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About Raj Ravindran
M.S.Che.E., MBA, Research Analyst
Raj Ravindran has vast international experience working in a variety of business fields. He has worked in the logistics, pharmaceutical, sales, engineering and finance industries. He is a successful entrepreneur who has launched companies in Russia. After finishing his MBA in finance, he started his carrier in investment research as an Equity Research Associate with Ubika Research. Raj currently works as an Analyst for Gravitas Capital Corp. where he leverages his experience in a variety of industries to providing research for small cap private and public companies.
Mr Ravindran holds a Master degree in Chemical Engineering from Moscow, Russia and an MBA from Concordia University. Blogs by Raj Ravindran
- The Ubika Week in Review - May 14, 2012 - May 14, 2012
Global markets continued their decline last week on concerns over the deepening European issues that changed the government in France and brought Greece to a political stall. Moreover, growth concerns in China and the $2 billion trading loss of JP Morgan also took their toll on the market.
US stock markets fell for the second straight week as doubts on the European and Chinese economies and JP Morgan’s huge loss overpowered the rise in the US consumer sentiments. The Dow dropped 1.7%, its Read more... - The Ubika Week in Review - May 07, 2012 - May 07, 2012
For the most part, world stock markets ended the week lower on disappointing US job numbers, which in turn increased the concerns of the investors over the recovery in the US. With most of the European economies officially in recession and China slowing down the US growth was the major factor that kept the markets going. However, with the current uncertainties and traditional slow down during the summer months we expect a rocky next while for markets.
Wall Street completed its worst week of 201 Read more... - The Ubika Week in Review - April 30, 2012 - Apr 30, 2012
Stock Markets around the world mostly finished the week higher on strong quarterly earnings from major US Corporations and better than expected business data out of Germany.
In the US, two of the three major indices snapped their losing streak to finish the week higher as better than expected earnings outweighed global concerns. The Dow completed the week 1.4% higher as Microsoft and GE led the way. The S&P 500 was up 0.7% for the week; however the Nasdaq continued its downward trend to fin Read more... - The Ubika Week in Review - April 23, 2012 - Apr 23, 2012
Stock Markets around the world mostly finished the week higher on strong quarterly earnings from major US Corporations and better than expected business data out of Germany.
In the US, two of the three major indices snapped their losing streak to finish the week higher as better than expected earnings outweighed global concerns. The Dow completed the week 1.4% higher as Microsoft and GE led the way. The S&P 500 was up 0.7% for the week, however the Nasdaq continued its down ward trend to fi Read more... - The Ubika Week in Review - April 16, 2012 - Apr 16, 2012
For the most part, stock markets declined on the increasing borrowing costs in Europe and growth concerns in China. If China (which has been motor of the world economy during the recent financial crisis) continues to slow down it will not only put pressure on the demand for most commodities, but also post a big question of how the global economy will coup with this situation when Europe is in recession and the US is just coming out of a recession.
It was another week of falling US markets, with Read more... - Ubika Week in Review: Feb 27, 2012 - Feb 27, 2012
World stock markets rode on improving economic situation in the US and Europe to finish the week mostly higher, however worries that rising oil prices will hinder economic recovery and growth persists as crude oil increased for the fifth week in a row to new heights on Iranian tensions.
Major indices in the US gained again this week as strong economic reports like better than expected consumer confidence report offset rising fuel prices. The Dow inched up 0.3% for the week and the S&P 500 c Read more... - The Ubika Week in Review - Feb 13, 2012
Markets fell this week mainly on European debt crisis concerns, namely on the nervousness over Greece's chance of avoiding a disorderly default as the European Union held up a bailout. The Euro dropped against the dollar and investors found safety in the treasuries as a result putting pressure on equities and commodities.
In the US, stocks posted their largest one-day decline of the year on Friday, terminating the five weeks of gains for the S&P 500 and NASDAQ. The Dow finished 0.5% lower f Read more... - Oct 28,2011 Market Weekly Recap - Oct 31, 2011
Markets globally rallied this week after European leaders agreed on a framework to solve the region's debt crisis. Markets were fueled by enthusiasm after the agreement to increase the European Regional rescue fund to 1 trillion euros was reached this week and as investors agreed to take a 50% voluntary haircut on Greek debt and as Chinese government promised to buy European bonds to build the rescue fund.
In the US, European news coupled with encouraging economic data propelled the major indic Read more... - Oct 14, 2011 Market Weekly Recap - Oct 17, 2011
Universally, stock markets performed strongly on the back of better than expected retail data from the US as well as optimism over corporate earnings and the EU’s coordinated effort to support the ailing banks in the region.
All major indices in the US rallied last week on strong retail sales and encouraging earnings from Google. For the third week running the Dow gained putting it back in positive territory for the year. The Dow moved up 4.9%, the S&P 500 eased up 6% and the Nasdaq g Read more...
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