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Senate Votes 52-48 To Start The Vote On Tax Cuts
FANG Stocks Fall On Tax Cut Talks Wednesday’s stock market action was driven by the changes that will go into effect when the tax cuts are passed. The Russell 2000 was up 0.38% and the Dow was up 0.44% while the S&P 500 was down 0.04% and the Nasdaq was down 1.27%. As you can […]
Bank Regulations – Why The Current Approach Will Fail
Introduction The 2008 banking collapse, leading to the most severe recession since 1929, prompted a wide-ranging set of efforts to insure it did not happen again. These actions have included requiring banks to hold larger cash balances and more precise definitions of the risk levels of various bank assets. The result? A new industry of […]
5 Best T. Rowe Mutual Funds To Buy Ahead Of 2018
T. Rowe Price Group witnessed an inflow of more than $750 million in U.S. mutual funds in the third quarter alone. The publicly owned investment management firm also reported strong earnings during the same quarter on the back of higher revenues. Higher investment advisory revenues earned from T. Rowe Price mutual funds boosted the company’s […]
Hurricane Impacts Abate: Real Income +0.3%, PCE +0.1%, Inflation +0.1%
The BEA reports real disposable personal income rose 0.3% in October. Real PCE rose 0.3%. The PCE price index rose 0.1%. The hurricane impacts on income, outlays, and inflation appear to be tapering off according to the BEA’s report on Personal Income and Outlays for October. Real (inflation-adjusted) Disposable Personal Income (DPI) increased 0.3 percent in […]
Bitcoin Is Now Bigger Than Beyonce, Taylor Swift And Kim Kardashian Combined
There may be no better proxy for broad risk appetites right now than the price of Bitcoin. Gold is up 11% year-to-date; the S&P 500 is up 18%; the Nasdaq 100 is up a lofty 32%, but Bitcoin leaves them all in the dust. The cryptocurrency has climbed 900% so far during 2017. Predictably, this […]
This Hasn’t Happened Since 1995…
Well, all’s apparently well that ends well for U.S. equities which, on Thursday, are surging thanks at least in part to John McCain saying he’ll support the tax bill that’s currently being debated. A couple of things worth noting. The S&P is setting up for its eighth straight monthly gain – that would be the longest […]
Best ETFs & Stocks From November’s Top Sector
It’s the merriest month of the year for the retail sector, courtesy of the holiday fervor and encouraging industry fundamentals. The frenzy of heavy discounts, promotions and free shipping are driving strong sales. Notably, the holiday season contributes about 25-40% to the sector’s annual sales. Per the latest data from National Retail Federation (NRF), more […]
Visualizing GDP: An Inside Look At The Q3 Second Estimate
The chart below is a way to visualize real GDP change since 2007. It uses a stacked column chart to segment the four major components of GDP with a dashed line overlay to show the sum of the four, which is real GDP itself. Here is the latest overview from the Bureau of Labor Statistics: […]
AxoGen – Chart Of The Day
The Chart of the Day belongs to AxoGen (AXGN). I found the regenerative medicine stock by using Barchart to sort today’s 52 Week New High list first for the highest Weighted Alpha, then for technical buy signals of 80% or more. I then used the Flipchart feature to review the charts for consistent price appreciation. Since the Trend Spotter signaled a […]
We Give Up! Government Spending And Deficits Soar Pretty Much Everywhere
A recurring pattern of the past few decades involves governments promising to limit their borrowing, only to discover that hardly anyone cares. So target dates slip, bonds are issued, and the debts keep rising. This time around the timing is especially notable, since eight years of global growth ought to be producing tax revenues sufficient […]
