I like reading through the news app on my phone off and on throughout the week as a way to step back from my spreadsheets and research papers and tune into what is going on in society and what the
January 15, 2016
If top level sales are not to ever become what economists projected, as retail sales left little doubt in December, then what is left is to no longer hold the line as best as possible on resources and inputs. With
From last week: “Over the last couple of months, I have repeatedly discussed the deterioration of market breadth, momentum and the fundamental backdrop of the markets. Read the following posts to catch up: >> Signs Of A Technical Top >>
GDP estimates for fourth quarter will undoubtedly decline after today’s series of miserable economic reports. Icing on the miserable cake comes from the commerce department report on Manufacturing and Trade Inventories and Sales for November 2015. Both sales and inventories declined. Sales
Retail sales came in plug ugly this morning, and stocks sold off. It certainly landed a surprise to the stock option dip buyers who braved these storm-tossed markets and got appropriately tossed. The elite class is beginning to acknowledge that
Snapchat wants to get serious about advertising – and it’s looking for some much needed help. The company wants to build ad technology to automate its ad sales, and as part of the effort, Snapchat is looking at possible ad
Another day and another China-centered overnight sell-off that weighs on U.S. stocks at the open. This comes after Thursday’s stock market rebound that appeared to indicate that the worst could be behind us. But this morning’s fresh downturn in Chinese
The Census Bureau’s Advance Retail Sales Report released this morning shows that seasonally adjusted sales in December decreased 0.1% month-over-month and are up 2.2% year-over-year. Core Retail Sales (ex Autos) also declined 0.1% MoM and are up only 1.2% YoY
2016 is shaping up to be the year virtual reality finally goes mainstream. Facebook’s highly anticipated Oculus Rift VR system goes on sale this March. HTC’s Vive goes on sale in April. Samsung’s Oculus-powered VR Gear went on sale last
One of the Main Causes of Our Economic Problems The central banks of the United States, England, and German – as well as 2 Nobel-prize winning economists – have all shown that banks create money out of thin air … even if
