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Small Caps Are Trading At Steep Discount; These Three Can Be Solid Buys

Small Caps Are Trading At Steep Discount; These Three Can Be Solid Buys

Image courtesy of 123rf.com On November 1st, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) issued a second interest rate pause. After a consecutive series of 11 rate hikes, the federal funds rate now appears to be stuck in July’s range of 5.25% – 5.50%. The market has reacted accordingly since.Within two days, the US benchmark for small-cap […]
Is It Time To Sell Your REITs?

Is It Time To Sell Your REITs?

Image Source: Unsplash Most REITs are not doing so well this year, up to the point that many investors wonder if they should sell them. Is real estate still a good investment or is it dead money? Let’s see what’s happening with the REIT sector! Running Length: 00:44:26More By This Author:Deluxe Bonds And Dividend Traps Sniff […]
Cronos Q3 Financial Results Are Impressive

Cronos Q3 Financial Results Are Impressive

Image Source: Unsplash Cronos Group Inc. (Nasdaq: CRON) (TSX: CRON) announced its Q3 2023 business results today for the period ending September 30th, 2023. All financial information is provided in U.S. dollars in comparison to the preceding quarter. Q3 Financial Highlights Net Revenue: UP 30.5% to $24.8M Canada: UP 37.5% to $18.7M  Israel: UP 5.6% to $5.7M  Other: […]
Japan’s Future Remains An Issue Of Debate

Japan’s Future Remains An Issue Of Debate

Yen. Image Source: Pixabay The debate over the future of Japan continues. This is a complicated and interesting issue. Because of its small footprint, we often forget the oversized role Japan plays in the global economy. Japan is the fourth largest economy in the world and a major exporter of finished goods. This makes it a […]
Material Change In A Material World

Material Change In A Material World

Image Source: Unsplash As our climate changes, so do our ways of producing and consuming energy. A global effort is underway to replace fossil fuels with renewables in our energy matrix.1 This planned energy transition’s speed, scope, and scale of impact on the global economy is unparalleled in our history.2 North America’s unique position of contributing nearly 18% […]
Facts About The Bottom And The Breadth Thrust

Facts About The Bottom And The Breadth Thrust

The stock market bottomed on October 27th. Fact. We didn’t have a spike in the Volatility Index. Fact. Markets rarely bottom on Fridays and rarely when they close near their lows for the day. Facts. It ain’t easy.Since the bottom, we saw a very powerful rally with the right indices and sectors leading. The upside […]
Looking For Love In All The Wrong Places

Looking For Love In All The Wrong Places

I have personally sworn off the dating apps – Tinder, Bumble, and Hinge – but at the end of the day, that is where young people nowadays go to get a date and meet someone. And while the stocks have been left for dead, I think there is some real value there.Let’s start with Match […]
Brent Crude Oil Price Forecast: Technical Analysis

Brent Crude Oil Price Forecast: Technical Analysis

Image Source: Pixabay Crude oil prices have recoiled. Brent, the global benchmark, is in track for the third straight week as the recent momentum faded. It dropped to a low of $81.20 on Wednesday, much lower than the year-to-date high of $95.86. Similarly, West Texas Intermediate (WTI) plunged to $76.90, also lower from the YTD high […]
Longest Nasdaq, S&P 500 Win Streaks Since 2021 At Risk

Longest Nasdaq, S&P 500 Win Streaks Since 2021 At Risk

Stocks are muted this afternoon, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) and S&P 500 Index (SPX) near breakeven, while the Nasdaq Composite (IXIC) sports a modest loss. The jury is still out on whether or not the major benchmarks will be able to extend their recent win streaks — the SPX and IXIC’s longest since 2021 — […]
Monitoring Turkey: Inflation Set To Persist In The Near Term

Monitoring Turkey: Inflation Set To Persist In The Near Term

Photo by Omid Armin on UnsplashIn its final inflation report of the year, the Central Bank of Turkey repeated that inflation will start to decline in the second half of next year with the support of higher demand for TRY-denominated assets, the anchoring of inflation expectations and normalising domestic demand. Turkey: At a glance The Central Bank of Turkey (CBT) […]