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Some Economics For Labor Day
For those who need the sweet and savory flavor of economics to accompany their end-of-summer Labor Day picnic (and really, don’t we all need that?), here are links to some posts on labor market topics, mostly from earlier this year. 1) Rebalancing the Economy Toward Workers and Wages (March 5, 2018) I quote John Bates Clark, probably […]
Dividend Income August 2018
Another month has passed and it is already September, so it is time for one of my favorite monthly posts; the dividend income update August. Well it was a quiet month for my dividend income but I again managed it to improve my income compared to the year before. The more exciting news came from […]
Should You Be Jumping Into Stocks Now?
The stock market crushed the remaining ‘Wall of Worry” in August, as the Nasdaq 100 was up 5.8%, followed by a 3% gain in the S&P 500. Although the Dow Industrials were up just 2.2%, my favorite small-cap ETF, the Vanguard Small-Cap Growth (VBK), was up a stunning 7% for the month. Fears of a […]
5 Cheap Stocks With Robust Upside Ahead
With the market trading at record levels, it’s not so easy to find cheap stocks anymore. And by cheap we mean undervalued stocks with big upside potential ahead. Luckily TipRanks’ Top Analysts Stocks tool is here to help. With just a few clicks we can see the Street’s best-rated stock picks right now. Top recommended stocks are […]
A Shorter Work Week?
The biggest European union has managed to achieve a long-standing goal: German metal-workers can now work a 28-hour week, if they wish. John Pencavel tells the story and draws out some implications for US labor markets in “The Future of Hours of Work?” a Policy Brief written for the Stanford Institute of Economic Policy Research (September 2018). […]
Sensex Slumps 330 Points; FMCG Stocks Lead Losses
After opening the day in green, share markets in India witnessed negative trading activity at in the final hours of the trading session and ended the day in the red. Sectoral indices traded mixed, with stocks in the realty sector and stocks in the FMCG sector, leading the losses. At the closing bell, the BSE Sensex stood lower by 332 points (down 0.9%) […]
BTC/USD Forex Signal – Monday, September 3
Last Thursday’s signals were not triggered, as there was no bullish price action at $6,867. Today’s BTC/USD Signals Risk 0.75% per trade. Trades must be taken before 5pm Tokyo time, over the next 24-hour period only. Long Trade Go long after a bullish price action reversal on the H1 time frame following the next touch of […]
USDCAD Daily Analysis – Monday, September 3
USDCAD broke above the falling trend line on the 4-hour chart, suggesting that the downside movement from 1.3174 had completed at 1.2887 already. Further rise is still possible and next target would be at 1.3174 resistance. Near term support is at 1.3015, only a breakdown below this level could take the price back towards 1.2887 […]
Sensex Trades In Green; Wipro & Sun Pharma Top Gainers
Stock markets in India are trading marginally higher. Gains are largely seen in healthcare stocks and consumer durables’ stocks. The BSE Sensex is trading up by 78 points and the NSE Nifty is trading up by 28 points. Meanwhile, the BSE Mid Cap index is trading up by 0.8% while, the BSE Small Cap index is trading up by 0.8%. Engineering stocks are trading on a mixed […]
