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                        The Global Outlook Dims, The US-China Trade Rift Makes Matters Worse

E The Global Outlook Dims, The US-China Trade Rift Makes Matters Worse

“The steady expansion under way since mid-2016 continues, with global growth for 2018–19 projected to remain at its 2017 level. At the same time, however, the expansion has become less balanced and may have peaked in some major economies. Downside risks to global growth have risen in the past six months and the potential for […]
Most Active Equity Options And Strikes For Midday – Friday, Oct. 19

Most Active Equity Options And Strikes For Midday – Friday, Oct. 19

Data Courtesy of Trade Alert 
Peso Pummeled To 6-Week Lows After Pompeo Comments

Peso Pummeled To 6-Week Lows After Pompeo Comments

The Mexican Peso has quickly extended yesterday’s losses following remarks by US Secretary of State that US and Mexico “still have serious issues between them,” indicating that they are “quickly reaching crisis levels on migrants at the border.” Mexico Foreign Minister Luis Videgaray responded by noting that Mexican officials take the lead on its own migratory policies. […]
13 Firms Going Ex-Dividend Next Week, Including Ford, CVS And Aetna

13 Firms Going Ex-Dividend Next Week, Including Ford, CVS And Aetna

There are several well known large cap stocks going ex-dividend next week including the following two Top 100 Dividend Stocks: CVS Health and Infosys Technologies. 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 […]
September 2018 Headline Existing Home Sales Lowest Since November 2015

September 2018 Headline Existing Home Sales Lowest Since November 2015

The headline existing home sales declined with the authors saying “A decade’s high mortgage rates are preventing consumers from making quick decisions on home purchases. All the while, affordable home listings remain low, continuing to spur underperforming sales activity across the country.”. Our analysis shows home sales three month rolling average is in contraction year-over-year. […]
GBP/JPY Price Outlook: British Pound Vulnerable Below This Level

GBP/JPY Price Outlook: British Pound Vulnerable Below This Level

The British Pound has pared a portion of the recent advance against the Japanese Yen with GBP/JPY down nearly 2.5% from the monthly highs. Price is now testing confluence support and the focus is on this key threshold heading into next week. Here are the updated targets and invalidation levels that matter on the GBP/JPY charts. GBP/JPY WEEKLY PRICE CHART Technical Outlook: GBP/JPY broke […]
Schlumberger Tops Q3 Earnings Estimates

Schlumberger Tops Q3 Earnings Estimates

Schlumberger (SLB – Free Report) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.46 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.45 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.42 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items. This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of 2.22%. A quarter ago, it was expected that […]
Morgan Stanley Says Ford’s Dividend ‘At Risk’ As Daimler Cuts Forecast

Morgan Stanley Says Ford’s Dividend ‘At Risk’ As Daimler Cuts Forecast

Shares of Ford (F) dropped in morning trading after the stock was downgraded to Equal Weight at Morgan Stanley, which said it has seen limited progress from Ford’s restructuring as well as increased risk in a variety of areas. The downgrade comes amid a cautious note from the firm on the auto space and as […]
What Is The So Called Neutral Rate For The Fed

What Is The So Called Neutral Rate For The Fed

(Audio length 00:13:16) Brien Lundin, our host down at the New Orleans Investment Conference joins me to discuss what the Fed considers the neutral rate. This is a key determination because the Fed has distinctly said that when the neutral rate is reached it will stop and reevaluate its rate hiking policy. We also look […]
If Gold Crosses This Line, It’s “Off To The Races”

If Gold Crosses This Line, It’s “Off To The Races”

Back on September 21, we looked at the price of gold and gold mining stocks, and I told you that it might have bottomed. On September 21 I wrote: Last week and so far this week, the price of gold has also traded above the 9-12 month cycle moving average. These are both signs that […]