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Diversifying By Sector: 20 High-Quality Attractive Dividend Growth Stocks Rated A- Or Better
Introduction This current series of articles could be summarized as a review of ways to construct and diversify a common stock portfolio. In part 1 found here, I discussed various viewpoints on how many stocks a portfolio should hold. In Part 2A found here, I presented and discussed Peter Lynch’s 6 general categories of stocks. In this part […]
FOMC Statement: November 8, 2018
Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in September indicates that the labor market has continued to strengthen and that economic activity has been rising at a strong rate. Job gains have been strong, on average, in recent months, and the unemployment rate has declined. Household spending has continued to grow strongly, while […]
IAC Beats Quarterly Estimates Amid Plans To Make Vimeo Standalone Segment
Shares of IAC are higher on Thursday after the company reported quarterly results and said it would change the way its businesses are organized. Q3 RESULTS: IAC on Wednesday afternoon beat analysts’ estimates, with earnings per share of $1.49 on revenue of $1.1B. Analysts had been expected EPS of 93c and revenue of $1.07B. For […]
Asia-Pacific Calendar: The Week Ahead – Thursday, Nov. 8
Interactive Brokers senior market analyst Steven Levine provides some highlights for what to look for in the Asia-Pacific region in the week beginning November 12.
The Tax Cuts And Jobs Act, One Year Later
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act was signed into law by President Trump less than a little less than year ago, on December 22, 2017. What are the likely benefits and costs associated with the legislation? The Fall 2018 issue of the Journal of Economic Perspectives (where I work as Managing Editor) includes a two-paper […]
How Italy Leaves The Eurozone, Step By Step
Earlier today, Italy told the EU where to go with it budget demands. Expect the EU to huff and puff. The EU demands Italy do something about its buildup of debt. In response, Italy dismisses ‘implausible’ EU forecasts, says budget is sound. “There are no grounds for questioning the soundness and the sustainability of our reforms,” […]
AUD/USD Price Outlook: Aussie Breakout Stalls Ahead Of Resistance
The Australian Dollar is up nearly 4% off the yearly lows with the rally breaking through yearly down-trend resistance this week. Here are the updated targets and invalidation levels that matter on the AUD/USD charts this week. AUD/USD DAILY PRICE CHART Technical Outlook: In my latest AUD/USD Weekly Technical Outlook we highlighted a multi-month resistance slope in price with our ‘bottom line’ […]
The Philly Fed ADS Business Conditions Index Update – Thursday, Nov. 8
Note: We’ve updated our periodic look at the Philly Fed ADS Index today’s release, which includes unemployment claims through November 3. The Philly Fed’s Aruoba-Diebold-Scotti Business Conditions Index (hereafter the ADS index) is a fascinating but relatively little known real-time indicator of business conditions for the U.S. economy, not just the Third Federal Reserve District, […]
Homebuilding Stocks Continue To Plummet. Here’s How To Short Them
Housing is an issue for all of us – as investors, and as ordinary people in need of a roof over our heads. As investors, there’s always lots of housing news toward the end of the month. The NAR releases its “pending” and “existing” home sales reports, which include sales volume and prices. The Commerce […]
FOMC Preview: Wait-And-See Mode To Keep EUR/USD Afloat
The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) interest rate decision may yield a limited reaction as the central bank is widely expected to keep the benchmark interest rate in its current threshold of 2.00% to 2.25%. The Federal Reserve may stick to the current script and refrain from altering the monetary policy outlook amid mixed data […]
