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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 […] The Fed’s Biggest Nightmare; Retail Gets Real; WeGiveUp
October 1, 2019 Great Stuff
Is the U.S. Economy Going Stag? I saw an ugly word pop up over the weekend. No, not that word … or that word, either. Seriously, you kiss your mother with that mouth? The word was “stagflation,” and it’s the word that the U.S. Federal Reserve fears most of all. Now, stagflation is traditionally defined […] Why You Need to Hedge Your Bets on Oil Right Now
September 30, 2019 American Investor Today, Investment Opportunities, Natural Resources, Oil
The stock market hates oil right now. Oil prices are as low as they were back in 2009. Energy Information Administration predictions suggest that oil prices will be more volatile. Matt Badiali reveals one way to profit when the price heads back up. (2-minute read) Micron Melts on Earnings; Beyond Meat McBoosted; Unicorn Wrangling
September 27, 2019 Great Stuff
Friday Four Play: The “Boy, Were They Wrong” Edition It’s been quite the week for boneheadedness on Wall Street … especially among analysts. To paraphrase Mark Twain: “But I repeat myself.” The biggest farce of the week has been Wall Street believing that a U.S.-China trade deal is near. We saw upticks in the Dow […] AT&T’s Big Night at the Emmys Spells Trouble for Netflix & Disney
September 23, 2019 Great Stuff
And the Emmy Goes To… So, the 71st Emmy awards show was on last night. If you watched the whole thing, you probably called in sick to work this morning. I watched the first 15 to 20 minutes of the thing, got nauseous and had to load up on Tums and Pepto. Yes, it was […]