Inquiring minds want to know. It’s the question of the day for investors to ponder. That the Fed will raise interest rates was enhanced by the announcement of a special “closed” meeting Monday. (One can assume the WSJ’s official Fed
November 20, 2015
“And when the last law was down, and the Devil turned ’round on you, where would you hide, Roper, the laws all being flat? This country is planted thick with laws, from coast to coast, Man’s laws, not God’s! And
Following yesterday’s flat trading range, the S&P 500 surged at the open and rose to its 0.76% intraday high about 45 minutes later. The index then slowly drifted lower to its 3PM afternoon low and then rose slightly to its
By all meaningful measures, credit markets today aren’t any different than they were after the first “dollar” wave crested and subsided. Despite all that has transpired all over the place in 2015, this resiliency is worrisome. No matter how much
Third quarter earnings season is winding down, and the results have been decidedly weak once again. With approximately 95% of the S&P 500 members reporting, total Q3 earnings for the index are down 2.5% year-over-year. That marks the second straight
“Of course I believe in reestablishing Glass Steagall. But let me go further. I do not believe that, given that six financial institutions have assets today around $10 trillion – 60 percent of the GDP of the United States –
All too often, yield-starved investors give in to the temptation of high yield dividend stocks. Dividend yields greater than 5% look like an easy way to grab more current income on the surface, but dividend income is just part of
Quite a week eh? “I don’t care… I want to trade size and be a big swinging dick… I’m gonna make it rain!!” A quick summary of the week… Paris Population Down 130 people- worst European terrorist attack since Madrid (190
Bunge Limited (BG) is a leading agribusiness and food company with integrated operations in about 40 countries. It is a global leader in oilseed processing, and grain & oilseed marketing. The company has four business segments 1) Agribusiness, 2) Sugar &
All this talk and turmoil and noise and movement and desire is outside of the veil; within the veil is silence and calm and rest. – Bayazid Al-Bistami On the 19th of this month, two articles were published at the
