By Sean Brodrick On June 9, 202111:25 AM Eastern
Gold has bounced higher over the past couple of months but has struggled recently. That’s OK. Nothing travels in a straight line. We’ll use this as an opportunity to bank some gains. This time, on...
By Jon D. Markman On June 9, 202106:28 AM Eastern
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Publication Schedule: We will skip publication Friday and Monday as I plan to visit my son and daughter-in-law in Austin, Tex., for an early Father’s Day — and play a couple of rounds of...
By Mike Larson On June 9, 202106:00 AM Eastern
You have to invest for the market environment you have, not the one you want.
Among all the investment lessons I’ve shared over the years, I think that may be the most important. Today, I want...
By Jon D. Markman On June 8, 202103:20 PM Eastern
Stocks are mixed ahead of the hot May inflation report this week, with government bond yields lower and oil futures higher in midday trading on Tuesday.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average declined...
By Sean Brodrick On June 8, 202111:28 AM Eastern
Precious metal and commodity prices have zigzagged higher after finding a bottom in late March. Rising consumer price data finally has the market pricing in higher inflation, which should help our...
By Mike Larson On June 8, 202108:00 AM Eastern
I’m having déjà vu all over again!
Soaring home and condo prices. Threadbare for sale inventory. Wild bidding wars … and incredibly frustrated buyers. It’s just like 2004-2005 here in South...
By Jon D. Markman On June 8, 202106:58 AM Eastern
The market is behaving weirdly. Cyclical issues were leading by a wide margin until Friday when the latest nonfarm payroll data came in weaker than expected.
Since then, bond yields have...
By Jon D. Markman On June 8, 202106:28 AM Eastern
The S&P 500 finished flat on Monday as traders failed to build on gains from the previous session.
Oddly, cyclical issues were mostly lower during the session as beaten-down technology stocks...
By David Dittman On June 8, 202106:00 AM Eastern
With the return of inflation in a form that has many investors fretting like it’s the 1970s comes a distinctly 21st-century debate: Is gold or Bitcoin (BTC) the better hedge?
Citigroup Inc....
By Jon D. Markman On June 7, 202103:25 PM Eastern
It’s happening. Merger Mondays are back now that stocks have returned to their highs.
This morning U.S. Concrete (USCR) agreed to a $1.3 billion merger with Vulcan Materials (VCM), another...