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FANG Stocks Are Masking A Whole Slew Of The Market’s Internal Problems
A couple of weeks ago we took a look at the brewing weakness in small cap stocks. Though the S&P 600 had been the hottest index for the prior twelve months, the weight of those gains was starting to bear down. Though the S&P 500 large cap index and the S&P 400 mid cap index […]
U.S. Carmakers Suffer Significant Damage As Tariffs And Other Headwinds Take A Toll
The U.S. auto industry has been recently beset by a long list of headwinds, including global trade disputes, rising commodity prices, as well as weaker emerging market currencies. U.S. auto giants Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) and General Motors (NYSE:GM), for example, have generally blamed tariffs and adverse foreign exchange fluctuations for dents in their latest […]
Market Cap To GDP: An Updated Look At The Buffett Valuation Indicator – Tuesday, Oct. 2
Note: This update incorporates the latest Z.1 data release (Q2), the Q2 GDP Third Estimate, and the September close data. Market Cap to GDP is a long-term valuation indicator that has become popular in recent years, thanks to Warren Buffett. Back in 2001, he remarked in a Fortune Magazine interview that “it is probably the best single measure […]
Goldman Sachs: 4 Stocks To Flock To Now
These stellar stocks are very popular with passive funds right now. Goldman Sachs highlights its top passive stock picks here. Even active investors can gain from passive fund picks says the firm’s Arjun Menon: “Similar to sector allocations, we encourage active managers to assess their factor exposures in light of the potential boost or headwinds […]
The Dirty Little Stock Market Secret
Shhhh…don’t tell anyone, I have a dirty little secret. Are you ready? Are you sure? The world is not going to end…really. Despite lingering trade concerns (see Trump Hits China with Tariffs on $200 Billion in Goods), Elon Musk being sued by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for tweeting his controversial intentions to take Tesla Inc. (TSLA) private, and Supreme Court […]
Global Manufacturing Hits A 22 Month Low
Global Manufacturing – Markit PMI Matches Highest Estimate The Markit global manufacturing PMI beat estimates and increased from August. The ISM PMI did the reverse. Prior to this set of reports, the ISM reports have been wildly optimistic. But the Markit ones have shown weakness. Let’s review the Markit report first. The September flash Markit […]
Inovio Spikes Higher After Positive Data Published
Shares of Inovio (INO) are spiking higher after the company announced the publication of results in a major cancer journal, from a study of MEDI0457. TREATED WITH MEDI0457: According to an earlier statement from Inovio, a paper published in a major cancer journal detailed results of a patient with head and neck cancer treated with […]
Junk Bond Spreads Just Dropped To The Lowest Since 2007
The incredibly shrinking junk bond spread just passed a historic landmark when the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Corporate High Yield index broke below the lowest spread since before the financial crisis this morning, dipping to 309bps, the tightest level since late 2007. This means that the extra yield over U.S. Treasuries that investors demand to own […]
Framing The News
As contrarian investors and students of group-think crowd psychology, we look for investment opportunities in the way news is framed. There is an old Mark Twain saying, “Lies, damned lies and statistics.” We believe investors are getting mislead by statistics surrounding the U.S. economy and we will seek to dispel erroneous assumptions in search of […]
