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WeWork’s Lesson in Unicorn Chasing; Tesla Bears Get Crushed October 24, 2019 Great Stuff The Trouble With Chasing Unicorns I think it’s safe to say that I have a unique sense of humor. That’s putting it politely. It’s definitely not one you find very often in the financial realm. However, the saga of WeWork has brought out the inner cynic in more than a few op-ed writers lately. I […]
The Repo Man Is Coming; Snap’s Back; Comcast’s “Free” Flex October 23, 2019 Great Stuff The Repo-Rate Man Is Coming Did you think we were done talking about the Federal Reserve and repo rates? (I’ll bet you wished we were.) About one month ago, the financial media were filled with stories about a “mini” crisis involving overnight lending rates, bank liquidity and the Fed’s reserve rates for financial institutions. Yeah […]
The Market Is Dead Wrong About the Junior Mining Sector October 7, 2019 American Investor Today, Natural Resource Investor, Natural Resources The stock market hates the junior mining sector right now. Conservative investors think these tiny stocks are too risky — even with growth opportunities not too far ahead. Matt Badiali discusses his prediction for this hated sector. (3-minute read)
Spooktober Is a Scream as Markets Fall 3% in 2 Days October 2, 2019 Great Stuff Spooktober Starts With a Scream According to my daughters, October is “spooky time!” Given how this month started off, they are more right than they know. It’s only the second day of the month, and both the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 Index are down roughly 3%. If that’s not spooky, I […]
Amazon’s Alexa Goes Full Samuel Jackson; Peloton’s Pricey IPO September 26, 2019 Great Stuff Say “Alexa” Again, I Dare You No, it’s not 2001. We’re way past that at this point. Alexa is taking over. Amazon.com Inc. (Nasdaq: AMZN) held a major reveal yesterday. There were no spiffy invitations like you get for Apple Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL) events … so you might have missed it. At the event, Amazon […]