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What I’m Watching in the Waning Hours of the “Old Year”
In 31 hours, give or take a few minutes, you, me, and millions of other Americans will celebrate the end of 2014, and welcome in 2015. It has been one heck of a year for investors ... …
Greek Political Turmoil … Libyan Energy Battles … Asia Air Crises All in the News as Year Winds Down!
The holiday season is often a quiet time in the markets and the news. But not this year! …
What a Year, Huh? A Look Back at 2014’s Highlights (and Lowlights!)
With the last few days of 2014 ticking down, this is a great time to look back at the year that was. Because boy was it an exciting one! Think of what …
How Can You Make a Ton of $$? By Pouncing When Huge Profit Opportunities Are There for the Taking!
There’s nothing I like more than a great deal. I don’t care if it’s at the grocery store, in the stock, bond, and currency markets, or anywhere else! The trick is ... …
Fed Confirms: Clock is Ticking Toward America’s Day of Reckoning!
The Day: A Wednesday in early 2015 The Time: 2 p.m. Eastern The Event: America’s Day of Reckoning I’ve been predicting it for a while. Now, the Federal Reserve just confirmed: The …
Stock Markets Surge Globally as Central Banks Soothe Sentiment! Will it Last?
Was early Tuesday morning the “max pain momentâ€? It just might be — and just as we’ve seen in the past few years, central banks were the catalyst. …
Russia Crashes! But U.S. Markets Shrug Amid Intervention Talk! So What’s Next?
Just when you thought it couldn’t get any worse in Russia, it did! It wasn’t just Russia, either. Venezuelan bonds collapsed further. Middle Eastern and South American stock markets got rocked. …
Emerging Markets Meltdown Brings 1998 Long-Term Capital Management Debacle to Mind!
The year was 1998. The locus of the crisis was Russia. The cause was a debt crisis. The result was a collapse in emerging markets stocks, EM currencies like the Russian ruble, and EM bonds. …
Global Stocks Crashing! It’s Not as Bad Here, But Should We Be Worried?
Stock markets are crashing! No, not the Dow Jones Industrial Average. Or the S&P 500. They’re only a couple percentages off their all-time highs. …
Key Housing Trends I’m Watching as We Head Into 2015
Several days ago, I hung hundreds of Christmas lights on our home, our trees, and our bushes to get ready for the holidays. I always enjoy decorating, and my wife indulges me …
Are We Facing an Oil Crisis? Or is Wall Street Getting Swept up in Oil Hype? Here’s My Take …
All oil, all the time. That’s what it seems like the news is focused on, considering that crude prices have dropped to around $60 a barrel from a summer high near $108. That’s a five-year low. …
What’s Missing This Year-End? Washington Budget Madness!
No DC madness this time when it comes to budget time? Perhaps we can focus on other things like actual market fundamentals. …
“Carry Trades” Dominating Market Action — But Troubling Tremors Starting to Emerge!
You may not know what they are, but "carry trades" are dominating market action around the globe. …
Mickey D’s Getting Eaten Alive – But Why? My Take …
The numbers we keep getting out of this American fast-food icon show the company is running off the rails. …
Job Growth Surges! Wage Growth Ramps! Chances of Fed “Bloody Wednesday” Rising Fast!
The U.S. Federal Reserve has trotted out excuse after excuse for keeping interest rates pegged at crisis-era levels. Today, its last excuse got blown out of the water! …
What China’s Market Tells Us About Our Rates, Stocks
The economic data out of China has been downright awful. Just consider the following litany of depressing news: ==> The amount of bad loans clogging the Chinese banking system jumped 72.5 billion …
“Draghi Drama” Drives Today’s Market Action! So What’s Next for ECB, Currencies & Stocks?
Draghi Drama! That’s what drove the markets today without a doubt. …
Plunging Ruble, Sinking Economy Put Russia’s Putin in a Shrinking Box — How Will He Respond?
Russian President Vladimir Putin is in a box — and it’s shrinking by the day! With little relief on the way, the only question now is “How will he respond?†…
Energy, Rates and the End of Panic Selling?
We may have gotten to a point where both interest rates and energy stocks have priced in all the potential negative news, setting the stage for one of those very sharp reversals. …
Still Celebrating …
The Larson household is still full — in more ways than one! — from the Thanksgiving holiday. Given the shortened trading day, and the time I’m spending with family and friends, there …
What I’m Thankful for This Holiday Season
The Friday after Thanksgiving. If you’re not nursing a “turkey hangover,” good for you! I know I am, and I’m sure most of the traders on Wall Street are too. That’s why …
Happy Thanksgiving!
Thanksgiving is a time for celebrating with family and friends, and that’s exactly what I’m doing myself. We have quite the full house, and are just hoping there will be enough turkey, …
GDP Surging in America, Lagging or Sinking Everywhere Else! What it Means …
Well that settles it. The U.S. of A. is kicking everyone else’s tail! Revisions to the third-quarter GDP report show the U.S. economy grew at a 3.9 percent rate. That doesn’t mean our economy is firing on all cylinders, or that everything is hunky dory. …
Americans Are Paying the Least for Gas in 4 Years … But Will OPEC Stand for It?
It’s official: The long-standing Lundberg survey found that regular gas now sells for an average $2.84 per gallon, down a dime from the previous week. It hasn’t been this cheap since November 2010. …
It’s a New Open Enrollment Season for Obamacare — But the Same Old Health Care Problems Remain!
Americans can now sign up for new Obamacare coverage or switch existing coverage during this period. Everything from co-pays to provider networks may have changed in the past year. So if you are taking advantage of the law, you need to pay close attention to those changes. …
After Correction, MLPs Attractive Again
Relatively high yields. Strong recent growth. Leverage to the domestic energy renaissance. There’s a lot to like about master limited partnerships, or MLPs. But investors were having none of it over the …
As JetBlue Caves, Flying Experience Gets Even Worse!
How bad does flying stink these days? Unless you’re the kind of person who can travel first class courtesy of an expense account or your own financial success, tons. …
The Big Snow Job! What Plunging Temperatures Mean for Markets!
Six feet of snow. That’s enough to bury houses, block or break doors, strand motorists for hours or days, and virtually shut down cities. So what does it mean for the markets? …
Mega-Deals Fueling Biggest M&A and Fee Boom Ever!
The massive flood of easy money washing over the world isn’t doing much for average Americans. But it sure is making it rain on Wall Street! …
Japan Spends Hundreds of Trillions in Yen … to Buy a Recession! What a Joke!
