Latest Insights on IAS
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 […]When Rates Rise, It’s Time to Bounce on Banks
June 11, 2019 Great Stuff
In the day, we sweat it out on Wall Street, in a runaway bull-market dream. At night, President Trump tweets about mansions of glory and interest-rate-cutting machines. In his latest series of tweets, Trump is stepping out over the line. “The Fed interest rate is way too high, added to ridiculous quantitative tightening. They don’t […]Friday Four Play: IPO Edition
June 7, 2019 Great Stuff
Initial public offerings (IPOs) are finally cool again! Uber Technologies Inc. (NYSE: UBER) and Lyft Inc. (Nasdaq: LYFT) tried their hardest to scuttle enthusiasm in the IPO market. But Wall Street has finally shaken off those doldrums. I mean, Uber is finally trading back above its IPO price … so we’re all good, right? (Sorry, […] How Mickey Mouse Financed Disney’s Future
May 29, 2019 Government & Politics, Stocks, Winning Investor Daily
Disney has had its ups and downs over the last 100 years. But it’s always had one thing on its side that kept its profits secure … until now. Insurers Will Pay You for Your Fitness Data
May 10, 2019 Technology, Trending, Winning Investor Daily
Your fitness data is ripe for the picking in the $3.5 trillion U.S. health care market.