By The Weiss Ratings Team On April 7, 201708:00 AM Eastern
The Federal Reserve was already on a rate-hiking path heading into this week – and the latest jobs data suggests they won’t stray from it.
Specifically, ADP said Wednesday that the U.S. economy...
By Mike Larson On April 7, 201707:00 AM Eastern
I’ve been plenty bullish on a wide range of sectors – including financials, infrastructure, and defense. But autos are definitely not one of them. That’s because more than a year ago, my...
By Mandeep Rai On April 5, 201707:00 AM Eastern
The President of China, Xi Jinping, is poised to visit President Trump at his Mar-A-Lago hotel resort later this week, and the highest priority on the agenda will likely be trade deals. This will...
By Mike Larson On April 3, 201707:00 AM Eastern
Donald Trump’s economic policies get a lot of credit for the recent market surge. And there’s no questioning his positive influence on everything from defense to infrastructure to financial...
By Mike Larson On March 31, 201707:00 AM Eastern
Today is the last day of the first quarter. That makes it a great time to catch up on ETF performance. Which ETFs shined in the first three months of the year? Which crashed and burned? And what...
By Mandeep Rai On March 29, 201707:00 AM Eastern
Sentiment readings have been soaring post-election, with the possibility of tax cuts, regulation reforms, and infrastructure programs clearly getting people excited.
In fact, yesterday’s...
By Mike Larson On March 27, 201707:00 AM Eastern
Donald Trump is pursuing an “America First” agenda, and that’s been great for stocks and sectors in the industries his policies should benefit the most. That includes defense, financials , and...
By The Weiss Ratings Team On March 25, 201707:00 AM Eastern
Everyone has an opinion on health insurance costs -- and debate over the future of the health insurance industry continues to rage in Washington. But what does the actual data show?
Who pays the...
By The Weiss Ratings Team On March 24, 201708:00 AM Eastern
Donald Trump’s “America First” version of policy has helped a lot of stocks – including those in sectors like financials, defense, and infrastructure. But in a little-noticed development, foreign...
By Mike Larson On March 24, 201707:00 AM Eastern
We finally got one this week – a 1% decline in the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index. Tuesday’s drop was the first one of that magnitude since October. Some 87% of the index’s components fell on the...