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The Great Recession=A Blip
“The most massive financial crisis since the Great Depression.” How many times did we hear that? A savage mauling of worldwide markets, meant to humble and teach us. Uh-huh. Keep it in context, folks. Take a good, hard look at the entirety – – the whole thing – – of the global financial crisis. Use a […]
Food: What’s In Your Basket? How Fast Are Prices Rising?
The BLS says the CPI rose 2.1% in December from a year ago. Food rose 1.6%. I called the BLS and filled in some numbers. In CPI Up 0.1 Percent: How Much is the CPI Understated? I disputed the BLS’s year-over-year overall inflation figure of 2.1%, specifically citing housing and the cost of health insurance. I found […]
3 Top Thrivent Mutual Funds To Add To Your Portfolio
Thrivent Mutual Funds is part of Thrivent Financial and had more than $116 billion worth of assets under management as of December 2016. It serves at least 2 million customers and has more than 100 investment professionals. Moreover, it has invested in 23 actively managed mutual funds across a wide range of categories including equity, income […]
Stocks And Precious Metals Charts – Burning His Bridges In Front Of Him
Stocks were on a tear again today, finishing at new highs. The rally was sparked by renewed enthusiasm for the corporate tax cuts. JP Morgan suggested in its earning report this morning that it sees upside from the tax reform bill. Gold was also in rally mode, running up to the price resistance at 1340 […]
Elevated Natural Gas Volatility Into The Weekend Illuminates Storage Concerns
We had another wild day of natural gas trading today, with prices experiencing significant volatility this morning in attempting to pull back before slightly colder afternoon weather model guidance sent prices rallying into the settle. Like yesterday, where you look along the natural gas strip determines how you saw price action. The February contract skyrocketed […]
Stocks Soar Ahead Of Earnings Season – Week In Review
Stocks went from being over-bought… to being EXTREMELY over-bought in a matter of a few weeks! The fact that the market refuses to fall in a meaningful fashion clearly shows you how strong the bulls are right now. Stepping back, it is important to keep a cool head and remain cognizant of the fact that […]
Cities Upon Hills And Castles In The Sky
The presidential Twitter feed was cranked up to “max batshit” on Friday as Trump desperately tried to deflect criticism. He also canceled an expected trip to London citing Obama even though the reference was in fact to a Bush-era decision. Trump was kind enough to give Iran one “last chance” to comply with an agreement they’re […]
Bull Markets And Blockchains
Global stocks continued their upward march, ending the week at healthy gains. They paused only briefly Wednesday, which so far has been the only down day in 2018. Much like last year, foreign stocks maintain the lead over domestic, but both are up 4% or more for the first two weeks of the year. Commodities […]
WalMart Is Firing 1,000 Corporate Workers
One day after Wal-Mart surprised the nation when on the same day it publicly announced it is raising its starting hourly wage to $11/hour, expanding employee benefits and offering worker bonuses of up to $1000 while at the same time it quietly closed 63 Sam’s Club stores, the WSJ reports that Wal-Mart is preparing to hand out […]
