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By Jon D. Markman On July 12, 202102:15 PM Eastern
U.S. stocks climbed to another all-time high as investors await the second-quarter earnings season starting this week to gauge whether corporate profitability can support equity valuations....
By Martin D. Weiss, Ph.D. On July 12, 202111:07 AM Eastern
Three years ago, we turned the crypto world upside down when we released the world’s first ratings of cryptocurrencies.
Now, we’re about to do something even bigger.
But before we go public...
By Sean Brodrick On July 12, 202109:56 AM Eastern
Friday saw a heck of a rally in gold, silver, oil and most commodity stocks. In fact, all the major indices rallied hard, just a day after the worst daily drop in nearly a month.
We’re seeing a...
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By Tony Sagami On July 12, 202109:00 AM Eastern
Three weeks ago, the people in charge of managing other people’s money suddenly decided the Federal Reserve was turning hawkish.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped from 34,742 to 33,424 in...
By Jessica Borg On July 11, 202106:00 AM Eastern
A single word has garnered a ton of attention lately: “transitory.”
It’s how the Federal Reserve characterizes rising asset prices in industries across the board. But not all economists agree...
By Jon D. Markman On July 9, 202102:30 PM Eastern
New home listings during the four-week period through July 4 exceeded 2019 levels for the first time in 2021, suggesting that the tight housing market may be beginning to soften, according to real...
July expiration is next week — and there is one of your positions we recommend you adjust right away. Here’s what to do:
1. Buy to close your July VanEck Vectors Gold Miners ETF (NYSE: GDX,...
By Mike Larson On July 9, 202112:00 PM Eastern
It’s hard to believe, but we just passed the midpoint of 2021. And what a first half of the year it’s been. COVID-19 vaccinations ramped up while infections plunged. Unheard of amounts of passed...
By Jon D. Markman On July 9, 202111:13 AM Eastern
Jeff Bezos, chief executive at Amazon.com, Inc. (Nasdaq: AMZN), knows how to make money for shareholders. For almost three decades, his abilities have been unrivaled.
However, since September...
By Tony Sagami On July 9, 202106:00 AM Eastern
Here’s a sad fact: According to the Federal Reserve, one in four Americans has nothing saved for retirement — zilch, zip, nada. It’s another bad situation made worse by the coronavirus pandemic...