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Waymo Orders 20,000 Electric Jaguar SUVs For Driverless Fleet

Waymo Orders 20,000 Electric Jaguar SUVs For Driverless Fleet

One day after Arizona’s governor suspended Uber’s autonomous vehicle testing, Waymo announced a billion dollar deal. The Wall Street Journal reports Waymo Orders Up to 20,000 Jaguar SUVs for Driverless Fleet. As Uber Technologies Inc. reels from a fatal crash involving one of its autonomous vehicles, rival Waymo is moving ahead, buying as many as 20,000 […]
GE Spikes Most In 2 Years Amid Buffett ‘Buy’ Speculation

GE Spikes Most In 2 Years Amid Buffett ‘Buy’ Speculation

General Electric Shares are up almost 5% today and while yesterday’s epic meltup in the broad markets ignored GE (and was blamed on easing trade wars fears), today’s spike in GE – the biggest in two years – is being pinned on speculation that Warren Buffett is Buying The Freefall… Bloomberg reports that the sudden increase is […]
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                        Blockchain Technology Is Changing The World Of Finance

HH Blockchain Technology Is Changing The World Of Finance

Written by Crypto Guru Blockchain technology is carving out a niche space in the world of finance and Ripple, in particular, has been moving into this space at a rapid pace. Trillions of dollars are moved across the global financial system every day and impacts several billion people. But, the existing system has several weaknesses adding to […]
The Yield Curve As An Economic Forecasting Tool

The Yield Curve As An Economic Forecasting Tool

Shrewd investors and speculators are wise to look at the Treasury Yield curve as an indicator of where the U.S. economy is heading. Historically, it has been an incredibly accurate barometer to forecasting the economy. In fact, starting in the 1960’s the yield curve has accurately predicted the last 7 recessions the US economy has […]
Why Stamps.com Is Ready To Deliver A 30% Gain

Why Stamps.com Is Ready To Deliver A 30% Gain

Acquisitions, online shopping, and increasing marketing mail counts provide tailwinds for a company that grew revenues by 29% in 2017. Despite this high growth, Stamps.com’s P/E and Free Cash Flow yield are still in line with the market, indicating room for the stock to rise. Stamps.com has a 32% net profit margin and provides a unique way […]
Argentina’s Drought And Strong Protein & Fiber Demand Is Boosting US Area

Argentina’s Drought And Strong Protein & Fiber Demand Is Boosting US Area

Market Analysis Each spring, the USDA surveys U.S. producers to get an initial sense of their prospective planting ideas for the upcoming year. The results of this sampling will be released on March 29 along with a quarterly stocks report for the major row crops. Because of last fall’s sizable supplies and generally low prices, […]
Steel Import Drops: Will U.S. Players Survive Tariff Waivers?

Steel Import Drops: Will U.S. Players Survive Tariff Waivers?

Much to the respite of American steel makers, U.S. steel imports have dropped roughly 5% year to date – according to the latest report from the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI), an association of North American steel makers. Per AISI, based on preliminary U.S. Census Bureau data, total domestic steel imports went down 18% […]
Tariff Impact Negligible: Bear Market Unlikely

Tariff Impact Negligible: Bear Market Unlikely

Sentiment Indicators Surprisingly, the CNN Fear and Greed index was still stuck on extreme fear after the rally on Monday as it was at an 8 out of 100. The table below reviews some of the sentiment indicators and shows if each one is a bullish or bearish signal. The put to call ratios for 3 days […]
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                        RXi Pharmaceuticals: Extreme Volatility Attracts Traders, But Long-Term Worries Persist

E RXi Pharmaceuticals: Extreme Volatility Attracts Traders, But Long-Term Worries Persist

RXi Pharmaceuticals (RXII) is a highly volatile biotechnology stock in which the underlying company has developed a robust self-delivering RNAi-based technology platform. The robust technology platform sd-rxRNA provides a strong foundation to build a leading Immuno-oncology company, with a short-term focus using Adoptive Cell Transfer technology. This is a development stage company, and as such […]
Stocks Are Suddenly Tanking… Again

Stocks Are Suddenly Tanking… Again

Tough to pin a catalyst in this flush – which has pushed S&P red and Nasdaq down hard – but a combination of NVDA’s drop, TSLA’s tumble, 5Y auction tail, and FB comments, seems to be stalling the bounce. Or perhaps stocks are catching down to bonds… As VIX spikes (and remains inverted)