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Construction Spending Unexpectedly Weak: Home Repairs Collapse

Construction Spending Unexpectedly Weak: Home Repairs Collapse

Economists expected a jump of 0.5% in construction spending. Instead, spending came in at 0.1%. The Census Bureau’s Monthly Construction Spending Reportshows February spending rose 0.1%, well under the Econoday 0.5% consensus. Total Construction: Construction spending during February 2018 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1,273.1 billion, 0.1 percent (±1.2 percent)* above the revised […]
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                        Tech Stocks Continue Breaking Down

E Tech Stocks Continue Breaking Down

A tool that we use to help confirm the overall market trend is the Bullish Percent Index (BPI). The Bullish Index is a popular market “breadth” indicator used to gauge the internal strength/weakness of the market. Like many of the technical market internal indicators, it is used both to confirm a move in the market […]
Economics Of Tourism: The Future Of Direct Contact With Other Countries

Economics Of Tourism: The Future Of Direct Contact With Other Countries

Tourism intrigues me in economic terms, because it’s a larger industry than many people realize. It’s also treated as an export industry, in the sense that if a German tourist comes to the US, the spending is essentially in economic terms an export of “services” produce in the US and consumed by a non-American–even though […]
Margin Debt And The Market – Monday, April 2

Margin Debt And The Market – Monday, April 2

Note: The NYSE has suspended their NYSE Member Firm margin data as of December 2017. We have replaced our Margin Debt data with FINRA data, which includes data for all firms, not just NYSE member firms.  The New York Stock Exchange previously published end-of-month data for margin debt on the NYX data website, including historical data going […]
$500+ Silver, War, And The Coming Paradigm Shift

$500+ Silver, War, And The Coming Paradigm Shift

Here is the article used in today’s video: The Dollar’s Fast Decline And Silver’s Acceleration To $500 Or More  
Morgan Stanley Sees Fitbit’s New Products Struggling To Offset Declining Demand

Morgan Stanley Sees Fitbit’s New Products Struggling To Offset Declining Demand

Shares of Fitbit (FIT) are falling after a Morgan Stanley analyst downgraded the stock citing struggles to stabilize revenue and a resumption of cash burn. ANALYST DOWNGRADE: On Monday, Morgan Stanley analyst Yuuji Anderson downgraded Fitbit to Underweight from Equal Weight and lowered his price target for the shares to $4 from $5. New smartwatches […]
Weekend Edition With John O’Donnell

Weekend Edition With John O’Donnell

Oil Prices Edge Higher On Low U.S. Production

Oil Prices Edge Higher On Low U.S. Production

Oil prices held onto gains made during the Asian trading session on Monday afternoon in London, bolstered by a decline in U.S. production that was reported at the end of last week. On Thursday Baker Hughes announced that the number of U.S. active drilling rigs fell by seven last week, to 797. Oil prices were […]
Dividend & International: 2 ETFs To Watch On Outsized Volume

Dividend & International: 2 ETFs To Watch On Outsized Volume

In the last trading session, U.S. stocks climbed as technology stocks regained momentum. Among the top ETFs, investors saw (SPY – Free Report) gain 1.39%, (DIA – Free Report) rise 1.31%, and (QQQ – Free Report) move higher by 1.83% on the day. Two more specialized ETFs are worth noting as both saw trading volume that was far outside of normal. […]