You spend 80 TRILLION yen every month to buy bonds, stocks, and real estate ETFs. That’s up 10 trillion from just a few months ago. And what do you get? …
Japanese Yen Collapse Makes It the Sickest Currency in the World! How to Profit …
The value of their money is collapsing. Right before their eyes. …
What Junk and Convertibles Are Trying to Tell Us
The stock market has been on a tear in the past couple of weeks, seemingly putting all of its concerns behind it. As a matter of fact, this is one of the …
Putin Pushing West With Tanks, Troops And More! Markets Pushing Higher!
Russian President Vladimir Putin is pushing west ... yet stock markets just keep pushing higher! …
Banksters Ripping Us Off — Again! Staggering Forex Fines Add to Tens of Billions in Penalties!
Do the world’s mega-banks do anything on the straight and narrow? Or do they cut corners, rip investors off, violate rules and laws, and otherwise act shady in virtually every business line they operate? …
A World at the Crossroads
Europe is at a political, economic and historic crossroads. The joyous and raucous celebrations 25 years ago and today in Berlin can’t mask the concerns. …
What I’m telling Our German Audience Today …
Every year around this time, I have the pleasure and privilege of addressing readers of the German-language version of Safe Money Report. I find these trips valuable for many reasons, not the …
Guten Abend!
It’s getting close to midnight here in the beautiful German city of Munich. I’m here to speak to subscribers of the German-language version of our flagship Safe Money Report publication, “Sicheres Geld.†…
Oil War Breaking Out! What Saudi Arabia’s Latest Salvo Means to You …
Saudi Arabia just launched a massive salvo against the U.S. The largest oil producer in OPEC cut the price of oil exported here, while simultaneously raising the price of oil sold to Asia and other regions. …
Bank of Japan Ramps QE — Even as Fed Quits! Pension Fund Loads Up on Stocks!
Forget fundamentals, we’ve got the Bank of Japan! That’s the cry you could hear up and down Wall Street this morning after the BOJ dropped a QE bomb on the markets. …
Spooky Signs for the Housing Market on Halloween!
Today is Halloween here in the U.S. A time for trick-or-treating, gorging on candy and sweets, scaring the heck out of your kids, and otherwise enjoying the beautiful fall season. Our neighborhood …
The Numbers Say We’re Growing by Leaps and Bounds — Are YOU Feeling It?
We got our first read on third-quarter GDP growth today — and boy were the numbers strong! But do you feel better now than you did back in 2003, when the housing boom was just getting going and we were coming out of the 2000-2002 tech wreck? …
The End of QE! Can the Economy Stand on Its Own?
The Federal Reserve finally put the kibosh on the third incarnation of its money-printing program. What else did the Fed have to say regarding the economy? …
“Alibaba” Indicator Goes Berserk! What Does It Mean?
My “Alibaba†indicator is going berserk! I’m talking about the trading action in Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (BABA). …
New Offices, New Perspectives on the Markets!
The markets haven’t gotten SAFER in the last several days, days accompanied by a fresh melt up. I believe they’ve actually gotten RISKIER. Look at all that happened over the weekend ... …
Warning Signs! Europe, China Woes Show the Challenges We Face
The U.S. economy keeps on humming along. Initial jobless claims fell last week to 264,000, the lowest level since all the way back in 2000. Industrial production jumped 1 percent in September, …
Earnings Flood, Redux: GM, MMM, Caterpillar & More!
Several of the biggest companies in the U.S. are weighing in on the state of their operations. So I want to make sure you know what they're saying -- and what it means for your money! …
Exposed: V-Shaped Recovery Malarkey!
The “V-Shaped Recovery.†There’s nothing normal about it — in normal stock market times. It’s about as unusual and rare as a Bigfoot or Loch Ness Monster sighting. But over the past week, that’s exactly what we’ve seen. …
Apple Delivers! Coke, Mickey D’s Don’t! What’s Next for Earnings?
The flood of corporate earnings reports just keeps on coming — and that has major implications for your wealth. …
IBM Whiffs! More Profit Misses Piling Up!
We’re heading into the heart of corporate earnings season — and the misses are piling up fast! Can the earnings season still be saved? …
Critical Missteps Giving Ebola the Upper Hand
A damning new report on the Ebola fight exposes who is dropping the ball. …
Central Banking’s “Fatal Flaws” Dooming the Economy!
These guys just don’t get it … still! That’s all I could think this week after reading a pair of stories. One focused on how European Central Bank head Mario Draghi is …
Officials Losing Control as Markets Gyrate Wildly!
Flying in an airplane with no pilot. Riding in a roller coaster with no one at the controls. Watching a hurricane bear down on you, with the local weatherman on vacation. All of those scary scenarios helps explain the crazy volatility in the markets right now. …
A Crude Question! What’s Happening to Oil?
What the heck is going on with crude oil? That’s an urgent question investors are asking all over with each move lower in prices. Several factors are at play as I see it ... …
Mega-Banks Wilt! Can Markets Hold if Financials Fold?
It’s earnings day for the mega-banks! Since these companies touch so many areas of the domestic and global economy, you can learn a lot by paying attention to what they had to say — which is exactly what I did. …
Ebola Hits Home! Who’s Next? Officials Scramble for Explanations, Investors Ponder Consequences
Officials at the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and throughout the health care system wrestle with these new developments, the economic risk of the Ebola outbreak is rising. …
Is the Volatility Explosion Signaling a Nasty October Surprise … or Even a Crash?
Let’s cut straight to the chase here: Volatility is exploding! So what does it mean? Could a nasty “October Surprise†be looming? Or even a market crash? …
The Anchor Gets Heavier — and Your Wealth is at Risk!
In Germany, it’s called an “anker.” In France, it’s the “ancre.” In Spain, it’s an “ancla.” But no matter how you spell it or pronounce it, the anchor that is Europe’s economy …
Massive “Euroglut” Drives Stocks, Bonds, More! What It Means to You
I read a ton of research every day. And one of the most interesting concepts I came across recently deals with the “Euroglut.†Never heard of it? Don’t feel bad. …
Can’t Qualify for a Home Mortgage? Join the Club!
How tough is it to get a home mortgage these days? Just ask former Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke! …
Another “Fad” Stock Goes Flat! Who Will Be Next?
First, it was Candy Crush game maker King Digital Entertainment that lost its sweetness. Today, it's the home beverage company SodaStream that's going flat! …
HP, Massive Buybacks Show America Leads in Engineering … FINANCIAL Engineering!
