Category Archive: Finance
Turnaround Tuesday: A Look At Emerging Markets
The DAX is a stock market index consisting of the 40 major German blue-chip companies trading on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. Here are the top five weighted sectors: Sector Weightings Industrials 24.51% Financial Services 20.33% Technology 18.47% Consumer Cyclical 10.27% Communication Services 7.25% The German economy, hit hard by a manufacturing slowdown and weak demand for its exports, has struggled in 2024 and is on course to contract for […]
How AI May Escalate Geopolitical Conflicts
Photo by Steve Johnson on Unsplash Artificial intelligence (AI) is already transforming industries, but its applications in financial markets and national security remain underexplored. In his latest book, Money GPT: AI and the Threat to the Global Economy, bestselling author, economist, and investment advisor Jim Rickards provides a sobering analysis of how AI could disrupt financial systems and even […]
Are We Living In The Roaring 2020s?
Image Source: Pexels Could this decade redefine economic growth and markets? Ed Yardeni believes it might. He joins James Connor to unpack his prediction of record highs for the S&P 500, driven by revolutionary advancements in AI, humanoids, and productivity. Ed also explains why a long-anticipated recession has not been forthcoming, as the U.S. economy has […]
Salesforce.com Q3 Earnings Lag Estimates
Image Source: Unsplash Salesforce.com (CRM Quick QuoteCRM – Free Report) came out with quarterly earnings of $2.41 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.43 per share. This compares to earnings of $2.11 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items.This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of -0.82%. A quarter ago, it […]
Prepare For “The Mother Of All Blow-Off Tops”
Image Source: Pixabay Asset prices bubbles follow a predictable trajectory, driven by investor psychology.The final stage before the bursting is a Euphoric peak.The financial advisors at New Harbor Financial think we’re on our way to such a blow-off top, but we’re not quite there yet. They expect the action to get even more manic before we […]
AT&T Plans $20B In Buybacks Over 3 Years; Projects $2.07 EPS By 2025
Image courtesy of 123rf.com AT&T (NYSE: T) is optimistic about its financial trajectory, projecting steady profit advancements over the next few years. The telecommunications giant anticipates earnings per share (EPS) to range between $1.97 and $2.07 in 2025, excluding specific items, with expectations of double-digit growth by 2027.The company also foresees a modest annual rise in service revenue, with mobility […]
Big Tech Powers Nasdaq While Dow Cools Off
Stocks were mostly higher today, the Nasdaq turning in a notable bounce after mega caps Apple (AAPL), Nvidia (NVDA), and Amazon.com (AMZN) powered the tech sector. Meanwhile, the S&P 500 was rangebound most of the day, but rallied just above breakeven in the final minutes of trading. The Dow came off its session lows, but […]
Lowe’s Companies Inc: Chart Analysis
Image Source: Unsplash Bob Lang gives technical analysis on the stock chart for LOW.Video Length: 00:02:02More By This Author:A Normalized Yield Curve Is Good For The Stock Market Sweetgreen Inc: Chart Analysis The Benefits Of Active Trading
NVDA Plus Semi Rotation: Ready Or Not
Image Source: Pixabay In this short clip, Samantha LaDuc shares her bullish outlook on Nvidia (NVDA) and semiconductor stocks (SMH), highlighting recent price action and technical support levels as positive indicators for continued growth into January.While acknowledging potential macroeconomic risks, she emphasizes the market’s current resilience and advises taking advantage of opportunities while the bullish trend […]
Fix This Or Nothing Else Matters
Image source: Pixabay What’s the one thing we need to fix or nothing else matters? There are plenty of potential candidates: immigration, healthcare, wokeism, hot war in Europe, inflation, draining The Swamp, etc. Human history offers a definitive answer, and it’s none of these issues. The answer is wealth inequality. Historian Peter Turchin has focused on the tedious […]
