Weekly CEO News from Richard Ingram
September 4, 2017

The Great Artificial Intelligence bubble and Scam has made inroads into all facets of American life. The scam of the self checker at your local grocery store is a prime example, and certainly the same arguments can be made about

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Stock markets were spooked by North Korea’s sixth nuclear test over the weekend which had the usual effect of rallying safe-haven such as gold and treasuries. The US dollar also found a bid with the Japanese yen benefiting as money

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The market has apparently taken a dim view of the Administration’s ability to manage the debt ceiling issue. From Deutsche Bank (not online): Truth be told, I am unsurprised.

United Technologies (UTX) and Rockwell Collins (COL) has announced that they have reached a definitive agreement under which United Technologies will acquire Rockwell Collins for $140 per share, in cash and stock. Under the terms of the agreement, each Rockwell

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With gold surging on the back of the risk-off sentiment that swept through markets on Monday following North Korea’s latest nuclear test, it’s worth asking if everyone’s favorite inflation hedge, doomsday insurance, and shiny paperweight might be overbought. As Bloomberg’s

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To the dismay of yield-seeking investors, interest rates remain at historic lows. Although rates on long-term bonds may begin to inch up, analysts generally expect that we may remain in a low-interest-rate environment for a while longer. So, what are

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The following Daily chart of Bitcoin shows that the momentum and rate of change technical indicators are fading and do not support the latest push upwards to nearly 5000 (actual high was 4969). Near-term support sits somewhere between 3770 (40% Fib retracement level) and 4000 (price and channel support). Medium-term support

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The United States Congress returns from its summer recess on September 5th. When voting members arrive back, topics such as President Donald Trump’s promises to cut taxes and boost infrastructure spending might be temporarily overshadowed by a more prominent near-term

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Per the theory of cost of capital, a company’s capital structure reflects a mix of debt and equity that are used to finance its capital projects. Now a comparative analysis of the same theory reveals that most companies prefer debt

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Unable to make de-escalation progress using conventional diplomatic means at the United Nations, on Monday South Korean President Moon Jae-in proposed that the U.N. Security Council hold serious discussions about imposing an energy and capital blockade on North Korea, by cutting off

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