Plus, the jobs report was mixed, U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s bad week gets worse, Apple is taking advantage of cheap debt, and Facebook can now be used as a dating app.
Read MoreUBS Wealth Management is bearish on stocks for the first time since 2012 citing concerns around the escalating trade war between the U.S. and China.
Read MorePlus, China wants to prevent further escalation in the trade war, Apple is announcing its new iPhones on September 10, and Best Buy reported earnings.
Read MoreOne of the interesting things to observe in the economy during the late upward stages of an economic cycle is consumer lending. A struggling economy usually prompts the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates in an effort to encourage more business activity. Lower interest rates mean cheaper borrowing for businesses and individuals. For the purposes […]
Read MoreThere are great buying opportunities with these 5 beaten-up stocks.
Read MoreSan Fransisco Fed President Mary Daly says so. Also, Target and Lowe’s deliver earnings beats, more Fed news, and the CBO’s latest budget report.
Read MoreThe whistleblower who exposed Madoff says the “$38 billion in fraud we’ve come across is merely the tip of the iceberg.” Plus new economic data and a possible acquisition.
Read MoreOne of the hallmarks of the market’s upward trend this year (even factoring in the market volatility and pull back since late July from the latest all-time high) has been the strength of the U.S. economy. Even as trade uncertainty continues to keep investors and analysts on edge, concerns about interest rate policy persist, and […]
Read MoreThese 8 stocks look like winners now as economic growth slows.
Read MoreKeep these 6 robust stocks on your radar – they can weather the coming storm.
Read MoreThe billionaire investor just issued a warning, and says this is the asset to buy now to prepare for what’s coming.
Read MoreThe bank is now bullish on this asset class. The question is, should you get in on this trade?
Read MoreEvery day for the last 18 months now, markets have moved based on trade sentiment. Whether or not President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping decide to come to terms on trade influences whether or not the S&P 500 rises or falls, and that’s certainly become the case in recent days as the two leaders […]
Read MoreOne of the things that has helped the market perform very well this year, along with the expectation that a trade deal between the u.S. and China will eventually get worked out, is the fact that most economic data measurements in the U.S. have continued to come in pretty healthy. Even the fact that tariffs […]
Read MoreWhen the only subject that anybody in the market wants to talk about at any given time is the latest addition to the trade narrative, it gets pretty easy to miss out on other important information that the market can give you. It’s part of a phenomenon that I like to call “missing the forest […]
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