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 Jon D. Markman On April 5, 201702:00 PM Eastern
U.S. shale oil producers need help.
Saudi Arabia and other OPEC members want to drive the shale producers out of business. So, the OPEC cartel floods the market with cheap crude oil to keep...
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 Jon D. Markman On April 3, 201702:00 PM Eastern
Bloomberg View columnist Matt Levine always does a great job making sense of the complicated world of investment banking, hedge funds and credit.
Last week, he tackled a February working paper...
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 Jon D. Markman On March 31, 201702:30 PM Eastern
Look overhead. Is it a bird, a plane? No, that’s a flying car. And it’s coming to the skies near you sooner than you think.
If you’re like me, the idea of flying cars is a Jetsons-era...
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 Jon D. Markman On March 29, 201702:00 PM Eastern
I love my digital stuff. My iPad Pro, Dell laptop and Nexus6 smartphone make me way more productive, and I can trade and catch up on ballgames from anywhere.
Sadly, there is a darker side to...
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...
