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By Mike Larson On April 29, 202005:00 PM Eastern
First, the junk bond market boomed.
Next, it went bust.
Then, the Federal Reserve bailed it out.
Finally, that sparked a new mini boom.
More than anything else in recent weeks, THAT...
By Martin D. Weiss, Ph.D. On April 27, 202009:37 AM Eastern
The U.S. Congressional Budget Office (CBO) is one of the few institutions in Washington that’s still nonpartisan.
Its forecasts are objective and impartial.
But right now, they’re also...
By Tony Sagami On April 24, 202005:46 PM Eastern
The banks are in trouble.
With 22 million Americans out of work and unable to pay their bills, banks are seeing delinquencies rise. And banks with more exposure to high-risk loans are really...
By Mike Larson On April 22, 202004:53 PM Eastern
This is the week the oil market imploded. And no, that isn’t hyperbole.
The benchmark price of a barrel of U.S. crude oil started trading in the high-teens early Monday. But before long, selling...
By Martin D. Weiss, Ph.D. On April 20, 202011:56 AM Eastern
This is happening right now, Monday morning, April 20. So it’s urgent:
World oil prices have just crashed below $11 per barrel, the lowest level in this century and before.
That’s lower than...
By Tony Sagami On April 17, 202008:10 PM Eastern
Like most poor college students, I ate a lot of Top Ramen. A person can only eat so many instant noodles before growing to hate them.
I learned that adding a few drops of sesame oil, a half-cup...
By Mike Larson On April 15, 202005:24 PM Eastern
To figure out where we’re going, you have to understand where we came from.
Many on Wall Street and in Washington D.C. still don’t grasp that concept. But as an investor, you shouldn’t make that...
By Martin D. Weiss, Ph.D. On April 13, 202011:51 AM Eastern
The Fed seems to think that the $2.3 trillion in extra save-the-world money it announced on Thursday will do the trick.
And for now, at least, Wall Street seems to agree.
Well, I have news for...
By Tony Sagami On April 10, 202003:00 AM Eastern
The price of oil has plummeted, and energy stocks have been hammered.
Oil prices may go lower, but if you believe that oil prices will be substantially higher a year from now, you should...
By Mike Larson On April 8, 202004:11 PM Eastern
From panic selling to panic buying.
From widespread liquidation to widespread adoration.
From rampant coronavirus fear to emerging coronavirus hope.
That’s the major shift we’ve seen on Wall...