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Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) has made a slow but impressive comeback from the pandemic sell-off. The stock closed at $208.47 per share on Wednesday.

At the end of Q3, Fisher Asset’s total portfolio was worth around $91 billion. We’ll focus on Fisher Asset’s top holdings, buys, and sells.

IBM’s blockchain innovations are starting to get noticed. Three banks have teamed up with mall owner Scentre Group to test its blockchain platform.

Today, HSBC (HSBC) cut its price target on Apple (AAPL) to $174 from $180.

This year began on a terrible note for Apple’s investors as its CEO made a downward revision to its fiscal 2019 first-quarter guidance.

For LyondellBasell, 30% of the analysts recommended a “buy,” 65% recommended a “hold,” and 5% recommended a “sell.”

Consistent growth in the cloud and mainframe systems enabled IBM to post a lower-than-expected fall in its revenues in 3Q17.

About 45.0% of the analysts covering Praxair (PX) stock have recommended a “buy,” and 50.0% have recommended a “hold.”

PayPal reported that its payment transaction per active account increased 12.0% year-over-year in 1Q17.

The latest analyst consensus indicates LYB’s 12-month target to be at $94.83, implying a potential return of 17.2% from the closing price of $80.89 as of June 26, 2017.

The United Kingdom’s weaker services PMI was due to slower improvement in new business orders, domestic demand, and export orders in May 2017.

On its own stage across the Atlantic from the US Fed, the ECB (European Central Bank) has had its own quantitative easing program.

European stocks are expected to rise in 2017, but you need to be cautious of unexpected political outcomes in 2017.

On March 6, 2017, Olin (OLN) announced the pricing of its $500.0 million senior notes. It said the notes will be issued at 100.0% par value.

Of the 25 analysts covering Emerson Electric stock, three analysts gave the company a “buy” rating, 17 analysts gave it a “hold” recommendation, and five analysts recommended it as a “sell.”

2016 has mostly been about macro trends, thus presenting a different set of challenges for active fund managers who mostly focus on companies rather than economic and sector trends.

Consumer staples have been the biggest positive contributors to the USIFX in YTD 2016.

Let’s now take a look at specific risks that could arise for businesses as a consequence of Brexit.

The Office of National Statistics published the retail sales for June at a six-month low. Retail sales fell by 0.9% on a month-over-month basis.

The Bank of England (or BoE) kept interest rates unchanged on July 14, 2016, in its first monetary policy meeting since the Brexit vote.

The three-month period ended June 24, 2016, has been challenging for the Matthews Asian Growth and Income Fund Investor Class (MACSX).

MACSX’s dual focus on growth and income generation makes it a bit different from the other funds in this review.

Financials have contributed the lion’s share of the BlackRock Pacific Fund – Investor A Shares’ (MDPCX) poor showing in 2016 YTD.

Bridgewater Associates, which is managed by billionaire investor Ray Dalio, has warned its clients that a Brexit win could spread among EU countries.

The financial sector has contributed heavily to the UK economy. Financial institutions like HSBC and Barclays will face challenges doing business in the EU.

The USAA International Fund (USIFX) is right in the middle of the pack as far as its point-to-point returns for YTD 2016 are concerned—it is placed sixth.

Dell Corporation issued Baa3/BBB- rated high-grade bonds worth $20.0 billion via six parts on May 17.

Investment-grade corporate bonds worth $51.4 billion were issued in the primary market in the week ending May 20, 2016.

HSBC analysts have determined that historically, gold has risen for at least 100 trading days after the first hike by the Federal Open Market Committee.

Europe-based (EFA) Nokia’s (NOK) Ultra Broadband Networks include its mobile and fixed business groups. The gross margin rose by 250 basis points.

According to George Soros, the Chinese property and construction bubble can grow and feed itself like in the United States in 2005–06.

The Vanguard European Stock Index Fund – Investor Shares (VEURX) fell 2.4% in 1Q16, which placed it in the middle of the pack of the 12 funds in this review.

Until the referendum, the GBP (Great Britain pound) will continue its volatility. The cross-currency risk is increasing as the referendum is approaching.

The rise in the pound-dollar pair’s implied volatility has been a strong 26% compared to a fall of 10.5% in the euro-dollar exchange rate volatility.

Ericsson accounts for 1.1% of the PowerShares BLDR Europe 100 ADR Index Fund (ADRU).

Jamie Dimon, JPMorgan Chase’s (JPM) CEO and chairman, thinks the Chinese economy (FXI) has the potential to house 30% of the world’s largest companies in the next 20–30 years.

MACSX is invested in the stocks of companies such as Yum! Brands, Japan Tobacco, HSBC Holdings, and Telekomunikasi Indonesia.

MACSX has existed since September 1994 and has an expense ratio of 1.1%. A minimum of $2,500 is required to invest in this fund.

APJAX is invested in stocks of companies such as Rio Tinto, HSBC Holdings, BHP Billiton, PetroChina, and British American Tobacco.

The Aberdeen Asia-Pacific (ex-Japan) Equity Fund (APJAX) aims to invest 80% of its net assets in equity securities of Asia-Pacific (ex-Japan) companies.

International mutual funds are the most convenient way to spread your investment across companies in all major economies.

BlackBerry also mentioned that it is managing to win client deals in other regulated industries like the legal industry.

The AMFQX fund’s investment model is primarily a counter-trend model. It looks to sell short-term overbought levels and buy short-term oversold levels.

High-yield bonds, also known as Junk bonds, have an iffy repayment ability, even if they are at the higher end of the junk rating scale.

Weakness in the pound will give some respite to the BoE (Bank of England) ahead of its monetary policy review on January 13, 2016.

VWEHX looks like one of the safest funds to be around in case liquidity dries up temporarily. The fund mainly avoided investing in the deep end of the junk category.

The situation for the pound sterling in 2016 is similar to the US dollar’s situation in 2015. The markets are expecting a rise towards mid-2016.

EBSAX holds a major portfolio of fixed income securities such as bonds and notes of various corporations and the federal government.