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By Jon D. Markman On August 3, 201802:52 PM Eastern
It is Economics 101. The best business model involves strong sales and high profit margins. Sadly, the combination almost never happens.
Apple (AAPL) almost got there in the past quarter. The...
By Jon D. Markman On July 25, 201802:00 PM Eastern
Will General Electric (GE) ever bring good things to life again? Not if its latest quarterly results are any indication. In fact, the stock still remains mired in no-man’s land – trading for less...
By Mike Larson On July 25, 201807:55 AM Eastern
Did you see the latest market blowup we just had? No, not in stocks. In government BONDS!
The yield on the 10-year Treasury note shot up to 2.97% from 2.85% last Friday and Monday. Meanwhile,...
By Jon D. Markman On July 20, 201801:55 PM Eastern
Corporate earnings are set to rise more than 20%. Productivity gains in excess of 5% of global GDP are possible. And $650 billion of new industrial spending is likely.
That’s all according to...
By Tony Sagami On July 20, 201807:55 AM Eastern
How's your portfolio doing this year?
For the first six months of 2018, the S&P 500 is up a modest 2.6%. Given the rocky start that stock market had this year, even that modest gain isn't so...
By Mike Larson On July 19, 201811:55 AM Eastern
One of my fondest memories as an investment analyst was attending and presenting on the 2016 Money, Metals & Mining Cruise. It gave me a chance to share my market views — and “talk shop” — with...
By Mike Larson On July 18, 201807:55 AM Eastern
Two summers ago, I had the amazing opportunity to present on the 2016 Money, Metals & Mining Cruise. Just like the land-based conventions I’ve attended in the past (and the upcoming San Francisco...
By Martin D. Weiss, Ph.D. On June 25, 201807:55 AM Eastern
This stinks!
I'm talking about the rapidly escalating global trade war.
It's like a series of stink bombs lobbed into the biggest foreign economies of the world.
It makes some of their...
By Mike Larson On June 21, 201811:55 AM Eastern
As goes this sector, so goes the market? That’s what I believe. And no, I do NOT mean the wildly overloved, overowned, overvalued technology sector.
I’m talking about financials. I consider them...
By Mike Larson On June 20, 201807:55 AM Eastern
The market action is really heating up this week, with a trifecta of troubling tremors buffeting investors on all sides!
First, the Dow Industrials plunged more than 100 points on Monday. Then...