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35 Firms Going Ex-Dividend Next Week, Including Broadcom, Total And Chubb Limited

35 Firms Going Ex-Dividend Next Week, Including Broadcom, Total And Chubb Limited

There are several well known large cap stocks going ex-dividend next week including the following two Top 100 Dividend Stocks: Total and Chubb Limited. Ex-dividend dates are important to dividend investors because one must own a stock on its ex-dividend date in order to be eligible to receive its next dividend. Any stock ranked by our team as a […]
Rebalancing China’s Rebalancing

Rebalancing China’s Rebalancing

It’s no longer possible to know what state Chinese industry may be in. This is no small matter. Industrial production in China is the bedrock of economic growth throughout the rest of the world. Without it, there really isn’t anything left to do but struggle. And since industry’s performance there is predicated on demand in […]
A Long-Term Look At Inflation – Friday, Sept. 14

A Long-Term Look At Inflation – Friday, Sept. 14

The Consumer Price Index for Urban Consumers (CPI-U) released yesterday morning puts the year-over-year inflation rate at 2.70%. It is substantially below the 3.76% average since the end of the Second World War and above its 10-year moving average, now at 1.57%. For a comparison of headline inflation with core inflation, which is based on […]
Apple Tech Leads Sector & Overall Market Higher

Apple Tech Leads Sector & Overall Market Higher

Apple Tech – Stocks Rally Again On Thursday It’s wrong to suggest the correction isn’t almost over as the market has been up every day this week, following a week where it was down every day. The S&P 500 is less than 10 points away from its all-time closing high. It’s now up 9 basis […]
July 2018 Headline Business Sales Improve

July 2018 Headline Business Sales Improve

Econintersect‘s analysis of final business sales data (retail plus wholesale plus manufacturing) shows an improvement in the rate of growth. Inventory levels are high relative to times of economic expansion. Analyst Opinion of Business Sales and Inventories Inventories remain elevated this month. Our primary monitoring tool – the 3-month rolling averages for sales – improved […]
The Long Term Charts Tell A Very Different Story For The USD And Bonds

The Long Term Charts Tell A Very Different Story For The USD And Bonds

Doc joins me today to share his longer-term outlook for the USD and bond market. Looking at the monthly charts Doc does not see the USD moving much higher and for the bond market, there is a good chance of a breakdown in the near term. (Audio length 00:10:59)
Argentine Peso Closes At Record Low As IMF Withholds $3 Billion Bailout Tranche

Argentine Peso Closes At Record Low As IMF Withholds $3 Billion Bailout Tranche

The bad news for Argentina keeps coming. Shortly after a late sell-off pushed the Argentina Peso to a new all-time low on a closing basis, Reuters reported that a $3 billion tranche from the IMF that was supposed to be disbursed to Argentina this month under the country’s bailout deal was postponed while the government hammers out […]
A Bit Of Utility Damage

A Bit Of Utility Damage

This remains a dreadfully drama-free market. As I type this, the ES is down all of 8 hundreths of a single percentage point. Whoop de freaking do. One bit of obsession for me remains the Dow Utilities, on which I have an obscene number of January 2019 puts. Today, for the first time in months, […]
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                        Stock Analysis: Alibaba Group Holding

E Stock Analysis: Alibaba Group Holding

Alibaba is the Google of the Chinese markets. Let’s analyze it, and then compare it to Google. Will the devaluation of the Yuan hurt the price of this stock in the U.S. market? In the short term, yes. Video Length: 00:08:12
Trump Tells Aids To Proceed With $200 Billion In Tariffs On China

Trump Tells Aids To Proceed With $200 Billion In Tariffs On China

Despite talks with China, Trump instructs aids to place $200 billion in tariffs on China. Another $267 billion on deck. Sources say Trump Wants $200 Billion in China Tariffs Despite Talks. Trump met with his top trade advisers on Thursday to discuss the China tariffs, including Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross and U.S. […]