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Apple Delivers Lackluster Performance

Apple Delivers Lackluster Performance

Photo Credit: Maxx Girr from Pixabay  Earlier this month, Apple (Nasdaq: AAPL) announced its fourth quarter results that failed to truly impress the market. Its sales fell for the fourth consecutive quarter. Its stock fell 3% in the after-hours trading session after Apple suggested that it may not return to growth in the holiday quarter.  Apple’s FinancialsApple’s fourth […]
Stocks Advance As Rates Plunge Following A Soft CPI Report

Stocks Advance As Rates Plunge Following A Soft CPI Report

Image Source: Unsplash  Stocks rallied following the CPI report, as falling energy prices offset the rise in the net benefit of health insurance and other medical impacts. Energy and gasoline prices fell sharply, and so did owners’ equivalent rent. There was disinflation in the used car prices and lodging. A 1/10 miss doesn’t seem like much, […]
CPI Sends Tech Stocks, Retail Banks, The Russell, And Bonds Flying – Your Evening Play

CPI Sends Tech Stocks, Retail Banks, The Russell, And Bonds Flying – Your Evening Play

Image Source: Unsplash  In last week’s video, I highlighted the rally reversal in bonds and tech stocks, and one week later, we see that same play continuing – and extending – to new 52-week highs in market-cap leading tech stocks including MSFT, META, AMZN, and others. In tonight’s video, we pinpoint the CPI inflation data and […]
When The FOMO Comes Rushing Into Commodities

When The FOMO Comes Rushing Into Commodities

Image Source: Unsplash  I welcome back Andrew Hoese from Finding Value Finance to the show. Andy runs an educational channel where he digs deep into economic data and conducts chart analysis.Andrew discusses the potential for inflation in the near future and its impact on various markets. He believes that demographic pressures and fractional reserve lending will […]
USD/JPY Extends Losses Below The 20-Day SMA, Eyes On Japanese GDP And US PPI

USD/JPY Extends Losses Below The 20-Day SMA, Eyes On Japanese GDP And US PPI

The USD/JPY plunged towards, down by 0.95%. The pair is battling to hold the 20-day SMA, critical support since late July. After the CPI’s volatility, markets focus to the Japanese Q3 GDP figures, US PPI and Retail Sales data on Wednesday.   The USD/JPY suffered significant setbacks in Tuesday’s session, falling towards the trajectory of the […]
Stocks And Precious Metals Charts – Changing Lanes

Stocks And Precious Metals Charts – Changing Lanes

The Consumer price information came in a little light this morning.Stocks soared and went out near the highs.The Dollar tanked.VIX dropped back down again.Gold and silver rallied sharply and held on to most of it.No trend breakouts in the metals yet.Blue skies.Have a pleasant evening. More By This Author:Stocks And Precious Metals Charts – Tomorrow […]
3 Stocks Cathie Wood Is Counting On For High Disruptive Growth

3 Stocks Cathie Wood Is Counting On For High Disruptive Growth

Image Source: Unsplash  ARK Invest CEO Cathie Wood’s investments have become a mixed bag in the last three years. Wood founded ARK Invest with disruptive innovation in mind, transitioning from a chief investment officer at AllianceBernstein to a CEO.  Behind Wood’s disruptive innovation strategy is the belief in companies’ long-term growth that can disrupt/displace products or services. To that […]
Market Talk – Tuesday, Nov. 14

Market Talk – Tuesday, Nov. 14

Image Source: Pixabay  Asia:In October, China experienced a slowdown in consumption rebound and a loss of momentum in private business confidence, as indicated by independent surveys and alternative data. Measures such as an indicator of consumer demand for recreation and transport, a survey of consumer sentiment, and a poll of private business sentiment all showed declines […]
Dividend Income Update October 2023

Dividend Income Update October 2023

Image Source: Pixabay  It’s dividend income update time. One of my favorite times of the month as I get to review my previous month of passive income received from my dividend income portfolio.Without rehashing the wild ride we experienced in the market the last couple of months with triple digit gains and losses coming in seemingly […]
Dow Scores 489-Point Win Thanks To CPI Data

Dow Scores 489-Point Win Thanks To CPI Data

The Dow rose 489 points and nabbed its third-straight win on Tuesday, on the heels of cooler-than-expected consumer price index (CPI) data for October. Plunging Treasury yields helped the Nasdaq to its own triple-digit gain, while the S&P 500 settled firmly higher as well. Today’s inflation data sparked optimism on Wall Street, as traders hoped it could […]