounce. | | | • | Cryptocurrencies mostly dropped after a strong weekend, with Bitcoin sliding to $9,420. | | |
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| Three Companies That Treat Their Employees the Best | |
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There are many ways to value potential investment opportunities. A more off-the-radar approach is to look for companies that get high ratings from employees.
The logic is simple. When employees are happy, they're likely to be more productive. Happy work environments are conducive to open communication about policies or projects that are (or aren't) working. It makes hiring and retaining top talent easier, and that factor can have a significant impact on a company's bottom line.
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| Insider Activity: Eli Lilly and Company (LLY) | |
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David Ricks, CEO and President of Eli Lilly and Company (LLY), recently picked up 4,615 shares. At a cost of $500,000, the buy increased his stake by nearly 3 percent.
On the same day, Director Jackson Tai bought 1,861 shares at a slightly lower price, shelling out $200,000 in total. These buys are the first following a series of sales in September by a number of officers and an endowment that is also a major holder of shares.
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| Unusual Options Activity: Pan American Silver Corp (PAAS) | |
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A spike in put option buying on the Pan American Silver Corp (PAAS) December 20th $15 put options resulted in over 6,000 options trading hands against an open interest of 176—a 34-fold surge in volume. With shares trading at $16.30, the option bet will move in-the-money if shares drop just $1.30, or about 8 percent. Given the volatility in metals markets, such a swing is easily achievable within the next 52 days before expiration.
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| TOP | | | TIF | 31.629% | | | | AMG | 5.379% | | | | ILMN | 4.617% | | | | TSN | 4.587% | | | | T | 4.281% | | | | BOTTOM | | | PLD | 5.47% | | | | TAP | 3.994% | | | | COG | 3.721% | | | | DHI | 3.519% | | | | PVH | 3.342% | | | |
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| he US equity markets have been surprised by the strength of the 3Q results. With the US earnings season producing a positive string of results and investors positioning extremely risk averse alongside negative US real interest rates, we believe there is further upside for global equities. |
- Sean Darby, global equity strategist at Jefferies, on the S&P 500's move to new all-time highs.  |
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