Category Archive: Finance
The Regulatory State – Central Planning And Bureaucracy On A Rampage
The New 10,000 Commandments Report – It’s Worse than Ever Before we begin, we should mention that the US economy has long been one of the least regulated among the major regulatory States of the so-called “free” world, and to a large extent this actually still remains true. This introductory remark should give readers an […]
View From The Hill: May-13-2015
Commentary Equities: It’s been a very choppy market over the last couple weeks with plenty of stocks churning on below average volume. On a positive note, there have been no violations of key support levels. The SP-500 (SPY), Nasdaq-100 (QQQ) and Russell-2000 (IWM) were all basically unchanged in terms of price performance. Volatility: One of the shadows lurking in the […]
Think Like A Business Owner
Investing in dividend stocks requires the correct mindset. A business owner mindset is critical for sustained success when investing in dividend stocks. A successful business owner knows that not all businesses are the same. Some businesses possess superior economics to others. A choosy business owner will only be involved with high quality businesses that have […]
WTI Crude Oil Buying Dips On The Short-term
The WTI Crude Oil market fell during the session on Wednesday, in order to show just a little bit of resistance. However, I believe that we are sitting on top of a significant amount of support as we have recently broken out to the upside. This sideways action will more than likely be a simple rest after […]
U.S. Economy Teetering On The Brink Of Recession
U.S. Economy on the brink of recession. Audio Lenght: 00:19:57
Chinese Iron Ore Prices Plunge After CISA Warns Of Persistent Overcapacity
Having rebounded along with practically every other risk-asset class in the world over the last month or so, Chinese Iron Ore futures are collapsing tonight. Despite the promise of Chinese LTROs expanding credit (just like they didn’t in Europe), iron ore prices are down around 4% – the biggest drop in over 2 years – to as low […]
Supply, Supply, Supply
50% of the basic economic equation is supply. Too little of it, prices climb, too much, they fall. In the real estate market 6mos is considered “equilibrium” where supply meets demand. When you have too little supply and still increasing demand, you can just about guarantee higher prices. The Houston housing market is seeing this […]
Make Profits From Tougher Oil Transport Rules
Well, it happened again. A Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) train carrying crude oil derailed on Wednesday in North Dakota and caught fire. No one was injured, but the small town of Heimdal was evacuated. This is the ninth fiery oil train derailment in North America since 2013. The amount of crude oil shipped by […]
Why Subsidize Data Centers?
A number of authors (Good Jobs First, David Cay Johnston, me, and me, among others) have pointed out that data centers (aka server farms) in the United States create very few jobs, yet receive state and local government subsidies that routinely exceed $1 million per job. I’m sure you already know that numbers like those make me ill: […]
