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Don’t Curse The Dark, Buy Hedge Funds
Seventeenth century theologian Thomas Fuller started a meme when he wrote “It is always darkest just before the Day dawneth.” Reverend Fuller could have been a stock analyst, for even in the deepest of funks, a stock’s prospects could be bright. Let’s focus on the condition “could be.” Sure, the fundamentals have to be […]
E Coca Cola: A Dividend King With A Juicy Yield
The Coca Cola Company (ticker: KO) is a consumer staples sector beverage giant that produces and sells a huge amount of different drinks from categories such as carbonated soft drinks, water, juices, teas, etc. Company Overview Coca Cola is, by market capitalization, the biggest company in the beverage industry. It owns more than 500 unique […]
E Looking For Income In September? Take A Look At Lockheed Martin
Many companies choose to pay shareholders dividends during the months of March, June, September and December. In September alone, more than 750 companies will pay investors who hold their shares. In October, the number of companies handing out cash drops to 560. By November, that total drops to 465. Investors who would like extra income […]
EURUSD Long Target Raised, Profit Taken On EURGBP Long
This is how MyFXspot.com trades now: EUR/USD Trading strategy: Long Open: 1.1610 Target: 1.1850 (raised from 1.1750) Stop-loss: 1.1540 Recommended size: 2.86 mini lots per $10,000 in your account Short analysis: We saw a close clear above the 55- day moving average and inside the daily cloud on Monday. The upward move is continued today. […]
Star Pick In Basic Materials: Huntsman
This week I’m seeking a high-yield and growing stock from the basic materials sector. That materials sector includes thirteen industries all related to mining, making and delivering essential commodities. The industries are: agricultural inputs; aluminum; building materials; chemicals; coal; copper; industrial metals and minerals; paper; silver; specialty chemicals; steel. Today I’m reviewing a mid-cap chemicals […]
Best Energy ETFs And Stocks Of Last Week
U.S. crude bounced back nicely and recorded its weekly gain in two months ending their longest run of weekly losses since 2015. This is primarily thanks to the tightening supply outlook on the back of looming Iranian supply shortages and a strike in the North Sea oil and gas fields amid rising U.S. oil production. […]
The “Real” Goods On The July Durable Goods Data – Monday, August 27
Friday morning, the Census Bureau posted the Advance Report on the latest Durable Goods New Orders. This series dates from 1992 and is not adjusted for either population growth or inflation. Let’s now review Durable Goods data with two adjustments. In the charts below the gray line shows the goods orders divided by the Census Bureau’s monthly […]
Looking Back At Lehman, Ten Years Later
Robert Samuelson takes on the collapse of Lehman a decade ago and assesses the argument of Larry Ball that the Fed could have bailed out Lehman. He ends up siding with Bernanke–Paulson and says the Fed would have taken big losses if it bailed out Lehman. He also says we would have seen the financial crisis anyhow. […]
Indian Indices Open At New Highs; Power And Metal Stocks Outperform
Asian stock markets are higher today as Japanese and Hong Kong shares show gains. The Nikkei 225 is up 0.6% while the Hang Seng is up 0.4%. The Shanghai Composite is trading flat. Meanwhile, a broad-based rally pushed the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq to record-high closes for the second straight session on Monday as a trade agreement reached between the United States and […]
World Markets Update – Monday, August 27
Four of eight indexes on our world watch list have posted gains through Monday, August 27, 2018. The top performer this year is India’s BSE SENSEX with a gain of 14.44%. In second is our own S&P 500 with a gain of 8.35%. In third is France’s CAC 40 with a gain of 3.13%. Coming […]
