Plus, the National Bureau of Economic Research officially declared the coronavirus recession began in February, Signet Jewelers shares are down after reporting earnings, and shares of an electric truck maker with no revenue jumped more than 100% yesterday.
Read MoreThe market is downplaying this escalating risk at its peril. Here’s what you need to know.
Read MoreThe market’s historic rebound could hit a breaking point if this risk plays out.
Read MoreYou don’t have to be an active investor to have heard about the market’s rapid plunge into bear market conditions as COVID-19 reached pandemic levels, forcing global shutdowns, quarantines and shelter-in-place orders. If you do watch the market closely, then you’ve certainly noticed the market’s rebound from a bear market bottom in late March; in […]
Read MoreComing out of the Memorial Day holiday, and looking over the last couple of weeks, investors seem eager to bet on a continued recovery in the U.S. and global economy, and that has meant the bullish sentiment that pushed a number of stocks off of March, bear-market lows has gotten a fresh new push. Investors […]
Read MoreOne of the ironies of the stock market right now is that if you look at the major market indices, it’s easy to say that, right or wrong, investors are anticipating a V-shaped recovery in the U.S. economy. That’s the hope that, while the impact of COVID-19 on virtually every sector in the economy has […]
Read MoreIndustrial stocks were among some of the big movers as the broad market rallied from its March, bear-market low point. A lot of that momentum seemed to be driven by hope that COVID-19 induced shutdowns would not only be temporary, but also that their net impact would also be short-lived. The market still seems to […]
Read MoreEven before COVID-19 put a stranglehold on business activity, travel, and consumer demand in just about every respect (except healthcare, basic supplies and food storage), global auto sales were under pressure. The industry was hampered through most of the past two years by trade tensions between the U.S. and its largest trading partners, which included […]
Read MoreAs economies throughout the world begin to reopen on a gradual basis, economic reports are starting to come in reflecting the very real, and very dramatic impact that COVID-19 and global shutdowns have had on corporate operations. While that impact is very surprising at all, I do think that as investors look for constructive places […]
Read MoreOver the last month and a half, the market has rebounded pretty strongly off of its bear market lows. Just as the slide that started in February as nations across the globe began imposing economic shutdowns and shelter-in-place orders to slow the COVID-19 infection rate affected just about every sector of the economy, so to […]
Read MoreI don’t think it’s too surprising that a lot of publicly traded companies have begun suspending their guidance forecasts over the last few weeks. The truth is that the extended, global economic shutdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic is likely to see an even more extended effect, even as countries, states and municipalities begin taking […]
Read MoreNo matter what your investing philosophy is, or how you go about identifying stocks in which to consider putting your money to work, one of the most basic questions you have to ask yourself if whether the potential opportunity outweighs the opposite potential for loss. I like to call that portion of my system reward: […]
Read MoreIn my search for value, I’ve found it useful to develop a watchlist of stocks that I can check on a regular basis. That means that I often recycle stocks that I’ve previously used to make useful investments in, but don’t currently have a position in. That’s useful, because the familiarity that comes with the […]
Read MoreI started my market analysis this week by turning my focus to the Aerospace industry – which to the casual observer might seem pretty silly given the fact that, according to numbers cited this morning by the CEO of Boeing (BA), commercial air travel has plunged by -95% since COVID-19 has taken over the global […]
Read MoreOne of the challenges of everyday investing, and trying to stay abreast of current events and major news is that sometimes you can start to get lost in the noise of right now. By that, I mean that most good investment decisions are made with an eye on what your end goals are, and where […]
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