Category Archive: Finance
European And Canadian Central Banks Lower Rates While The U.S. Stands Pat
Video Length: 00:05:17 On the latest edition of Market Week in Review, Investment Strategist BeiChen Lin recapped the latest rate decisions from the U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed), the Bank of Canada (BoC), and the European Central Bank (ECB). He also shared key takeaways for navigating market volatility and uncertainty, speaking in Mandarin during the final […]
Asian Stock – Hengtong Optic-Electric
Company: Hengtong Optic-Electric Company LimitedBloomberg ticker: 600487 SHMarket cap: US$6,133mBackground: Hengtong Optic-Electric Company Limited is a Chinese company principally engaged in the research and development, design, manufacturing and sales of optical communication network products. World Class Benchmarking of Hengtong Optic-Electric Profitable Growth rank of 5 was up compared to the prior period’s 6th rank This is average performance […]
Gold Ratios Progressing, Gold Miners To Benefit
Image Source: Unsplash Gold ratios such as those to Oil/Energy and Copper/Industrial metals are trending up, and that is not good for the formerly inflated economy (as manufactured in Q1, 2020 under the Fed’s monetary panic regime and Trump’s fiscal regime). *But it is good for one unique, counter-cyclical industry, fundamentally. First, a Look at Yield […]
The Fuel For The Next Rally
Image Source: Pexels It’s rare for retail funds to grow like this and for the market not to continue higher. I do believe people were and still are skittish around the elections and what comes next. When they get comfortable, it could get very interesting.“Davidson” submits:Retail Money Funds posted a new high. The correlation with market […]
The Former Speaker Buys AI
Artificial intelligence continues to permeate throughout the economy, and one such example coming out of the Health Care sector is Tempus AI (TEM). Founded in 2015 and IPO’ing last June, TEM uses AI to analyze medical data in order to help provide diagnoses and treatment options for patients. As shown below, the stock saw a solid […]
Gold Breaking Out Again
Image Source: Pixabay Gold is breaking out again, forging higher into new record territory! Gold’s monster upleg over this past year or so has proven remarkable, overcoming plenty of serious challenges. Yet most investors remain oblivious, hypnotized by the AI stock bubble. So gold has been widely-overlooked, with American stock investors’ allocations remaining near zero. Gold […]
AI Unicorns: Rasa Races To Make It In The Conversational AI Market
Photo Credit: Gerd Altmann from Pixabay According to a recent report, the conversational AI market is projected to grow at 25% CAGR to reach $49.9 billion by 2030 from $13.2 billion in 2024. The growth in the market is driven by the continuing development within the computer vision and voice recognition technology that in turn is driving more in-depth and […]
Macro Briefing – Friday, Jan. 31
US fourth-quarter GDP increased less than expected. Output rose 2.3% (annualized), marking a slowdown from Q3’s 3.1%. Consumer spending accelerated in Q4, rising 4.2%, the fastest pace in nearly two years. “Holding back growth was a decline in business investment, flat reading in net exports, and sharp decline in inventories,” advises Nationwide chief economist Kathy Bostjancic. “The drawdown in […]
Walgreens Stock Drops 15%: What’s Behind Today’s Crash?
Image Source: Unsplash Investors in Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (Nasdaq: WBA) have experienced a rollercoaster ride in 2025.After a 25% surge earlier this month, driven by strong Q1 2025 earnings and revenue that beat expectations, the company’s stock is now down over 15% in early trading today.While this sharp decline has nothing to do with sales […]
Russell 2000 Earnings Dashboard 24Q4 – Friday, Jan. 31
Image Source: Unsplash Russell 2000 Aggregate Estimates and Revisions The 24Q4 Y/Y blended earnings growth estimate is 51.0%. If the energy sector is excluded, the growth rate for the index is 79.3%. Of the 303 companies in the Russell 2000 that have reported earnings to date for 24Q4, 69.3% reported above analyst expectations. The 24Q4 Y/Y blended revenue growth estimate is 1.8%. If the energy sector is excluded, the growth rate for […]
