Archives by Month:
- October 2024
- September 2024
- August 2024
- July 2024
- June 2024
- May 2024
- April 2024
- March 2024
- January 2024
- December 2023
- November 2023
- October 2023
- August 2023
- July 2023
- June 2023
- May 2023
- February 2023
- January 2023
- December 2022
- November 2022
- October 2022
- September 2022
- August 2022
- July 2022
- June 2022
- May 2022
- April 2022
- March 2022
- February 2022
- January 2022
- December 2021
- November 2021
- October 2021
- September 2021
- August 2021
- July 2021
- June 2021
- May 2021
- April 2021
- March 2021
- February 2021
- January 2021
- December 2020
- November 2020
- October 2020
- September 2020
- August 2020
- July 2020
- June 2020
- May 2020
- April 2020
- March 2020
- February 2020
- January 2020
- December 2019
- December 2018
- November 2018
- October 2018
- September 2018
- August 2018
- July 2018
- June 2018
- May 2018
- April 2018
- March 2018
- February 2018
- January 2018
- December 2017
- November 2017
- October 2017
- September 2017
- August 2017
- July 2017
- June 2017
- May 2017
- April 2017
- March 2017
- February 2017
- January 2017
- December 2016
- November 2016
- October 2016
- September 2016
- July 2016
- June 2016
- April 2016
- March 2016
- February 2016
- January 2016
- December 2015
- November 2015
- October 2015
- September 2015
- August 2015
- July 2015
- June 2015
- May 2015
- April 2015
- March 2015
- February 2015
- January 2015
- December 2014
- November 2014
- October 2014
- September 2014
- August 2014
- July 2014
- June 2014
- May 2014
- April 2014
- March 2014
- February 2014
- January 2014
- December 2013
- November 2013
- October 2013
- September 2013
- August 2013
- July 2013
- June 2013
- May 2013
- April 2013
- March 2013
- February 2013
- January 2013
- November 2012
- October 2012
- August 2012
- July 2012
- June 2012
- May 2012
- April 2012
- March 2012
- February 2012
- January 2012
- December 2011
- November 2011
- October 2011
- September 2011
- August 2011
- July 2011
- June 2011
- May 2011
- April 2011
- March 2011
- February 2011
- January 2011
- December 2010
- November 2010
- October 2010
- September 2010
- August 2010
- July 2010
- June 2010
- May 2010
- April 2010
- March 2010
- February 2010
- January 2010
- December 2009
- November 2009
- October 2009
- September 2009
- August 2009
- June 2009
- April 2009
- February 2009
- December 2008
- November 2008
- October 2008
- August 2008
- June 2008
- May 2008
Archives by Year:
S&P 500, Nasdaq Log 8th-Straight Daily Win
Wall Street closed Monday higher as investors readied for the Fed’s latest meeting minutes and central bank Chair Jerome Powell’s Jackson Hole speech — both of which are slated for later this week. In addition, traders also eyed the first day of the Democratic National Convention (DNC).The major indexes continued to rebound after a rocky start […]
Is The Stock Market’s Best Week Of 2024 Set To Continue?
Image Source: Unsplash Last week was the best week for stocks in 2024, as all three major stock market indexes posted their best results of the year.It is a bit unusual, as August is typically a sleepy month for the stock market, but this August has been anything but sleepy. Just two weeks ago, on August […]
Alphabet Turns Twenty
Image Source: Unsplash Twenty years ago to the day, the company running the world’s largest search engine went public. On August 19th, 2004, Alphabet (GOOGL) shares IPO’d at a split-adjusted price of $2.13. In the 20 years since the stock has been a top performer in many aspects. Simply looking at the top line, revenues have […]
Real Hourly Wages, Median Income, And Aggregate Payrolls: Update For July
It’s a slow economic news week, so don’t be surprised if I play hookie tomorrow or Wednesday.In the meantime, now that we have July’s inflation data, we can update some “real” consumer well-being indicators.First, real average hourly wages for nonsupervisory workers rose 0.1% in July to a new all-time high excluding April through June 2020: […]
Will Electric Vehicles Be The Killer App For Silver?
Image Source: Pexels Industrial demand for silver has been surging in recent years. Solar panel manufacturers were largely behind the 11% jump in demand for 2023 versus the prior year. Forecasters predict another 9% jump this year.For silver investors, however, the future of demand from manufacturers may be even brighter than the recent past.The solar industry […]
The Growing Threat Of Government Overreach In Digital Spaces
Social media has become the place where many of us spend our time, share our lives and, increasingly, get our news. An estimated 12 billion combined hours are spent every day on these platforms, which now host over 5.3 billion unique “identities” or accounts.With scaling like that, misinformation can spread like wildfire. We’ve all seen the headlines, […]
There Is No AI Without These Mega Cap Tech Giants
Image Source: Unsplash Introduction The worldwide AI market is expected to grow at a 19% CAGR between now and 2026 reaching $900 billion by then, according to market research firm IDC and that has led to a surge in investments and acquisitions by US-based “Mega-Tech” giants such as Nvidia (NVDA), Alphabet (GOOGL), Amazon (AMZN), Apple (AAPL), […]
Mr. Market Sez: “Don’t Worry, Be Happy”
Image Source: Unsplash (Today’s musical accompaniment is rather obvious, no?)The question that I’m most often asked lately involves the rapid rise and fall of the Cboe Volatility Index (VIX) over the past two weeks. I was asked it early this morning (at the 8:25 mark of this audio) and on Friday afternoon (at the 39:25 mark of this video). My answers […]
Can ZM Pull A PYPL?
As you can see above, the charts of PayPal (PYPL) and Zoom (ZM) look quite similar. Both stocks surged during the pandemic as their services became necessities when everyone was locked down – but have been destroyed and left for dead since. Both are deep-value stocks by any metric at this point. PYPL got a […]
3 Promising Vaccine Stocks To Watch In The Event Of A Mpox Surge
Image courtesy of 123rf.com On August 14th, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO), declared the mpox outbreak a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC). When a disease is designated as PHEIC, such as previously Ebola, Zika, polio, or COVID-19, it typically follows a coordinated international response under the 2005 International Health Regulations (IHR). […]
