Cars… Ever since Karl Benz invented the very first modern automobile, inventors, innovators, and mad scientists around the world have been trying to improve upon the original design. America has been a big reason for that – as we Americans have a taste for more… We want it bigger. We want it faster. We want…
The aftermath of the French election saw a rush back into “risk-on” assets globally, as investors removed their hedges against the “doomsday-scenario” in Europe. The projected victory of Macron, the Centrist candidate, caused a huge sigh of relief, as the anti-EU forces seem to be losing. The rosy earnings reports of the week also gave…
State of the Stock Market Analysis for the Week Ending April 30th, 2017 (Bulls Let Down By GDP Number 4-30-17) Despite the blowout numbers from Amazon (AMZN) and Google/Alphabet (GOOG, GOOGL) that we saw Thursday after the closing bell, the stock market experienced a lackluster day to close out the week. It was a great week…
Back in 1981, when MTV first went live, their first video was by a band called The Buggles, appropriately titled “Video Killed The Radio Star”… I remember watching it – and I knew then that things would be way different from that point on. And they are… MTV doesn’t even play music…
The major indices recovered well following the long Easter weekend, as Wall Street registered a surprisingly bullish week in the face of significant headwinds, led by small caps and the Nasdaq. Earnings reports, economic numbers, and political news were all mostly negative, although the previous week’s geopolitical tensions eased somewhat. That said, the close race…
State of the Stock Market Analysis for the Week Ending April 23rd, 2017 (Directionless Week Ends Somewhat Positives 4-23-17) This was a tough week for the stock market, as it never really found direction. Earnings disappointments have put a damper on what bulls thought would be a “green light” for the major indices to move back…
Zombies?! Yes… zombies – the walking dead, the living dead, or whatever you call them – they’re taking over the world. Obviously, I don’t mean REAL zombies – I mean, if they WERE real, I don’t think I’d take the time to compose an email to inform all of my readers… No,…
A rather surprising activist turn in U.S. foreign policy stirred up Wall Street and global politics, in the past two weeks. The Syrian missile attacks were followed by significant moves against the North Korean regime, and heavy attacks against the positions of ISIS in Afghanistan. Safe-haven assets rocketed higher during the week, with both the…
State of the Stock Market Analysis for the Week Ending April 16th, 2017 (Stock Market Avoids Major Declines 4-16-17) Despite the missile attack in Syria last week, and the MOAB bombing this week in Afghanistan, the stock market held up relatively well. Conventional wisdom would have said we should have seen major market declines. Yes, the…
“In business, there are two kinds of people – the quick and the dead.” How many times have we heard that old adage? Just because it’s a cliché doesn’t mean it’s not true – in fact – one could argue it’s a cliché because it IS true… And obviously, this is…
