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Dow 30 Stock Roundup: Disney Misses, Boeing Wins $37B China Order
The Dow notched up minor gains over the week, before ultimately declining on concerns related to Trump’s tax proposals. Mergers and acquisitions related reports helped the index notch up fresh records even though movements continued to occur within a tight band. Ultimately, prospects of a delay in the implementation of tax cuts proposals dragged the […]
Not The Usual Hollow Words
The Communist Chinese government views banking as a core industry, the securities business a core concept of banking. Their domestic sector has therefore been given preference and protection despite market reforms adopted elsewhere in China’s economy. Foreign bank presence has been ostensibly nothing, a fact that the government I believe wanted as a measure of […]
Larger Than Expected U.S. Corn & Soybeans Crops Weaken Prices
Market Analysis The USDA stunned the market when their November corn production update was above the trade’s range of expectations by 119 million bushel and 248 million over a wire service’s average at 14.578 billion bu. This month’s soybean revision was also higher than expected, but only by 17 million bu. November’s crop level was […]
Medical Device Makers Fall After Citi Says Amazon Coming Soon
Amazon.com (AMZN) is likely further ahead in accessing the medical supply chain than it is within other parts of healthcare, Citi analyst Amit Hazan told investors earlier in a research note titled “Amazon: Coming for Medtech Sooner Than You Think.” The analyst believes Amazon is working with an advisory board of at least 12 large […]
How The GOP Tax Plan Rips Off The Middle Class
Yesterday, Senate Republicans announced their proposed tax reform measures. Instead of eliminating the inheritance tax – like the House version does – the Senate proposal would increase the exemption by $5 million per person. And instead of cutting business taxes right away, the cuts wouldn’t happen until 2019. We never met a tax cut we […]
If History Repeating Itself; Another Five Years For Equity Bull Market
Shortly after the 2016 election in a post titled, Equity Market Beginning To Resemble Bull Market Of The 1950’s And 1980’s, I discussed how the equity market continued to trace a similar path as the market in the those two earlier decades. A part of my conclusion indicated the anticipated policies under a Trump administration would […]
Dougherty’s Pharmacy, Inc. Reports Third Quarter 2017 Earnings
DALLAS, Nov. 10, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Dougherty’s Pharmacy, Inc. (OTC QB: MYDP) (“Dougherty’s” or the “Company”) (formerly Ascendant Solutions, Inc.) today announced its results for the third quarter of fiscal 2017. Highlights Gross profit margin for year-to-date 2017 increased to 26.9% from 25.8% for the first nine months of 2016. The generic dispensing rate […]
“The Leaders Are Crashing” – It’s Not Just Junk Bonds That Have Given Up
We have been warning about significant divergences between equity prices and other asset classes for a few weeks (most notably thedecoupling from equity risk and credit risk, junk bonds), but as BofA notes its not just these assets that are breaking away from soaring Nasdaq levels, in fact many of the rally’s leaders are crashing… in a way […]
Commodities Weekly Wrap-Up – Friday, Nov. 10
This week we’re joined by Keith Neumeyer of First Majestic Silver for a discussion of silver supply, silver demand and the ongoing rally in commodities. Audio Length: 00:11:38
Social Security Changes For 2018
In 2018, there will be some slight changes to Social Security. For individuals receiving benefits, there will be a cost of living (COLA) increase of 2 percent. While 2 percent may not seem like a lot, it certainly does help. Additionally, it’s better than nothing. That is, Social Security remains one of the few retirement […]
