Month: September 2019

Trade tensions roiled equity markets yesterday, but there was some relief on that front today. The caveat being that today’s global trade news doesn’t involve the U.S. and China. Rather, it’s about the U.S. and Japan. Source: Venturelli Luca / Shutterstock.com The world’s largest and third-largest economies, respectively, unveiled a modest accord that opens Japan
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(credit Fidelity.com) This is the chart for unleveraged ETF GLD over the past 3 months.  In the early part of the chart things basically obey the script.  In those cases, the market acts “normally” – if you can count the fits and sputterings of a spoiled teenager normal.  When the USD goes down (using the
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President Donald Trump speaks to reporters as he meets with Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, U.S., September 20, 2019. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters As U.S. stocks climb and fall in response to President Donald Trump‘s words (and tweets), some traders are voicing skepticism over the
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Will the WeWork fiasco change the governance structure of upcoming unicorns? WeWork’s IPO implosion centers partly on themes that are at the heart of a hot investment strategy — Environmental Social & Governance (ESG), which emphasizes relations with employees, customers, and stakeholders, as well as the importance of proper corporate governance–leadership, pay, shareholder rights, and
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In November 2018, the price of natural gas rose to the highest price since 2014 when it traded at $4.929 per MMBtu. The price of natural gas rose at the start of the peak season of demand during the winter months when inventories fall. The amount of natural gas in storage around the US fell
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Download Preston’s 1 page checklist for finding great stock picks: http://buffettsbooks.com/checklist Preston Pysh is the #1 selling Amazon author of two books on Warren Buffett. The books can be found at the following location: In this lesson, students learned about the impacts of inflation. By understanding what causes inflation, we can then understand how it
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People walk past a Nike store in New York. Carlo Allegri | Reuters Check out the companies making headlines after the bell: Shares of Nike hit an all-time high, surging more than 5.5% during extended trade, following strong first-quarter earnings. CEO Mark Parker credited the earnings beat to product innovation and stronger e-commerce business. The footwear
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For years, AT&T (NYSE:T) stock has been a “yield trap.” This is a stock who’s dividend is too good to be true. T stock’s dividend yield of 51 cents per share, currently yielding 5.5%, has been thought unsustainable by many analysts. Since AT&T stock has 7.31 billion shares outstanding, the dividend costs almost $15 billion
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