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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?
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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...
By Sean Brodrick On June 7, 202102:50 PM Eastern
Our latest regular issue talked about how to invest for inflation, and guess what happened? On Sunday, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said she’s fine with inflation that persists into next year...
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By Tony Sagami On June 7, 202109:00 AM Eastern
Folks, I often say it: Don’t let a couple down days scare you out of the stock market. The simple reason is the Federal Reserve is determined to keep the party going.
Don’t take my word for it;...
By Martin D. Weiss, Ph.D. On June 7, 202107:00 AM Eastern
TV host Kenny Polcari interviews Dr. Martin Weiss in this historic 60-minute video, launching the new Weiss Investor Podcast. Click here to watch. If you want to truly understand, in depth, the...
By Jon D. Markman On June 7, 202106:28 AM Eastern
New data released Friday showed the U.S. economy is expanding quickly … but not fast enough to force the Federal Reserve to change course on interest rates.
That idea — known as the “Goldilocks”...
By Jessica Borg On June 6, 202106:00 AM Eastern
The data is undeniable: With newly released statistics from the federal government, it’s clear that inflation is a here-and-now market force. The question is, how long will it stick around?
The...
By Jon D. Markman On June 4, 202102:40 PM Eastern
The latest Non-farm Payroll data is out, and jobs are growing quickly (559,000) but not too quickly (671,000 estimate). It is actually the best case for bulls, a Goldilocks number.
It keeps the...
Investing in environmentally conscious stocks — and “ESG”-friendly names in general — gets a lot of press these days. We also keep hearing about how the traditional oil and gas sector is facing...
By Jon D. Markman On June 4, 202106:58 AM Eastern
In terms of market movers, it was more of the same on Thursday as cyclical issues roared to relative new highs, while growth issues mostly worked lower.
I’ve have been writing about this for...