Category: US Stocks
Stocks Have a Rendezvous with Destiny
Stocks couldn’t decide where to go yesterday. Up? Down? So, they went nowhere. Nowhere is about as good as it gets in this market.
The Most Important Ratio in All of Investing
If Mr Trump is right, Americans no longer want free trade; they want protection from it. And if the Democrats are right, they want protection from free enterprise, too.
The Tide of Fear Is Approaching
The risk of a crash is impossible to calculate precisely or reliably. But for what it is worth, our indicators are flashing red.
What They Don’t Tell You About Parenthood
Babies are big business. We’re talking about a market that will have an annual run rate of around US$81 billion in 2020.
Win-Lose World
Retail sales are headed down. GDP growth. Industrial production. Hours worked. New hires. Manufacturing new orders. Construction spending. All down…
Our Crash Alert Flag Is Still Flying
Naturally, the foreigners are learning not to trust US suppliers…and are looking for essential inputs elsewhere. Win-lose again…with little chance that the US will be a winner.
Trump Missed His Chance to Make America Great Again
Trump, many believe, is the Messiah. He will wipe away every tear. Mourning, crying, and pain will be no more. He will deliver us from evil, they think.
Uber Eats Domino’s
Why are the big fast food companies scared of Uber? Because Uber Eats Domino’s! Uber Eats — the offshoot food delivery service from Uber — is eating up all the traditional food delivery companies’ business.
Lousy IPOs — Are We Seeing the Extinction of the Unicorn?
Do you know who has really made money with Lyft and Uber? Private equity capital that got in early. The IPOs are a bit late.
America’s ‘Light Unto the World’ Is Now a Bonfire
The cost of living has continued to rise. By the 21st century, the typical man had to work twice as long to buy an average house and an average car as he did in 1975.
A Clever Hack for Spotting Emerging Tech Trends
As these titans of industry have risen through the ranks of the world’s largest companies…they’re morphing. And they’re all changing the same way…by becoming competitors with one another.
How the Financialisation Scam Works
The key to the whole financialisation scam is what it costs to buy a ticket to ride this train — the DebtBall Express — that pulled out of the station back in 1971.
The Wall Gave Way, and We Fell…
The tax cut didn’t really cut the cost of government. It simply shifted it to debt…and onto the public and into the future. And now the future is coming into view.
Why You Should Steer Clear of the Wall Street IPOs for Now
Harry Potter, Pokémon, Star Wars — 1999. A great time to be an eight-year-old. This was a busy year for Wall Street underwriters with the Wall Street IPOs.