I've always been proud of my father's engineering work. The problem these days, though, is that America seems to excel much more in "financial engineering" than any other engineering field. …
September Jobs Surge Puts Fed on Notice! Days of 0% Interest Rates Numbered!
Description: Did you get a load of today's September jobs report? It showed the U.S. economy created 248,000 jobs last month, far above the average prediction of 210,000. It should be the beginning of the end of the unrealistically low interest rates. …
Global Money Tsunami Flowing From Europe to U.S.!
Just how much money have European companies spent “shopping” here? A whopping $87 billion in the third quarter alone, according to Bloomberg. That’s more in three months than they spent in the …
Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Buys Into Autos … Should You?
In six months, will we be talking about the “Buffett Bottom†in the car industry and auto stocks? Or is the auto market going to run out of gas? …
Ebola Virus Strikes the Homeland! What Will It Mean for You and the Markets?
The deadly Ebola virus has struck home! That’s the word out of the Centers for Disease Control, which confirmed the first U.S.-diagnosed case of the virus late yesterday. …
Major Foreign Currencies Collapsing as U.S. Vs. World Policy, Growth Gap Grows!
Stocks may be bouncing around like a rubber ball. But foreign currencies? They're heading one way -- SOUTH -- and in a hurry! …
A World Gone Mad – and U.S. Stocks are Paying the Price! What to Look for Next …
It’s a world gone mad, folks — and U.S. stocks are paying the price! Just look at what the Dow Industrials did last week ... …
Junk Bonds Get Junked as Fed Warns of Risk, Fund Manager Gross Leaves PIMCO’s Sinking Ship
I warned in July that investing in junk bonds was like playing with fire. And boy are many investors getting burned now! …
Are the World’s “Anchor Economies” Enough to Drag Us Down?
The Oasis of the Seas. It’s a behemoth that Royal Caribbean sails — topping out at 225,282 gross tons, and measuring 1,186.5 feet long. The ship docks less than an hour from …
Russian Asset Grab Turns up Heat in Fight Between Putin and the West!
Russia is clearly ratcheting up pressure in the tit-for-tat battle with the West. The far bigger risk is that Putin fires his natural gas bazooka — cutting off or reducing supplies to Europe in an attempt to show the Continent who’s boss. …
Is Small-Cap “Death Cross” Signaling a Major Slump? Or Just the Latest Brick in the Wall of Worry?
The Russell 2000 index of smaller capitalization stocks has plunged more than 60 points so far this month. It’s off almost 100 points from its twin peaks in March and July. So what’s causing small caps to lag so badly? …
War Against ISIS Expands to Syria! Bombs, Missiles, Arab Attacks Spark Oil, Gold Moves!
Oil and gold caught a bid as explosions echoed throughout the deserts and towns of Syria and Iraq. Could this mark the return of the "geopolitical bid" that has been missing so far? …
Making Money AND Getting Healthier in the Process? Sounds Like a Great Deal to Me!
It looks like corporate America is catching on to the ramifications of the desire for healthy eating -- at least if you go by some recent food-industry MA& deals. …
Scotland Stays in the U.K.! Japan’s Sinking Yen, Economy Mean More QE There! Is a Year-End Surge for U.S. Stocks Coming?
Scotland, Japan – put it all together and it could mean a solid year-end for U.S. securities. …
Banker Brawl! US Fed, BOE Out; PBOC, BOJ, ECB In!
There’s a massive “Banker Brawl” underway — a Battle of the Acronyms, if you will. And the ramifications for your wealth are immense. In one corner, you have the U.S. Federal Reserve …
Scottish Vote Looms! Interest Rates Surge! How Will Stocks React?
We're on the cusp of two huge, monumental events. One for the U.K., and one for the interest-rate market here at home. The ramifications are potentially very large for you, and for your wealth, so let's get right to it. …
Fed Slashes QE $10 by Billion More … Talks Up Economy … and Charts its Course to the Land of Higher Interest Rates!
Forget Sunday Funday. It’s Fed-day Wednesday! That means we were just served up another healthy dollop of “wisdom†and monetary policy guidance from on high in Washington. …
Key Developments With ISIS, Fed Policy and European Economy to Shape Market Action This Week!
Some weeks are just more eventful than others. And boy, does this one ever stand out! There's so much going on, I'd be doing you an injustice if I didn't try to cover all three of the major market drivers you should have on your radar screen. So here it goes ... …
Is the American Dream an Apartment Now, Not a Home?
Forget about homeownership being the American Dream. We’re rapidly becoming a “Renter Nation”! The details … * The toxic combination of higher down payment requirements, tighter lending standards, excessive student debt loads, …
13 Years After 9/11 Attacks, the Fight Goes on Around the World
Waking up this morning, I had many thoughts. But one stood out among them: It's hard to believe 13 years have passed since the 9/11 attacks …
Apple’s iPhone Circus Comes to Cupertino! Did It “Wow” Investors (and me)?
Today, all eyes in the technology industry were focused on Cupertino, California. The reason? Apple (AAPL, Weiss Ratings: A) held its latest unveiling circus for the iPhone product line. So what did we learn? That Apple is releasing an iPhone 6 and an iPhone 6 Plus. They're bigger, faster, and more energy efficient than the current generation of smartphones, with the iPhone 6 sporting a 4.7 inch display and the Plus featuring a 5.5 inch screen. The iPhone 5S screen is only 4 inches. …
Tesla, Apple Among Companies Investing Big Bucks in America! So Why Aren’t Investors?
The lithium-ion plant will rise out of the Northern Nevada desert at the Tahoe Reno Industrial Center. Together with partner Panasonic, Tesla will start cranking out batteries in about three years. Officials say the factory will employ 6,500 workers -- making around $25 an hour -- once it's complete. It'll take another 3,000-plus workers to build the 10 million square foot "gigafactory." …
August Job Growth Disappoints! Will That Derail Stocks – Or Give Them Another Push?
Sometimes in this business, things can come out of nowhere and smack you over the head. That's certainly the case with this morning's jobs report from the Labor Department. Virtually every piece of economic data we've gotten lately has been strong. In some cases, we're talking about the best readings in a decade or more! Even the private ADP jobs report earlier this week came in toasty, if not piping hot. …
The Biggest Energy Investing Mistake — and How to Avoid It!
