Weekly CEO News from Richard Ingram
March 5, 2016

Coffee prices have been devastated over the past 5 years, together with much of the overall commodity space, but it appears that a bottom may be in and prices could rise significantly.  Coffee Prices, 5 year: Commodity Prices (CRB Index),

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Once, an editor at Restaurant Finance Monitor said that “If you were unemployed last month and this month you get a job, one of the first things you’re going to do is what? Go out and eat.” Restaurants, therefore, are

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Early Saturday morning on March 5th, China’s Premier Li Keqiang released a work report at the beginning of the annual National People’s Congress meeting. This document contains trends and projections for China’s economy. In the report, Mr. Keqiang noted that

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In the past three months we have repeatedly shown that, despite the recent modest rebound off the all time lows, the bottom is about to fall out of the dry bulk shipping market in articles such as these: It Is

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Through the choppy stock market waters of February, investors nervously tried to stay afloat as they noticed a fin cutting through the water. The only problem is determining whether the fin approaching is coming from a harmless dolphin or a

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This week was remarkable, but you may not realize it by simply reviewing the major indices. The S&P 500 (SPY) closed up 2.7% for the week, dominated by a 2.4% rally to start the month of March. This move was

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After a green January, gold miners posted their best monthly gains since 1998 in February. The wind beneath the wings was the safe-haven demand of the underlying metal in the wake of heightened upheaval in the global market. Also, a

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VIX made its final swing low at weekly mid-Cycle support at 15.93 on Friday morning, making it the last support before its reversal.  An aggressive buy signal (NYSE sell signal) may be confirmed with a rise above Long-term support/resistance at

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