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Should Facebook And Google Pay Users When They Sell Data Collected From Users?

Should Facebook And Google Pay Users When They Sell Data Collected From Users?

Let’s imagine a model in which the marketers of data distribute some of their immense profits to the users who created and thus “own” the data being sold for a premium. It’s not exactly news that Facebook, Google and other “free” services reap billions of dollars in profits by selling data mined/collected from their millions […]
Markets Tumble As Trump Announces Sweeping Tariffs On China

Markets Tumble As Trump Announces Sweeping Tariffs On China

On the latest edition of Market Week in Review, Senior Investment Strategist Paul Eitelman and Sam Templeton, manager, global communications, discussed market reaction to the Trump administration’s announcement on Chinese tariffs. Trade tensions ramp up after U.S. releases details of Chinese tariffs On March 22, President Donald Trump formally announced that $50 billion in tariffs […]
Just A Few More Pips

Just A Few More Pips

On Page 1, Chapter 1 of the Central Banker Crisis Handbook it states very clearly, “do not make it worse.” It’s something like the Hippocratic oath where monetary authorities must first assess what their actions might do to an already fragile system. It’s why they take great pains to try and maintain composure, appearing calm […]
Nike Stock Pops After Q3 Revenue Beat, 24% Chinese Growth

Nike Stock Pops After Q3 Revenue Beat, 24% Chinese Growth

Nike (NKE – Free Report) just released its third-quarter financial results, posting adjusted earnings of $0.68 per share and revenues of $8.98 billion. Nike is currently a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). Nike shares had climbed 23% over the last year. However, Nike’s stock price dipped marginally in the last week and sunk nearly 3% Thursday […]
The Market Will Be Trading Sideways

The Market Will Be Trading Sideways

The Short-Term Trend It was such a bad day for stocks that I was hoping it would really wash out the market and put us in oversold territory. But that didn’t happen. For instance, the PMO index continues to point lower, but it is still far above the low of its range. There was no […]
KB Home (KBH) Q1 Earnings Beat Expectations, Revenues Lag

KB Home (KBH) Q1 Earnings Beat Expectations, Revenues Lag

KB Home KBH surpassed the Zacks Consensus Estimate in first-quarter fiscal 2018 on the top line but failed to meet the same on the bottom line. Following the release, shares of the company have gained 0.5% in the after-hours trading session on Mar 22. Quarterly adjusted earnings of 40 cents per share outpaced the Zacks Consensus Estimate […]
US Markets, L-T Yields, Trade Wars, The Yen, And Chinese Rate Hikes

US Markets, L-T Yields, Trade Wars, The Yen, And Chinese Rate Hikes

Chris Temple joins me to wrap up another interesting day in the markets. The markets closed at their lows for the day with the Dow down over 700 points. Long-term yields were also hit with the 10 year touching 2.80% but not breaking lower. Volatility spiked again tuning this quarter into the most volatile in […]
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                        AMD: Round 2, Buy Again

E AMD: Round 2, Buy Again

In a December articleI laid a conservative estimate for what we could expect from AMD (AMD) in 2018 and why the $10 price was a real bargain. After three months the stock is 15%-20% up, and if you sold on the peak, it’s probably time to grab back your shares.  The stock is trading at […]
This Marketwide Weakness Isn’t Really About Politics

This Marketwide Weakness Isn’t Really About Politics

The knee-jerk explanation for Thursday’s weakness is more political volatility; Trump attorney John Dowd is stepping down, alluding to continued turmoil in the White House. Investors are also still digesting Wednesday’s expected rate hike, parsing the new language with new chairperson’s Jerome Powell’s first such decision. Inflation may be a little less tamed than had […]