I’ve made no secret about my affection for domestic energy stocks in this market. They have been absolutely hitting the ball out of the park the past couple of years thanks to …
ECB Fires Up Printing Press! Euro Crushed! U.S.-Over-Europe Strategy Hitting Paydirt!
Remember my advice? What I said about getting the heck out of the euro -- or better yet, profiting from its decline? And focusing on the much-stronger, U.S. domestic economy rather than investing in Europe, Japan or other laggards? …
New S&P 3,000 Prediction From Wall Street! But is 1,000 More Likely? My Take …
Morgan Stanley threw down the gauntlet on the stock market today. Just days after the Standard & Poor's 500 Index hit 2,000 for the first time ever, the Wall Street firm's chief equity strategist, Adam Parker, and economist Ellen Zentner said the benchmark index will hit 3,000 next! …
Thoughts on Labor Ahead of Labor Day!
I’m looking forward to this long weekend, because we’re celebrating my wife’s birthday with our kids and her family in Chicago. We have the opportunity to do so thanks to the U.S. …
U.S. Economy Surges 4.2%! But Looming Russian “Invasion” Scares Investors Stiff!
Amid all the handwringing over the U.S. economy, a funny thing happened. It actually BOOMED in the second quarter! Revised figures show that Gross Domestic Product expanded at a 4.2 percent rate in the most recent three-month period. That was up from an initial estimate of 4 percent ... better than forecasts of 3.8 percent ... a huge rebound from the 2.1 percent contraction in the first quarter ... and the third-strongest reading since the Great Recession ended five years ago. …
Burger King Flees U.S. for Canada to Cut Taxes! Will More Companies Follow?
I don't have anything against Canada or Canadians. I spent some time at my grandparents' cabin on Lake Temagami as a kid, and loved picking blueberries, canoeing and exploring the woods. But let's face it: I like my bacon American-style. I mean, Canadian bacon is basically ham, right? I'll watch football over hockey any day. And the only curling I know about is the kind my wife does to her hair when we go out for special occasions. LOL. …
Putin “Invading” Ukraine! ISIS Gaining Ground in Mideast! Next Surge in Oil, Gas Brewing?
Is Russia's Vladimir Putin invading Ukraine? That's basically what Ukrainian officials are charging. Putin already sent one "humanitarian relief" column into Ukrainian territory without Ukraine's permission or the Red Cross' blessing late last week. Now, Russia just said it will send a second column across the border this week. …
Fed’s Yellen Trying Hawk Costume on for Size! Is a Rate Shocker Looming?
Today was the big day. No, not the start of football season. That's still a couple weeks away. I'm talking about the day Federal Reserve Chairman Janet Yellen released her big speech on the labor market in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. …
The Death of the Old Guard Is at Hand!
As you read this, the world’s elite money men and women are cozied up in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. They’re tucked away in hunting lodges, the country version of the Ivory Towers they’re …
Long-Term “Car-gage” Loans the Road to Disaster?
When I bought my first home in 1999, I used a 15-year mortgage. Why? I could get a lower interest rate than I could with a 30-year loan. I'd build equity more quickly. And I'd slash my overall interest bill. …
Making Money From Energy Requires Tearing Up the Old Playbook!
If energy prices are going up, they figure they can just log on to their online brokerage account ... buy 100 shares of Exxon Mobil (XOM, Weiss Ratings: B+) or Chevron (CVX, Weiss Ratings: A-) ... or maybe an oil Exchange Traded Fund like the United States Oil Fund (USO) or ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Crude Oil (UCO) ... and go back to doing what they were doing. …
Wage Earners Get Stiffed! Millionaires Get Rich (er)!
I'm a sucker for irony when it comes to news headlines. When I did my morning check of overnight developments, I was struck by the juxtaposition of two on Bloomberg News: The first? "Only Rich Know Wage Gains With No Raises for U.S. Workers" The second? "Monaco $400 Million Penthouse Secrecy Booms: Real Estate" …
Sick of Paying Tolls? Then Buy Energy “Toll Road” Stocks!
Do you have an E-ZPass transponder you use in New York? A SunPass in Florida? A FasTrak in California? Or maybe you're one of those old-fashioned types who likes the sound of coins clanging into the basket at a traditional toll booth. …
Ukraine Attacks Russian Column! Is the “New Cold War” Going Hot?
Is the "New Cold War" between Russia and the West going hot? That's the serious question investors and governments are wrestling with today, as conditions on the ground in Europe rapidly deteriorate. …
U.S. Economy Kicking European Tail! How to Profit!
For the past few years, I’ve been fortunate enough to travel to Germany each fall. My job? To share perspectives on the global economy, the capital markets, and more with readers of …
As Goes Wal-Mart, So Goes the American Economy?
Today, investors are phrasing things in a slightly different way. They're asking: "As goes Wal-Mart Stores (WMT, Weiss Ratings: B), so goes the American economy?" I say that because the giant retailer's lousy second-quarter report has Wall Street concerned. The company managed to eke out a 0.6 percent year-over-year rise in profit, to $4.09 billion from $4.07 billion. That matched estimates for $1.21 on a per-share basis. …
“Fad Investing” Claims Another Victim as King Gets Crushed!
Confession time: I played Candy Crush for a while. I wasn't a first-wave, early adopter mind you. But while I was waiting at the repair shop to get some new tires on my car several months ago, my youngest daughter, Zoey, encouraged me to download it on my iPhone to pass the time. …
American Energy Revolution Saving … an Airport? What PIT Saga Says About Our Future!
Pittsburgh International Airport isn't seeing the traffic it once did. Instead of 600 daily arrivals and departures, it's down to around 300. Many of its 75 gates sit idle. And as the New York Times notes, the olden days where double-decker 747s jetted off to London or Frankfurt from PIT's runways are long gone. …
What the Fed and Bad Football Teams Have in Common!
It’s almost here — one of the happiest times of the year for me. No, not Christmas. The start of football season! I’ve been an NFL fan since I was a boy, …
Greetings From Energy Country!
Dallas, Texas. Along with Houston, it's one of the beating hearts of energy country. And it's where I'm writing to you from today. I'm in town as part of my ongoing effort to bring you the latest news and developments in the domestic energy industry, which as you know, is absolutely booming. From the previously desolate North Dakota prairie -- now alive with drilling, processing, and transportation activity -- to the great oil fields of west Texas -- once declining but now booming again thanks to new drilling technology -- the telltale signs of this thriving American industry are everywhere. …
This Sector is Making Bank from Obamacare! Are YOU?
