By Jon D. Markman On June 25, 202006:28 AM Eastern
Stocks plunged Wednesday as surging new COVID-19 cases sparked concerns over new government shutdowns just as measures meant to curb the spread of the respiratory disease were being eased.
The...
By Jon D. Markman On June 24, 202003:01 PM Eastern
A selloff in U.S. stocks accelerated today after three states on the east coast said they are imposing restrictions on out-of-state travelers as COVID-19 cases continue to rise throughout the...
By Mike Larson On June 24, 202003:01 PM Eastern
“Everything is expensive.”
That’s how a Longview Economics strategist recently described this environment.
Why? Because more than 80% of the markets his firm tracks are overpriced — the most...
By Sean Brodrick On June 24, 202010:15 AM Eastern
Turning and turning in the widening gyre
The falcon cannot hear the falconer;
Things fall apart; the center cannot hold;
Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world
—WB Yeats
“The Second...
By Jon D. Markman On June 24, 202006:28 AM Eastern
Stocks stormed higher again Tuesday, aided by housing and manufacturing data that signaled improvement in the world’s largest economy, which fell into recession earlier this year.
The Dow Jones...
By Jon D. Markman On June 23, 202003:11 PM Eastern
Stocks are on the move again today, aided by housing and manufacturing data that signaled improvement in the world’s largest economy, which fell into recession earlier this year.
All three of...
By Sean Brodrick On June 23, 202009:50 AM Eastern
Yesterday was a very bullish day for your Gold & Silver Trader portfolio. All six positions ended higher on the day, and two of them — DRDGold (NYSE: DRD, Rated B) and Fortuna Silver Mines (NYSE:...
By Jon D. Markman On June 23, 202006:28 AM Eastern
Stocks sloshed higher Monday as investors turned a blind eye to rising COVID-19 cases in many parts of the country and looked at news from Apple (AAPL), which opened its annual developers...
By Jon D. Markman On June 22, 202002:30 PM Eastern
Stocks are rising in choppy trade today as investors start the last full trading week of June with news that the pace of new COVID-19 cases is swelling in the United States.
Through 1:45 p.m....
By Martin D. Weiss, Ph.D. On June 22, 202012:49 PM Eastern
All four of the places in the world where I’ve spent the most time in recent years have experienced frightening surges in COVID-19 cases.
One is northern Italy. We go there to visit our dear...