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3 Ultra-High Dividend Stocks Yielding Over 7%

3 Ultra-High Dividend Stocks Yielding Over 7%

Image Source: Unsplash With the S&P 500 Index yielding less than 1.5% on average right now, high-dividend stocks are still appealing for income investors. Interest rates may also be reduced as soon as next month, which would be a tailwind for stocks.Even better, investors can buy high-yield stocks have sustainable dividends. The following 3 ultra-high dividend […]
How Gold Can Save The Dollar

How Gold Can Save The Dollar

Can we save the dollar before central banking kills it?Our deficits are now stuck at 8% of GDP — unprecedented in peacetime. And our national debt just hit $35 trillion — unprecedented in the history of man.Even the central bankers realize that this isn’t sustainable. That we are coming to the day our paper money […]
Russell 2000 Earnings Dashboard 24Q2 – Thursday, Aug. 15

Russell 2000 Earnings Dashboard 24Q2 – Thursday, Aug. 15

Image Source: Pexels Russell 2000 Aggregate Estimates and Revisions The 24Q2 Y/Y blended earnings growth estimate is 17.9%. If the energy sector is excluded, the growth rate for the index is 28.3%. Of the 1,686 companies in the Russell 2000 that have reported earnings to date for 24Q2, 60.5% reported above analyst expectations. The 24Q2 Y/Y blended revenue growth estimate is 0.6%. If the energy sector is excluded, the growth rate for […]
Summer Trading Doldrums Are Here

Summer Trading Doldrums Are Here

Image Source: Pexels In this episode of Macro-To-Micro Power Hour from 08/14/24, Samantha LaDuc and Craig Shapiro discuss the current economic landscape, touching on recent CPI data, the upcoming Jackson Hole symposium, and the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting in September.They explore the market’s reaction to recent events, including the potential for future rate cuts […]
Retail Sales Surge In July From Smaller Negative Revision

Retail Sales Surge In July From Smaller Negative Revision

Advance retail sales data from commerce department, chart by Mish We have an interesting set of Advance Retail Sales numbers from the Commerce Department this morning.Advance Retail Sales Key Details (Commerce Dept and Mish Notes) CD: Advance Estimates of U.S. Retail and Food Services Advance estimates of U.S. retail and food services sales for July 2024, adjusted for […]
10 Amazing Dividend Growers For Your Buy List

10 Amazing Dividend Growers For Your Buy List

Image Source: Pixabay   For the benefit of listeners who might not know it yet, Mike summarizes the dividend triangle. Let’s start with a sector that we normally dislike: energy. The Canadian market is a good place to find some stocks in this sector, and Canadian Natural Resources (CNQ) is a perfect example of a double-digit […]
LI.FI integrates ThorChain for native Bitcoin swaps with EVM chains

LI.FI integrates ThorChain for native Bitcoin swaps with EVM chains

Key Takeaways LI.FI integrates ThorChain to support native Bitcoin swaps with EVM chain assets. The integration simplifies Bitcoin accessibility and is available through LI.FI’s API. Share this article LI.FI, a cross-chain liquidity solutions provider, has integrated ThorChain to support native Bitcoin (BTC) swaps. This integration, powered by SwapKit, allows users to exchange native Bitcoin with […]
Industrial Production: Negative Number, Important Negative Revisions

Industrial Production: Negative Number, Important Negative Revisions

In the past, industrial production has been the King of Coincident Indicators, since its peaks and troughs tended to coincide almost exactly with the onset and endings of recessions. That weighting has faded somewhat since the accession of China to the world trading system in 1999 an the wholesale flight of US manufacturing to Asia, […]
CPI Data – No Happy Dance Or Back Flips Here. The Corn And Ethanol Report

CPI Data – No Happy Dance Or Back Flips Here. The Corn And Ethanol Report

We kicked off the day with Export Sales, Export Prices MoM & YoY, Import Prices MoM & YoY, Retail Sales MoM & YoY, Initial Jobless Claims, NY Empire State Manufacturing Index, Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing Index, Retail Sales Ex Autos MoM, Continuing Jobless Claims , Jobless Claims 4-Week Average, Philly Fed Business Conditions, Philly Fed CAPEX […]
Immigration And The Business Cycle

Immigration And The Business Cycle

What is the relationship between immigration and the business cycle? Before answering that question, let’s look at some evidence from Statista: [The chart shows apprehensions and expulsions, but the data is widely believed to be highly correlated with successful undocumented migration.]There seems to be a modestly pro-cyclical pattern to the data on undocumented migration. Apprehensions rose […]