Well that was easy… Video length: 00:02:44 When does this mouth snap shut? Japan wins October… with only two down days all month (the first -0.4% and the 2nd last night -0.003%!)…NKY’s best month since Oct 2015 S&P, Dow, and Nasdaq’s
October 31, 2017
This article examines a somewhat over-looked, but important, discussion that raged among academic researchers in the late 1990’s and early 2000’s. The topic: factors versus characteristics. What do you mean, “Factors versus characteristics?” We often highlight that the value premium
It is common for economists to assert that the trade deficit is equal to the gap between national savings and national investment. If the United States invests more than it saves (combining private savings and government savings) then it is
SOUTHPORT, Conn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. (NYSE:RGR) announced today that for the third quarter of 2017 the Company reported net sales of $104.8 million and diluted earnings of 53¢ per share, compared with net sales of $161.4 million and
The month of October was an eventful one. A host of corporate earnings and the passage of a $4-trillion budget measure by Senate and House drove the market. Especially, upbeat tech earnings and higher chances of tax reform were instrumental
The S&P 500 closed October with a monthly gain of 2.22% after a monthly gain in September of 1.93%. All three S&P 500 MAs are signaling “invested” and all five Ivy Portfolio ETFs — Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (VTI),
Video Length: 00:12:34 Stocks move slightly higher today as news that INTC would be the new vendor for some of AAPL’s iPhones going forward replacing QCOM. Capital got moved from QCOM to INTC which has a much bigger share of
In the current Wall Street climate of ultra-bullish investing, some companies seem to be attracting a lot of attention despite dubious performance, while others are firing on all cylinders and failing to gain favor from investors; neither of these cases
The S&P is substantially overvalued on 18 of 20 valuation metrics, with the only exceptions being free cash flow (helped again by depressed capex), and relative to small caps/bonds – the Fed’s favorite indicator -where yields remain depressed thanks to
The Chicago Business Barometer rose significantly. This survey came in above expectations. Analyst Opinion of Chicago PMI The results of this survey continue to correlate to district Federal Reserve manufacturing surveys – and generally, aligns with the overall trend of
