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This Semiconductor Stock Is Mounting An Epic Comeback With New Tech

This Semiconductor Stock Is Mounting An Epic Comeback With New Tech

Image Source: PexelsIntel (INTC) has experienced a troublesome few years with the stock’s performance essentially flat over the last five years, and punctuated by considerable volatility. A mix of lackluster products against the backdrop of a rapidly advancing industry and compounded by general mismanagement has left Intel shareholders holding the bag.But with the release of its new Intel […]
The AZEK Company: Still A Good Buy Despite The Recent Bull Run

The AZEK Company: Still A Good Buy Despite The Recent Bull Run

Image Source: UnsplashQ4 FY23 Earnings Summary and ProspectsThe Azek Company’s (AZEK) stock price has grown approximately 40% in the past six months, which is better than the 10% growth in the S&P 500. AZEK recently reported its fourth quarter FY23 financial results that were better than expected. The revenue in the quarter increased by 27.6% Y/Y […]
FCX: A Great Way To Invest In Gold (And Copper, Too!)

FCX: A Great Way To Invest In Gold (And Copper, Too!)

My number one way to invest in gold, both to protect against rising inflation and to take advantage of rising prices in a number of other valuable metals, is Freeport-McMoRan (FCX). Since March 2020, shares of this company have surged from an adjusted close of $5.13 a share to $36.55 a share in December 2023 – a […]
Visualizing The Global Coffee Trade

Visualizing The Global Coffee Trade

Image Source: PixabayFrom drip coffees to decadent lattes, every cup of coffee begins its journey from the humble coffee bean. A massive global coffee trade moves these beans from farms in one country to cafes in another.In this piece, Airi Ryu uses data from Chatham House’s resourcetrade.earth to track the global trade of unroasted and non-decaffeinated coffee beans in 2019, highlighting the […]
We Won’t Meet Silver Demand At Current Price

We Won’t Meet Silver Demand At Current Price

Silver is now back in positive territory on the year, as a late-year rally has left the price up by 30 cents in 2023.But that’s done little to address the longer-term implications in the market, where we’ve seen a deficit for the past few years, and the supply and demand dynamics show that’s expected to […]
WTI Advances Near $74.70 On Red Sea Disruptions, More Vessels To Avoid The Suez Canal

WTI Advances Near $74.70 On Red Sea Disruptions, More Vessels To Avoid The Suez Canal

Image Source: Unsplash WTI price experiences upward support on disruptions in the Red Sea by Houthi attacks. Germany’s Hapag-Lloyd and Hong Kong’s OOCL will avoid the Suez Canal waterway. Angola decided to exit the OPEC+ as the country’s interests were not being served. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) price trades higher around $74.70 per barrel at the […]
AMD Looking For One More Leg Higher To Complete An Impulse Structure

AMD Looking For One More Leg Higher To Complete An Impulse Structure

Image Source: UnsplashShort Term Elliott Wave View in AMD shows a bullish sequence from 10.26.2023 low favoring further upside. Up from 10.26.2023 low, wave (1) ended at 125.72 and dips in wave (2) ended at 116.37. The impulse is in progress as the 45 minutes chart below shows. Internal subdivision of wave (3) was unfolding as […]
Macro: GDP Q3 — Inflationary BOOM

Macro: GDP Q3 — Inflationary BOOM

Image Source: PixabayOutside of the pandemic defined as 2020 and 2021, this past quarter was the 5th best quarter for nominal GDP in the last 25 years.It was the best real growth quarter since Q2 and Q3 of 2014.The last 12 months has been mostly about services, here are the biggest contributors to YoY GDP: Consumption of […]
Bouncing Back For The Day, Quarter And Full Year

Bouncing Back For The Day, Quarter And Full Year

Image Source: PexelsRelief came to the stock market today after a big sell-off which began yesterday afternoon and closed at session lows. Today we closed at session highs. I guess you could call that a “bounce-back.” We didn’t gain all the losses from a day ago, and are still off all-time highs, so a positive read […]
What’s Your US Income Percentile?

What’s Your US Income Percentile?

Where do you fall on the distribution of income in the United States?The nice people over at Political Calculations blog can help you answer this question using the data that the U.S. Census Bureau has collected on the total money income earned by individual Americans as well as for the families and households into which Americans gather themselves!If […]