The good news is: The Nasdaq composite (OTC) closed at an all time high Friday and the blue chip indices closed at all time highs earlier in the week. The Negatives ?The market is overbought and the secondaries represented by
October 14, 2017
This week we learned that Mother Nature isn’t quite yet done with slapping the U.S. around. As California suffers through the most deadly wildfires in history, our hearts go out to all those affected. This has been a year to
The world’s largest oil companies are in serious trouble as their balance sheets deteriorate from higher costs, falling profits and skyrocketing debt. The glory days of the highly profitable global oil companies have come to an end. All that remains
October is the month that professionals starting thinking about risk– not necessarily portfolio risk, per say, but rather career risk. In investing, the professional game is not so much risking client assets to deliver performance above the crowd. The reality, GMO portfolio
Results from the big banks largely came in line with expectations, though Bank of America (BAC – Free Report) did a little better and Wells Fargo (WFC – Free Report) was a tad below expectations. We knew that improved net interest margins will help the profitability of the
Fundamental Forecast for USOIL: Bullish Talking Points: Weekly close above $51.61 would be highest weekly close in WTI since May US crude stocks fell more than expected at 2.75m barrels per EIA IEA monthly report expects steady prices in 2018 due
So we got China credit data late Friday evening and it’s notable if only for what it says about Beijing’s desire to put its best foot forward ahead of the Party Congress. Here are the numbers: CHINA SEPT. NEW YUAN
Take a look at three trading ideas to prep you for the next trading session. Long NRG Energy (NRG) Long Sinclair Broadcast Group (SBGI) Short Knights-Swift Transportation (KNX)
I think the technology sector is the most interesting sector because most of the top firms are in it and because it is driving earnings growth. We will look at some charts which show the direction of the sector. The
The U.S. newspaper publishing industry has long been grappling with sinking advertising revenues, and the global economic slowdown has only worsened the situation. The downturn in the newspaper publishing industry witnessed over the last few years was aggravated by a
