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Transition Time: Volkswagen Announces “Electric For All” Campaign
Volkswagen is transitioning away from diesel. Today it announced “Electric for All”. With a world premiere of a new modular electric drive matrix, Volkswagen Launches ELECTRIC FOR ALL Campaign. As part of the ELECTRIC FOR ALL campaign launched today, the brand will be putting attractive models at affordable prices on the road, paving the way for […]
US Consumer Sentiment Nears 14-Year High: 5 Top-Ranked Picks
American consumers took an increasingly optimistic view of the economy in September, per a preliminary reading of consumer sentiment. The University of Michigan consumer sentiment index increased to a six-month high, nearing a 14-year peak and beating most estimates. A more favorable outlook for jobs and income was the primary catalyst for the month’s gains. […]
Chinese Goods – President Trump Threatens To Tariff $200 Billion Worth
Chinese Goods – Latest Tariff News President Trump told his aides to go ahead with the tariff on $200 billion worth of goods. Let’s be clear, these are tariffs on $200 billion worth of goods, not $200 billion in tariffs like the news media sometimes reports in an effort to either be succinct or make […]
Cannabis Stocks Rise Amid Interest By Coca-Cola, Opportunities For Shopify
Shares of cannabis stocks are in focus following a report that Coca-Cola (KO) is in talks with Aurora Cannabis (ACBFF) as it eyes the cannabis industry and an analyst note from Keybanc which said Shopify (SHOP) has cannabis potential. COCA-COLA EYES CANNABIS: Coca-Cola is monitoring the nascent cannabis drinks industry and is in talks with […]
U.S. Fixed Income Calendar: The Week Ahead
By Steven Levine Interactive Brokers senior market analyst Steven Levine provides some highlights for what to look for in the week beginning September 17.
GBP/USD Breaks Bearish Barrier On Bout Of Bullish Brexit Buzz
We’ve been tracking the regular drumbeat of Brexit headlines and as we noted last week (see “GBP/USD Back Above 1.30 as Barnier says Brexit Deal “Realistic” in 6-8 Weeks” for more), the tone of the public comments has suggested that a deal is growing more and more likely as the talks enter crunch time. Today, UK Finance […]
We Are All Speculators Now
When the herd thunders off the cliff, most participants are trapped in the stampede… One of the most perverse consequences of the central banks “saving the world” (i.e. saving banks and the super-wealthy) is the destruction of low-risk investments: we’re all speculators now, whether we know it or acknowledge it. The problem is very few of […]
Why You Should Not Be Surprised To See Higher Yields
(Audio length 00:14:59) Chris Temple joins me today to address the 10-year opening up over 3% (albeit it pulled back pretty quickly after the open). The fact is yields have been trending higher and there are a number of reasons why we think this trend will continue.
Learning The Right Lessons From 2008
Learning the right lessons from financial crises is tough. The 1929 stock market crash was blamed for all the ills of the Great Depression that succeeded it and led to two decades of regulation and socialism. In 1720, the British tried to stop all new company formations while the French gave up on finance altogether […]
Central Banks Have Gone Rogue, Putting Us All At Risk
Central bankers are now aggressively playing the stock market. To say they are buying up the planet may be an exaggeration, but they could. They can create money at will, and they have declared their “independence” from government. They have become rogue players in a game of their own. Excluding institutions such as Blackrock and […]