You don't need me to tell you how controversial Obamacare has been. Health-care mandates. Scores of new associated costs and fees. Technological and bureaucratic glitches aplenty. Millions of Americans added to the insurance rolls. They all have politicians on both sides of the aisle either up in arms or proclaiming victory all the time. …
“Uncle Warren” Sitting on Record $55B Cash! If He’s Not Buying, Should YOU?
Good ole’ “Uncle Warren.†The Cherry Coke-swilling, cheeseburger-eating founder of Berkshire Hathaway is a legend in the investing world. …
Stocks Tank as Economy, Jobs Surge! Here’s Why This Insanity Persists …
If there's any doubt left that investors are obsessed about Federal Reserve policy, the stock market's action today and yesterday should have eliminated it. The Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged more than 300 points yesterday, its worst decline in several months. Then it lost as much as 110 XX UPDATE BY CLOXE XX more points today. Not because the critical economic news on GDP, wages or job growth was bad. But because it was pretty good! …
The BIGGEST Reason I Love Select Energy Stocks These Days!
It’s easy to make money from a boom in crude oil prices. Just buy the commodity (or one of the exchange traded funds that does it for you), and watch your profits …
Killing Off the Competition by Swallowing It Whole!
Did you see the two huge deals announced this morning? First, discount retailer Dollar Tree (DLTR, Weiss Ratings: B+) said it would buy up competitor Family Dollar Stores (FDO, Weiss Ratings: C+) for $9.2 billion including debt. The $74.50-a-share price was a 23 percent premium to where FDO traded before the news came out. …
Amazon Strategy: Lose $$ on Every Sale But Make It Up on Volume?
You know that old quip? The one about losing money on every sale, but making it up on volume? That seems to be the corporate strategy at Amazon.com (AMZN, Weiss Ratings: C). Under the stewardship of CEO Jeff Bezos, the firm has grown like a weed. It has expanded from selling books online to selling almost everything via the Internet. …
A Perfect Example of Why I do NOT Like Investing in Housing Stocks!
In my last weekly column, I talked about one of my favorite sectors to invest in — aerospace. And I followed that up with details on another of my favorite sectors earlier …
Chart Shows Massive “Rate Quake” Imminent! What to Do!
Remember TV personality Jim Cramer’s famous rant about the Federal Reserve? The one in August 2007 where he lost it on air, saying about the Fed that: “They’re nuts! They know nothing!†…
Want Income? Dump Your Junk and Buy MLPs Instead!
Dump your junk! It’s a mantra that’ll help you clear out the clutter in your garage, your attic and your life. And it’s also one investors sure seem to be taking to heart! …
Gasoline Costs Explode! How YOU Can Fight Back
Don’t look now ... but the price of gasoline is EXPLODING. Gas prices surged 3.3 percent last month alone, according to the just-released Consumer Price Index. That was the single-biggest rise since June 2013, and more than four times the increase in May. …
Gaza Deaths Surge! Putin Digs In! How Will Oil, Gold React?
Investors went into the weekend hoping things would settle down in Gaza and Ukraine. But they did anything but — and stocks crumbled as a result! …
Ukraine, Israel Crises Flare! What’s Next?
Disturbing details from yesterday's tragic downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 continue to pour in. Some 298 souls lost on the Boeing 777, the most in a single airline crash or incident since 9/11. The second airplane lost for Malaysia's flagship carrier in the past four months. But perhaps most disturbing of all is the unfolding narrative of who -- and what -- was likely at fault: An advanced surface to air missile ... Fired by separatist rebels in Ukraine ... Supplied directly or indirectly by Russian President Vladimir Putin, or stolen from Ukraine by rebels he has backed. …
Global Orders Surge Shows One of My Favorite Sectors Still Going Strong
If there’s one message I’ve been hammering home for the past couple of years, it’s this: Focus your investing efforts on highly rated stocks … with outstanding fundamentals and price momentum … …
Russia-U.S. Tensions Surge Amid Plane Crash, New Stiff Sanctions
Just when you thought the Ukraine crisis was settling down, two dramatic developments unfolded in the past 24 hours. …
Fox’s $80B Mega-Bid Shifts M&A Wave Into Overdrive
Fox's move is just the latest that media titan Rupert Murdoch has pursued over the last several years to build his television, newspaper, and studio empire. It would combine Fox's FX and Fox News businesses with Time Warner's HBO and Warner Brothers units, among others. To offset antitrust concerns, Fox would look to auction off the CNN news business. …
Just What is Yellen Yellin’ About? Here’s My Take on Today’s Testimony!
Don’t laugh. But I love testimony days — those days when the current Federal Reserve chairman has to go before Congress and explain him or herself. …
Companies, Investors are in a Buying Mood! Should YOU be?
Throughout the early and middle stages of the stock market's post-2009 rally, one thing was consistently M.I.A. Buying power. Real, authentic, robust buying from corporations and individuals. Executives and average Americans simply didn't want to commit to buying up companies, stocks or equity funds, so they kept most of their money stashed in cash or low-yielding bonds. …
Real Estate: “Millennials” Out, Chinese Buyers In!
Homeownership is supposed to be the American Dream. As American as baseball, Fourth of July fireworks and fresh-baked apple pie. But maybe not anymore, at least not to a new generation of Americans! Instead, these "Millennials" born in the early 1980s are shunning the market amid concerns about future financial stability, rising expenses and excessive debts. …
Why I Just Added More Gold Exposure for the First Time in YEARS!
Last week, I did something in the Safe Money Report I haven’t done in years. I increased our model portfolio’s allocation to gold miners via one of my favorite exchange-traded funds. Why? …
Gold Surges, Euro Tanks as “PIIGS” Yields Fly Again!
Remember the “PIIGS†crisis? It’s Baaaaaccckkkk!! The acronym stands for “Portugal, Italy, Ireland, Greece and Spain.†Two to three years ago, stock indices and government bonds in those countries were tanking, and interest rates were soaring. …
Alcoa Beats! Can the Rest of Corporate America Deliver This Earnings Season?
Alcoa (Weiss Ratings: AA, C) traditionally kicks off the quarterly earnings season on Wall Street. And boy did it ever deliver in the second quarter. The giant aluminum producer reported $138 million, or 12 cents a share, in profit, a big swing from the net loss of $119 million, or 11 cents a share, in the year-earlier period. If you strip out certain items, you get a result of 18 cents a share, well above the 12 cents that analysts were expecting. …
Weiss Ratings: Insurance Premiums Surging as Obamacare Kicks In!
