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Why Now is Not the Time to Buy Micron Stock
June 26, 2019 Great Stuff
Chips are back, baby! Micron Technology Inc. (Nasdaq: MU) is parting the Red Sea, rallying more than 12% and leading semiconductor stocks to higher ground. Nvidia Corp. (Nasdaq: NVDA) and Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (Nasdaq: AMD) are both up about 5%. Applied Materials Inc. (Nasdaq: AMAT) is up nearly 4%. Even Qualcomm Inc. (Nasdaq: QCOM) […] The Real Question for the $63 Billion AbbVie-Allergan Acquisition
June 25, 2019 Great Stuff
I know my brain doesn’t work quite right. I wouldn’t be writing Great Stuff if it did. Today, I’m left with a burning question on AbbVie’s $63 billion cash and stock acquisition of Allergan. It’s not about the viability of the combined company. Both AbbVie Inc. (NYSE: ABBV) and Allergan PLC (NYSE: AGN) face serious […] The Odd Couple: Trump and Xi
June 24, 2019 Great Stuff
Are you watching this year’s hottest sitcom, Trading Tariffs? If not, you’re missing out big time. U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping have an on-screen chemistry not seen since the golden age of American TV. Remember Moonlighting? Remington Steele? The Odd Couple? Amateurs. They’re nothing compared to this season of Trading Tariffs. Trump and Jinping shine so […]Friday Four Play: “Slacking off on the Fed”
June 21, 2019 Great Stuff
Fed, Fed, Fed … it’s all we’ve heard this week. Interest rates, monetary policy, Jerome Powell … I’m done. Finished. Finito. How about you? I’m betting you’re tired of hearing about it as well. So, here are four decidedly non-Fed tips for you as we head into the weekend. No. 1: Man, It Feels Good […]Don’t Wreck It, Ralph
June 20, 2019 Great Stuff
I’m no Ralph Kramden, but even I can see that the market is ready for launch. Like I said in yesterday’s Great Stuff, anything but complete inaction by the U.S. Federal Reserve was likely to spark a rally — and save Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s job. All Powell had to do was drop the word “patient” from the Fed’s […]