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The U.S. Stock Market’s Impressive Outperformance May Be Coming To An End

The U.S. Stock Market’s Impressive Outperformance May Be Coming To An End

Since putting in a major bottom in 2009, the U.S. equity market has dramatically outperformed the rest of the world. This may have something to do with the fact that the Fed explicitly encouraged greater risk-taking on the part of investors by buying up trillions of dollars of risk-free instruments over that span. But now […]
An Analyst’s Bullish $10 Trillion Case For Crypto

An Analyst’s Bullish $10 Trillion Case For Crypto

A broker from a big bank just did something I’d never do… He put a number on the potential value of the blockchain market. If you think, as I do, that blockchain technology will expand from dozens of uses to hundreds and then thousands, how can you calculate a precise market value for that? It’s like Thomas […]
10 Fairly Valued Dividend Growth Stocks For Total Return: Part 4

10 Fairly Valued Dividend Growth Stocks For Total Return: Part 4

Introduction This is the fourth of a five-part series presenting 50 dividend growth stocks that I have screened for current fair value. With this article, I will be covering 10 additional dividend growth research candidates with moderate to higher yields in addition to the initial 30 that I presented in part 1 found here, part 2 found […]
Market Talk – Wednesday, April 18

Market Talk – Wednesday, April 18

Wall Streets euphoria spilled-over into Asia with many markets making gains. The one outsider today was the SENSEX which closed marginally lower -0.2%, breaking its recent winning streak. We continue to see the INR trade weaker against the dollar and now is heading for levels not seen since late September 2017. The majority of the […]
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                        The Evolution Of U.S. Agricultural Exports

HH The Evolution Of U.S. Agricultural Exports

from the St Louis Fed — this post authored by Alexander Monge-Naranjo and Hee Sung Kim It is well known that the U.S. economy is a major supplier of food products to the world. Not only is the country endowed with fertile lands and natural resources, but it also has the appropriate climate for grains and grass. […]
Netflix Beats Estimates Causing The Stock To Soar 9%

Netflix Beats Estimates Causing The Stock To Soar 9%

Netflix Is Spending To Grow Let’s look at the earnings of all the TFAANG names because they are the market leaders. It will be tough for the S&P 500 to make a new all-time high if the momentum growth stocks don’t rally. Netflix is the poster child for this segment because it has a high […]
Fed’s Beige Book Notes “Dramatic” Increases In Prices Due To Tariffs

Fed’s Beige Book Notes “Dramatic” Increases In Prices Due To Tariffs

Bond yields jumped today after the Fed’s Beige Book noted steel stockpiling and tariff-related price hikes. The Fed’s “Beige Book” is a compilation of economic activity by each of twelve Federal Reserve districts. The title sounds impressive but it is little more than a summation of the anecdotes from the latest Fed regional reports (Think […]
VIX Mysteriously Spikes At Auction… In Favor Of Record Spec Longs

VIX Mysteriously Spikes At Auction… In Favor Of Record Spec Longs

Just two months ago, regulators finally opened a probe into what a whistleblower called “rampant manipulation of VIX.” This morning’s manic VIX auction has once again sparked chatter of just how ‘gamed’ the vol markets still are… With stocks quietly drifting sideways ahead of the US cash open this morning, VIX suddenly spiked reprising a pattern of jerky moves on […]
Calithera Bioscience Shares Surge After Fast Track Designation Status

Calithera Bioscience Shares Surge After Fast Track Designation Status

Calithera Biosciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: CALA) Shares of Calithera Biosciences, Inc. gained $0.60, or $9.45% during premarket trade on Wednesday. The surge came after the company received a fast track designation status from the FDA for its CB-839 glutaminase inhibitor and cabozantinib, which are combined to treat kidney cancer, or renal cell carcinoma. The biotech firm, […]
3 Stocks Set To Beat Q1 Earnings Estimates

3 Stocks Set To Beat Q1 Earnings Estimates

Stocks opened slightly higher on Wednesday as investors begin to reap some rewards from the start of first-quarter earnings season. Despite this recent market momentum, uncertainty is still present, which means investors need to continue to utilize Q1 earnings season in order to look for stocks set to top earnings estimates. First quarter earnings season […]