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Why Lithium Is About To Replace Oil

Why Lithium Is About To Replace Oil

Would you be interested in buying a commodity that will become the basis for the global economy for the second half of the 21st century?  How about a commodity that is about to see a 10,000 time increase in demand? It also will become the world’s most widely traded commodity. Long-time readers have already guessed it. […]
Our Latest Look At The Total Return Roller Coaster

Our Latest Look At The Total Return Roller Coaster

Note: We’ve updated the charts below based on monthly data through March. Here’s an interesting set of charts that will especially resonate with those of us who follow economic and market cycles. Imagine that five years ago you invested $10,000 in the S&P 500. How much would it be worth today, with dividends reinvested but […]
4 Business Services Stocks Poised To Beat Earnings Estimates

4 Business Services Stocks Poised To Beat Earnings Estimates

The Business Services sector (one of the Zacks 16 sectors) covers an array of services including marketing, consulting, staffing, security, telecommunications, Internet services, logistics and waste handling. Thus, the outlook of the business services sector is firmly tied to the broader economy. The Trump administration’s business-friendly approach, a strong U.S. economy, reduced tax rates, robust manufacturing activity […]
Compiling A List Of Biomass Stocks

Compiling A List Of Biomass Stocks

Biomass stocks are publicly traded companies whose business involves growing, collecting, or using biological matter (biomass) which can be used to make some other form of energy. Biomass includes human waste, municipal solid waste, sewage sludge, as well as industrial wastes such leftover wood from logging operations. Mulch from yard waste By Dvortygirl (Own work) […]
Master Limited Partnerships Are Cheap

Master Limited Partnerships Are Cheap

For most of the past 25 years, there was no better investment for income-seeking investors than Master Limited Partnerships (MLPs). That changed with the oil price crash of 2014. Despite a recent rally in the energy sector, a deep disconnect has opened between the price of oil and the market valuation of MLPs. MLP Basics To review, […]
Not Your Grandfather’s Trade War: Wall Street’s Mindless Complacency, Part 3

Not Your Grandfather’s Trade War: Wall Street’s Mindless Complacency, Part 3

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                        Trade War: Bull/Bear Scenarios

FV Trade War: Bull/Bear Scenarios

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US Imports Don’t Quite Match Chinese Exports

US Imports Don’t Quite Match Chinese Exports

In early 2015, a contract dispute between dockworkers’ unions and 29 ports on the West Coast of the US escalated into what was a slowdown strike. Cargoes piled up especially at some of the largest facilities like those in Oakland, LA, and Long Beach, threatening substantial economic costs far and away from just those directly […]
What Else Will Red Hat Acquire?

What Else Will Red Hat Acquire?

Linux may not be the OS of choice for desktops, but it dominates the world when it comes to Supercomputers, Web Servers, and Chromebooks. Additionally, Linux Kernel actually powers the Android OS that is used in Android-based mobile devices. According to market reports, as of 2017, Linux powered all of the top 500 supercomputers in […]
SPX: It’s All About Perspective…

SPX: It’s All About Perspective…

SPX: It’s All About Perspective…👀 April 6 @ 11:30 am ET A reminder from this post that 2625 and 2585 are important near/long-term support/resistance levels for the SPX…and that if 2585 failed to hold, a retest of 2460 was long overdue…or even an eventual decline to 2220… April 6 @ 2:35 am ET * UPDATE at […]