We all know the cost of health care and health insurance is surging. But just how much are those costs rising? That's where a brand new study from Weiss Ratings comes in. We reviewed data from 784 health-care insurers around the nation. The sample included both private insurance firms and those with publicly traded parent companies, companies that took in a total of $450 billion in premium income last year. …
U.S. Spying on Everyone, Everywhere – Including YOU?
Is the U.S. spying on everyone, everywhere -- including you? Are your most intimate, personal pictures, emails, instant messages, Facebook postings, and more ending up in Uncle Sam's electronic archives? Boy, is it easy to conclude that's the case from some fresh, blockbuster reporting in the Washington Post this weekend. …
Happy Fourth!
The Fourth of July has always been one of my favorite holidays. I love to watch and shoot off fireworks. I love to grill out. And I love to celebrate America’s independence …
Dow 17,000 Close! Now Can We Get JOBS?
Yesterday, we flirted with Dow 17,000. I haven't seen any hats printed up on Wall Street, like when we broke Dow 10,000. But it's still a heck of a milestone considering this bull market began all the way down around 6,470 in March 2009. …
In THIS World Cup Match, Europe Has Nothing on Team USA!
The U.S.A. has never been a big soccer country. Or "futbol," if you prefer. But, boy, has this World Cup ushered in some changes. Whether it's on my Facebook page ... at restaurants where I've watched previous games ... or just in passing conversations with people on the street, I sense that America really cares about how its national team is doing. That's a good thing - a great thing, really. And I can only hope that as you read this column, it's with Team U.S.A. firmly ahead and on its way to victory against Belgium (or with the match already in the bag!) …
‘A Central Bank “Traitor” in the Midst — and You Should Listen to It!
The world of central banks is a cushy, closed one. Picture a revolving door of private bankers, ex-bankers, and set-for-life policymakers jet-setting around the globe to attend expensive conferences, eat fancy dinners, and rub elbows with other stuffy, like-minded individuals. …
Interest Rates Stirring Again — Don’t Miss This Wake-Up Call!
I haven’t said much about interest rates lately — for two good reasons: First, nothing has changed about my long-term forecast. I believe they’re headed higher. Heck, the 1.4 percent 10-year Treasury …
Syria, Israel Swept Up in Iraq & Mideast Mess!
Stock markets suffered their worst day in several weeks yesterday, while volatility surged by more than 10 percent. The deepening conflict was the proximate cause, especially because there seems to be no easy way out. The alliances and loyalties of fighters and governments on all sides are complex, and the sands keep shifting from day to day and week to week. …
Energy Leaving S&P 500 in the Dust! Are YOU on Board?
Look at this chart — and just try not to salivate. It shows the performance of the Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLE), a diversified ETF that holds 47 leading oil and gas drillers, refiners, and energy services firms ... …
$9B Here … $10B There … Mega-Banks Paying Out Real Money!
The late, great Illinois Senator Everett Dirksen is credited with saying: “A billion here, a billion there, pretty soon, you’re talking real money.†He was talking about government spending and deficits. But he might as well have been referring to the mega-penalties the world’s mega-banks keep being forced to pay out! …
“Inflation Trade” Raging! How to Make Money as Gold, Rates Rise!
The Great Inflation Trade is BACK! You can see it in gold, which exploded by more than $50 an ounce in the past two days alone. You can see it in interest rates, where Treasury bonds fell over the last 48 hours, and 30-year yields shot up as much as 11 basis points before taking a breather. …
How and Why We Just Hit Paydirt — AGAIN — in Safe Money
Nothing makes me happier than delivering gains to my Safe Money Report subscribers. So I was thrilled to be able to send them a Flash Alert on Tuesday bagging two more rounds …
Stocks This Summer: Melt UP? Or Melt DOWN?
I’ve never been a big fan of the circus. Maybe it’s because I’m afraid of clowns ... and I have yet to see a circus without a gaggle of them parading around. …
Fed Slashes QE by $10 BLN! Yellen Talks Up Economy! Here’s My Take …
The Federal Reserve did what investors expected today. Specifically, policymakers kept short-term interest rates unchanged, and they lopped another $10 billion off the QE program. We've now seen QE shrink 59 percent to a monthly pace of $35 billion from $85 billion before the initial taper, on its way to zero by this fall. …
Inflation Returns! Fed’s Fantasy-Land Forecasts Failing!
The Fed keeps saying there's no inflation ... The Fed keeps telling us prices will stay subdued for several quarters ... The Fed keeps promising to keep interest rates pegged to the ground for years ... But those Fed Fantasy-Land forecasts are crumbling before their very eyes. …
Merger Monday Goes Global! Health Care, Energy, Tech All Swept Up in Deal Fever
Merger Monday. I remember hearing that term all the time in the 1990s. It seemed like every first day of the week, you’d wake up to news of another multi-million — or multi-billion — dollar deal! …
Iraq Burning! Volatility Spiking! What’s Next …
Many investors "moved on" from worrying about Iraq a few years ago. But, boy, is that ever turning out to be a mistake! Events there are coming back into sharp focus with every new headline out of the troubled country. …
Bond Investors Partying Like It’s … 1746?
The artist formerly known as Prince once sang that he was gonna party like it’s 1999. After all, when it’s “two thousand zero zero, party over, oops out of time!” But today’s …
Crude Catching Fire! Massive Breakout Underway?
Don't look now, but crude oil prices are really starting to catch fire! Just since early January, benchmark oil futures are up about $14 a barrel -- from $92 to $106.87. They have made a series of higher lows, and are starting to break above key technical resistance. …
Congress Mulling Corporate Tax “Holiday”! What It Means …
That's how much money American corporations are holding outside the U.S. It's an outrageous sum, and it rose by 12 percent in the last year. Companies as diverse as Apple (Weiss Ratings: AAPL, A), General Electric (Weiss Ratings: GE, B+), and Pfizer (Weiss Ratings: PFE, A) are literally swimming in Benjamins. …
Obama Cuts Student Loan Costs! Can Broke Grads Be “Saved”?
Now, let's talk about President Obama's latest student loan push. I wrote just a couple weeks ago how student loan debt is crushing today's graduates. …
More Record Highs … More M&A … Huge Apple Split … But No Fear!
