The Fed is widely expected to raise rates next week. I will show the entire economic calendar in tonight’s precious metals commentary. And next Friday is the December ‘quad witching’ option expiration. So what is this really, fear of the
December 11, 2015
Illinois Tool Works (ITW) is one of the strongest, most diversified industrial conglomerates a dividend growth investor can find. While the stock only yields 2.4% today, the company raised its dividend by 13% last quarter and continued double-digit dividend growth
I’ve spent an excessive amount of time in the last 7 years talking about the various market distortions that QE can cause (I even dedicated a paper to the commodity bubble in 2011). I would argue that the two primary
Looking for a “new” way to play retail? It’s not enough to just look at the best-performing part of the industry, that’s why equities analyst Marshall Hargrave dug deep to find’s dig deeper into what might be the most underrated
If you want to be ridiculed by mainstream pundits, economists, and financial analysts, just bring up the gold standard. Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz got the full treatment after a recent GOP debate when he had the audacity to suggest,
Having just written How to Uncover the Hidden Consumer Strength!, I think it’s only fair to see if there is a way to uncover hidden weakness. Business inventories provide a method. The consensus estimate for month-over-month changes in inventories was +0.1%
While one could take their pick of bloodbathery today, Turkey seemed like an appropriate place to focus as its bond yields are exploding higher, currency collapsing, and stocks plunging to the lowest since March 2014. How long before Erdogan decrees all
AppFolio Inc. (NASDAQ.APPF) Sell or Short Recommendation – $14.25 PT December 23 2015 concludes the 180-day lockup period on AppFolio Inc. (NASDAQ:APPF). (We previewed this event on our IPO Insights platform.) When the event occurs, its pre-IPO shareholders, directors and executives will have
The income landscape is changing and investors need to consider the embedded risk within their bond holdings to ensure they are situated with the right risk profile for the amount of yield they are receiving. Unbeknownst to many casual investors that
David Crane Resigns In case you missed it David Crane resigns Thursday and the stock gets hammered on Friday to the likes of almost 20% at one point in trading, putting in a low print of $8.81. Hopefully the more
