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To Understand America’s Neofeudal Economy, Start With Extortion
Here is the result of America’s neofeudalism: soaring wealth and income inequality. Let’s spin the time machine back to the late Middle Ages, at the height of feudalism, and imagine we’re trying to get a boatload of goods to the nearest city to sell. As we drift down the river, we’re constantly being stopped and charged […]
Emerging Markets: Week Of Aug. 27 Preview
EM FX was whipsawed last week but ended on a firm note. We look past the noise and believe that the true signals for EM remain higher US interest rates and continued trade tensions, both of which are negative. Turkish markets reopen after a week off. Nothing fundamentally has changed there, and so it still […]
S&P 500, DAX & FTSE Outlook Mixed For Week Ahead
S&P 500, DAX & FTSE TALKING POINTS: A few ‘high’ impact data points on the calendar; S&P 500 looking higher Employment and inflation data; DAX trying to recoup broken LT trend-line Light data docket; FTSE choppy, difficult to get a handle on S&P 500 This past week the FOMC minutes revealed little to move markets on Wednesday, and on Friday Fed Chair […]
Why Doesn’t The SEC Like Bitcoin ETFs?
Each week, we answer questions we think will help you learn about investing in pre-IPO startups and cryptocurrencies. Here, Early Investing co-founders Adam Sharp and Andrew Gordon explain why the SEC has a problem with bitcoin ETFs. Early Investing Co-Founder Andy Gordon Q: ETFs have been around for a long time. What problems could the SEC […]
Trump Doesn’t Really Want Free Trade (He Just Wants To Make It Look That Way)
The US wants tariffs on trucks, the EU wants tariffs on agriculture. Hypocrites all. Trump claims to be a free trader who wants to eliminate tariffs altogether as well as industry subsidies and non-tariff trade barriers across countries. He proposes higher tariffs to eliminate them. ….Tariffs will make our country much richer than it is […]
Did Gold Hit Bottom On August 15?
Closing the week only -3.10% from its last BEV Zero, the Dow Jones is progressing towards a new all-time high in its BEV chart below as it cleared the -3.43% from late February (Red Circle). Only 3.10% from a new all-time high and as much time as it needs to do it. But if it […]
“If I Ever Got Impeached, I Think The Market Would Crash”
For starters this is not a political post (despite the title). This is a factual post. For kortsessions followers this will not be new news, but I think a refresher may be in order. The reasons are two-fold: the media is beginning to chirp about the market being affected by the president’s deepening legal woes as a […]
Better Buy: Apple (AAPL) Vs. Amazon (AMZN) Stock
Apple AAPL and Amazon AMZN are two of the richest companies in the world, and both have helped shape the modern economy. Both stocks would have also been some of the best investments ever, had investors bought AAPL or AMZN years ago, but it’s not too late to get in on the action. So let’s see which stock looks […]