MARKET ROUNDUP Â The era of good feelings continued in stocks for a third day, with the Dow Industrials up 18 points on the day to 16,943 and the S&P 500 up around …
Urgent: Fed Signals Major Policy Shift — What to Do …
Heads up everyone! We could be on the cusp of yet another major policy shift from the Federal Reserve. And if you remember the massive “Taper Tantrum” from last year, you know …
ECB: Bank With Us … and We’ll Charge You Interest
MARKET ROUNDUP Â The European Central Bank whipped stock investors into a buying frenzy today, sending the Dow Industrials up around 98 points to 16,836 and the Nasdaq Composite rising 44 to 4,296. …
Feds: Down With Coal! Up With Gas!
MARKET ROUNDUP Â The waiting game ahead of tomorrow’s ECB policy meeting and Friday’s jobs report continued today, with stocks modestly higher on light volume. The S&P 500 rose 3.6 points, while the …
The Top 1% Keep Sailing Along
MARKET ROUNDUP Â It was another interesting day ahead of the big ECB meeting on Thursday and the May jobs report on Friday. I say that because both bonds and stocks sold off …
More Money Printing? More Jobs? We’ll Find Out Soon
MARKET ROUNDUP Â The stock market continued its slow and steady climb, with the Dow Industrials tacking on 26 points to 16,743.63. But the real action was taking place in interest rates and …
Home Equity Lending Back … Really
MARKET ROUNDUP Â Stock, bond and currency investors looked like they were squaring up their books ahead of the weekend, in light of the major week for data and policy that looms dead …
Don’t Get Caught Napping as Volatility Takes a Snooze
My daughters are getting older. One will be entering the third grade this fall and another — gulp! — is going into middle school. But I will always cherish the memories of …
Economy Tanks … and Stocks Soar?
MARKET ROUNDUP Â Another day, another record high. That was the story today for the S&P 500 (up just over 10 points to 1920.01) and the Dow Transports (up just over 34 points …
Congrats grads! That’ll be $29,400
MARKET ROUNDUP Â U.S. investors returned from the holiday weekend with bellies full of BBQ – and brains in a buying mood. The Dow Industrials finished up 69 points, while the Nasdaq Composite …
Happy Memorial Day — From My Family to Yours!
I hope you are having a fantastic holiday weekend! If you or one of your family members has served, or are currently in the armed forces, please let me take this opportunity …
What Baseball and Bonds (not Barry!) have in Common
MARKET ROUNDUP It’s a holiday weekend folks … and that means light volume is the name of the game. Â The S&P rose 0.42 percent and the Nasdaq ticked up 0.76 percent even …
The ‘perfect’ stock for today’s low-yield environment?
Is there such a thing as a “perfect” stock? Probably not. Every company on the planet has some hair on it, whether it’s budding weakness in the balance sheet, increasing competition nipping …
China, Russia Unite in a $400 Billion Bear Hug
MARKET ROUNDUP Is it just me, or is this one frustrating market? One day, we’re down triple digits on the Dow Industrials. The next day, we’re up triple digits. And then, there’s …
China-U.S. Economic “Cold War” Heating Up
Is China our friend? Our enemy? Our biggest “fr-enemy?” Or something else entirely? MARKET ROUNDUP Here’s a quick recap of the important news of the day … Â The market couldn’t shake off …
Renouncing Citizenship, Corporate America-Style!
Almost 3,000 Americans renounced their U.S. citizenship in 2013 — the highest on record. Now, many of Corporate America’s biggest names are joining the exodus! MARKET ROUNDUP Here’s a quick recap of …
How to Be a Better David in a World of Goliaths!
MARKET ROUNDUP Here’s a quick recap of the important news of the day … Â On the third day of this recent pullback, the market rested. The S&P 500 Index spent most of …
The Great “Keystone Kaper” and How to Beat D.C. Bureaucrats at Their Own Game!
The Keystone Pipeline System. It’s designed to transport heavy Canadian oil from Alberta to key U.S. distribution points, markets and beyond. Several legs of it have already been built, and are in …
“Tepper Tantrum” Tanks Stocks! What’s Next?
MARKET ROUNDUP Here’s a quick recap of the important news of the day … Â That rally on Monday? Ancient history folks! The Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged 167 today after losing 102 …
No Inflation … Unless You Eat!
MARKET ROUNDUP Here’s a quick recap of the important news of the day … Â It’s not every day the bond market steals the show. But it did today! Ten-year Treasury yields plunged …
Euro Cracking as ECB Joins “Race to Debase”! What to Do …
MARKET ROUNDUP Â We couldn’t get much going in the way of follow through in stocks today, despite yesterday’s breakout. The Russell 2000 that everyone has been focused on gave back more than …
Nigerian Terrorism! Ukrainian Unrest! Is All Lost in Emerging Markets?
MARKET ROUNDUP Here’s a quick recap of the important news of the day … Â The stock market came into today’s session with a head of steam, and it didn’t disappoint heading into …
Apple Trying to “Beat” the Competition!
MARKET ROUNDUP Here’s a quick recap of the important news of the day … Â Another day, another all-time closing high for the Dow Industrials! The Dow finished up 32.4 points at 16,583. …
Six Ways to Beat the Heat on Your Portfolio!
Let’s just put this right up front: We’re seeing more pressure on American portfolios now than we’ve seen in the last few years. Instead of rising steadily like it did in 2012 …
My #1 “Draft Pick”
I’m a big football fan. Huge, actually. I’ve been watching National Football League games since I was five. And I’m hoping that with a shrewd combination of new draft picks and free …
One Reason Why Housing Is STILL Stuck in the Mud!
Policymakers at the Federal Reserve, and many Wall Street economists, just don’t get it! I know, you’re shocked to hear that. Those men and women always accurately, proactively identify trends in the …
The Epic Battle That Will Determine What Happens to YOUR Wealth!
There’s an epic battle going on — one that will determine what happens to YOUR wealth. I’m talking about the “Stocks vs. Bonds” fight. Okay, so it doesn’t exactly have the same …
Target’s CEO Axed — Will Our Financial Data EVER be Safe?
I’m a generally cautious guy when it comes to my financial data. Yes, I buy stuff online. But I don’t purchase things at random, obscure websites. I don’t fall for those bogus …
Today’s Unemployment Rorschach Test!
The Rorschach Test. You’ve probably heard of it. It’s the one where a psychologist shows you a series of inkblots, then records and analyzes your responses. Is it a bat? A bird? …
“Echo Bust” Strikes Key Sector — What It Means for You
The “Echo Bust” is here! That’s the unmistakable conclusion you have to draw from the latest reports on the housing market. So what is it? And what are the consequences for you? …
All-Time High? Who Cares!
