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Elon Musk: Changing The Way I Work “Is Not An Option”
The Ambien was in full force this morning, when in response to Uber board member Arianna Huffington plea for the Tesla CEO to change his lifestyle and the way he works, Elon Musk ruled out a different approach, tweeting at just after 2:30 am Pacific Time that “I just got home from the factory. You think […]
Warren Buffett: 5 Stocks I’m Buying Now
Sometimes identifying the best stocks to buy can be difficult, but you could do a lot worse than checking out the stocks selected by one of the world’s savviest hedge fund managers — Warren Buffett. Just-released SEC forms reveal a valuable glimpse into stocks Buffett likes (and the stocks Buffett doesn’t like). These are the […]
The Dow Jones Advances As Gold Declines
The Dow Jones did well this week, closing just a hair from its February 26th’s -3.41% (Red Circle below). Hopefully it can take that out next week, but who can say whether it will or not? So let’s all cross our fingers and hope for the best. I’m not risking my money in this market, […]
Insurance ETFs Looking Good Post Q2 Earnings
The insurance industry has performed well this reporting cycle with robust earnings from leading players. Prominent players such as MetLife MET, Chubb Corp CB and Allstate ALL surpassed earnings and revenue estimates. While American International AIG and Travelers TRV missed earnings estimates, Aflac AFL lagged revenue estimates. Prudential Financial PRU missed on both fronts (see: all the Financial ETFs here). Insurance Earnings in Focus MetLife, the U.S. life insurance […]
Gold Finally Moves – But The Wrong Way
So much for the “immovable object”? Oh, the yellow metal finally got off its duff alright: but without noticing that a dastardly team of shorts had sneaked in this past week and tied together Gold’s shoelaces such that it fell flat on its face. Leaving the 1200s in the lurch, price tumbled to as low as 1167, a level […]
Weekly Economic And Political Timeline – Sunday, August 19
This week will see an even lighter schedule than last week, with central bank input due from the U.S. FOMC and the RBA. There will be only a few major economic data releases primarily concerning the U.S. and Canadian Dollars. The market is likely to be most active on Wednesday. U.S. Dollar It will be an […]
Trump’s Trade Wars
Trump has gotten America into a trade war with all our major trading partners. He’s put tariffs, which are essentially taxes, on what they sell to us. And they’ve retaliated by putting tariffs on what we sell to them. Trump’s trade war is dumb and dangerous for 3 reasons: First: American companies make and sell […]
3 ‘Strong Buy’ Stocks At Steep Discounts
With the markets so volatile right now, there is plenty of room for compelling investing opportunities. But how do you know where to jump in? Which stocks are trading at an unfair discount, and which stocks deserve a lower valuation? It can be tricky to differentiate. One option is to turn to the Street’s top […]
GBP: Brexit Concerns Continue To Outweigh Positive Economic Data
Fundamental Forecast for GBP: Neutral STERLING (GBP) TALKING POINTS: Positive UK data this week included four-decade low unemployment and an unexpected pick-up in retail sales. Light UK data calendar next week leaves Sterling at the mercy of Brexit headlines. We remain neutral on Sterling for the week ahead while acknowledging that Brexit headlines remains a […]
