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                        Stock Picking: Kronos Worldwide

E Stock Picking: Kronos Worldwide

This week, I’m seeking the second robust dividend-paying stock from the basic materials business sector for my Ivy portfolio.  That basic materials sector has thirteen industries all related to mining, making, and delivering essential commodities. They are: agricultural inputs; aluminum; building materials; chemicals; coal; copper; industrial metals; gold; paper; silver; specialty chemicals; steel. Today I’m […]
Kronos TiO2 Puts A Slick Finish On Many Surfaces

Kronos TiO2 Puts A Slick Finish On Many Surfaces

This week, I’m seeking the second robust dividend-paying stock from the basic materials business sector for my Ivy portfolio.  That basic materials sector has thirteen industries all related to mining, making, and delivering essential commodities. They are: agricultural inputs; aluminum; building materials; chemicals; coal; copper; industrial metals; gold; paper; silver; specialty chemicals; steel. Today I’m […]
Game On Thrones

Game On Thrones

The world is a very dangerous place and so is the oil market. President Donald Trump, in an extraordinary statement released yesterday, said that not only is the world a very dangerous place but despite accusations of murder against Crown Prince Mohamed bin Salman, he is standing with Saudi Arabia mainly because he believes in […]
Deere (DE) Lags Q4 Earnings And Revenue Estimates

Deere (DE) Lags Q4 Earnings And Revenue Estimates

Deere (DE – Free Report) came out with quarterly earnings of $2.30 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.44 per share. This compares to earnings of $1.57 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items. This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of -5.74%. A quarter ago, it was expected that […]
Macro Deceleration Getting Confirmed By How 10-Year T-Yield Behaves

Macro Deceleration Getting Confirmed By How 10-Year T-Yield Behaves

If early this year the 10-year T-yield vouched for the strength of the US economy as it broke out of multi-year/decade resistance, what is it trying to tell us now that it seems to have hit the wall and is under pressure?   In the bond universe, there was a lot of excitement among bond […]
Bitcoin Bulls See A Small Ray Of Light At The End Of The Tunnel

Bitcoin Bulls See A Small Ray Of Light At The End Of The Tunnel

Bitcoin hit a new low just above $4,000 on Tuesday and stabilized since then. Many are asking: is the sell-off over and BTC/USD can conquer $5,000? Or will the granddaddy of cryptocurrencies lose $4,000? Technical levels provide some hope for the bulls. The Technical Confluence Indicator shows that Bitcoin ists above a critical convergence at $4,515. The […]
Apple Secretly Buys Silks Labs To Bolster AI Capabilities

Apple Secretly Buys Silks Labs To Bolster AI Capabilities

Apple is trying to pack as much AI capabilities into its smartphones, tablets, and smart home devices as possible. The tech giant has secretly acquired Silk Labs, an AI startup that specializes in making AI software lightweight enough to work on consumer hardware such as smartphones, smart home devices, and cameras. According to The Information, the […]
Mideast Stocks Are Outlier As World Regional Equity Markets Sink

Mideast Stocks Are Outlier As World Regional Equity Markets Sink

The widespread selling in equity markets around the world has left most regions in the red for year-to-date performance, based on a set of exchange-traded funds as of yesterday’s close (Nov. 20). The conspicuous exception: stocks in the Middle East. The US market, which has fallen sharply in recent weeks, is holding on to a […]
In Unprecedented Clash, EU Rejects Italy’s Budget, Paves Way For Sanctions

In Unprecedented Clash, EU Rejects Italy’s Budget, Paves Way For Sanctions

Yields on Italian government bonds fell on Wednesday morning as the euro climbed following reports that Italy’s ruling coalition might be open to reviewing its budget plan. Though the Italian government swiftly denied the reports about being open to changes in its plan, the moves in the euro and yields persisted, as analysts said they […]
Sensex Ends 274 Points Lower; IT And Energy Stocks Witness Selling

Sensex Ends 274 Points Lower; IT And Energy Stocks Witness Selling

Share markets in India continued to witness selling pressure during closing hours and ended their trading session on a negative note. Sectoral indices ended on a negative note with stocks in the IT sector and energy sector witnessing most of the selling pressure. At the closing bell, the BSE Sensex stood lower by 274 points (down 0.8%) and the NSE Nifty closed down by […]