Yesterday at 4 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time, the Dow Jones Industrial Average made history. The 118-year-old average of 30 stocks closed at 16,580.84. That topped the previous high, reached about four months …
Five+ Years of Fed Futility Laid Bare for All to See!
So the great monetary oracles at the Federal Reserve have concluded their latest conclave. Here is what we learned: The Fed announced it will lop yet another $10 billion off its quantitative …
Sterling, Putin Fiascos Show the Power of the Purse!
The power of the purse. It should never be underestimated — and it can be a tool for tremendous good IF it’s applied in the proper way. Just look at the ongoing …
BAC = Bank of Incompetence?
C an’t anybody here play this game? That’s the famous saying attributed to New York Mets manager Casey Stengel. Stengel had the distinct displeasure of overseeing the 1962 Mets expansion team. His …
Putin Pressures Building! Where Does It End? Plus: Apple Takes a Bite Out of Its Share Price With Mega-Split!
I was born in the 1970s. But some of my most vivid memories — and the ones that are most pertinent today — are of the great U.S.-U.S.S.R. rivalry from the 1980s. …
How to Hit Dividend, Deal Paydirt in This Key Sector!
Paydirt! That’s what my Safe Money subscribers are hitting with one of my favorite stocks in one of my favorite sectors. I’m talking about a sector that offers an outstanding combination of …
The Return of “Merger Mania” — and What It Means to You!
I know. You’re wondering why I’m saying that. After all, I usually send you my updates Friday morning, right? Well, there’s a very good reason. I want to get more informative, more …
Making Money with the Euro!!!
Interest rates are the sun around which all the other capital markets revolve. That’s one of the most important lessons I can share with you. So it stands to reason that IF …
What’s the REAL reason the market fell?
Last Friday was one of those days that totally confounded some investors. Take the fundamental economic news. It was pretty solid. The U.S. economy created 192,000 jobs in March, while February’s reading …
Are YOU watching the yield curve? You should — because it will make you a better investor!
There’s a lot of claptrap that comes out of the mouths of Wall Street strategists. Ditto for Washington bureaucrats and two-handed economists. But money talks — and that’s why I find it …
Urgent question: Which is safer? Bonds or stocks?
You know what bothers me more than anything? That too many investors are just sitting there hiding in their Bond Bunkers. Paralyzed by the fear created by two sharp market collapses, and …
Who Will Sink and Who Will Swim as Interest Rates Undergo Seismic Shifts
Many investors assume interest rates can do only one of two things. Go up. Or go down. And many others assume that the results are binary. Higher interest rates are always bad …
Get Prepared as Interest Rates Surge on Fed Signals
Did you get a load of the shocking moves in the interest rate markets this week? On Wednesday alone … ==> March 2016 Eurodollar futures prices plunged more than 24 basis points …
Finding Opportunity While Rates and Financial Stocks Move Upward
Don’t look now. But two key markets that I identified as ready to run are, in fact, doing so. I’m talking about interest rates and select financial stocks. The yield on the …
Rising Rates Bad for All Stocks? Only When They Violate My ‘Three F’ Rule
I’ve been warning about the risks of rising interest rates for a long time — as far back as 2012, in fact. If you heeded my warnings, you avoided the worst year …
It’s a Golden Era for American Technological Ingenuity
I’ll admit something right off the bat. I’m no hard-core “techie.” I didn’t wait in an around-the-block line for my last iPhone. I haven’t purchased the latest Xbox One yet to replace …
The One Investing Market You Should Be Watching Now
When investors started freaking out in January about the U.S. economy and U.S. markets, my approach was to take a deep breath, remain calm, and counsel a “Steady as She Goes” investment …
How to Protect Yourself From Washington’s Mad Monetary Scientists
Tinkerers. Manipulators. Mad scientists. Take your pick of descriptive names. They all apply to the unelected bureaucrats ensconced at the Federal Reserve in Washington, D.C. Not content with helping to cause massive, …
Changing Interest Rates Offer Many MORE Ways to Profit — Here’s How!
Did you see The Wall Street Journal headline yesterday? The one that says “Fed Puts Rate Increase on the Radar.” How about the lead of the story, which said: “Conversation at the …
Where You Should Turn as Central Bankers Backtrack
There’s a major retreat under way. One that’s just like you see in those old war movies, where the defeated army have to abandon their trenches and foxholes, leave their weapons, rations …
New Strategies Needed as the Fed’s Stimulus Is About to End
The most recent Federal Reserve meeting was unusually noteworthy for more than one reason. For starters, it was the last one with Chairman Ben Bernanke at the helm. New Chairman Janet Yellen …
What You Need to Know Now That Puerto Rico Is ‘Junk’
Individual investors love municipal bonds. In fact, they directly own about 44 percent of the $3.69 trillion in munis outstanding. Mutual funds — often used as a proxy by individuals to indirectly …
I Want to Tell You an Important Lesson About the Federal Reserve
A landmark event happened this week. No, I’m not talking about the first Super Bowl victory by the Seattle Seahawks. I’m referring to Monday’s swearing in for the new head of the …
Interest Rates Are Surging All Around Us
First things first: The Federal Reserve did exactly what I predicted, before it was fashionable to predict it. They agreed to lop another $10 billion off the QE bond-buying program at this …
Fed Signals End of Easy Money — Are You Ready for Massive Shift in Rates?
Earlier in 2013, I made a shocking prediction. I said the era of cheap, easy Federal Reserve money was going to come to a long, drawn out end. I predicted that the …
How to Use Stock Ratings to Deliver Rock-Solid Results
I’ve been incredibly vocal warning about one of the biggest risks in the market today: rising interest rates. And judging by the movement of 10-year Treasury yields — currently around 2.82 percent …
This Is What Interest Rate Investors Want to Know
Is the economy healthy or isn’t it? That’s the question interest rate investors are trying to answer right now because the answer will determine the next big move in Treasury yields and …
What’s Behind the Newfound Love Affair With Bank Stocks?
The Dow Jones Industrial Average is setting all-time highs. So is the S&P 500. The Nasdaq Composite isn’t quite there yet. But it’s getting closer to the peak it made during the …
Treasuries Post Historic Decline — Here’s What to Expect in 2014
Well, that settles it. Treasuries suffered their first annual decline since 2009 — with long-term notes and bonds that mature in 10 years or more losing a hefty 12 percent. The bond …
