Amid Geopolitical Hotbeds, Asia Starts The Week With Cautious Optimism
Image Source: PixabayUS MARKETSLast week, U.S. equity markets maintained their fiery upward momentum, cruising into the end of 2024 with unwavering optimism despite a haze of economic, geopolitical, and central bank uncertainties. With 2025 on the horizon, the fervour within the markets shows no signs of fading, especially after Friday’s labour market data hit the sweet […]
Market Briefing For Monday, Dec. 9
Extraordinary momentum dominates a handful of specialized sectors; just happening to be in the heart of the ‘new generation’ of focus we emphasized.You may recall certain analysts and pundits minimizing or warning about what was shaping-up in Quantum Computing, SoundHound, BigBear and so on; for now they still call all that signs of excess, but […]
UnitedHealth Tragedy Opens Deep Healthcare Wounds Context News
The murder of UnitedHealth insurance chief Brian Thompson in New York City on Wednesday morning has exposed deep social wounds wrought by U.S. healthcare. Public response in some venues has been stunningly callous: the $545 billion company’s Facebook post expressing sadness over the tragedy saw users register tens of thousands of laughing reaction emojis. In a nation […]
Possible Impact Of Trump’s Immigration, Economic And Trade Policies
Image Source: Pixabay One thing good about Donald Trump is that, whether one likes what he says or not, you know where he stands. So, it makes it somewhat easy to prognosticate what his economic policies will be like and forecast the effects they will have.First, his plans to deport 11 million illegal immigrants, of which […]
Is AI The Future For Salesforce? Insights From Recent Earnings
Image: BigstockSalesforce (CRM – Free Report) reported its fiscal Q3 earnings on Tuesday, revealing a mixed bag of results that still managed to excite investors. While the company slightly missed analyst estimates on earnings, it exceeded expectations on revenue, reporting $9.44 billion—a robust 8% year-over-year increase.Operating cash flow surged 29% year-over-year to $1.98 billion, with free cash flow climbing […]
U.S.-China Trade War: Is The Latest Battle Really Tit For Tat?
Image Source: PexelsThe United States and China have seemingly moved closer to an all-out trade war as China recently banned export of the key, high-tech metals antimony, gallium, and germanium to the United States. That was in response to the United States banning exports to China of computer chip-making equipment, software, and high-bandwidth memory chips (used for advanced […]
ETF Review – Sunday, Dec. 8
Image Source: PixabayI’m going to set aside my weekend dependence on videos (which are much easier than posts), and actually muster up some text and graphics instead. This time, I’d like to home in on a group of the key exchange-traded funds.First up is the DIA ETF, which has been cruising along its ascending price channel for, […]
My 22-Year-Old Son Loves Bitcoin. Here’s My Response.
Image Source: PixabayAlright, let’s talk about Bitcoin. One of the most controversial and volatile assets, Bitcoin is – depending on who you ask – either a total fraud or the future of finance.In the former camp, you have the likes of Charlie Munger, Warren Buffett’s late business partner, who called it “totally, absolutely crazy, stupid gambling.” […]
XSMO: A Momentum Fund Capitalizing On The Solid Economic Backdrop
Image source: Pexels, Photo by MonsteraNow that the noise of the election season is over, it is time to return to fundamentals. That means the economy and Fed policy. The good news is that despite considerable uncertainty, we find these key fundamentals working in investors’ favor. I like the look of the Invesco S&P SmallCap Momentum ETF (XSMO) […]
Large-Cap Stocks In Trouble – Sunday, Dec. 8
Image Source: PexelsOver the past 12 months, a group of 10 large-cap stocks have underperformed all others. Here’s an updated look at the top 10 worst performing large-caps, along with their one-year price returns. Note that these numbers are as of Dec. 4, 2024. Additionally, here’s what they look like in a single illustrated chart:More By This Author:PepsiCo Inc DCF […]
