One of the things that I like to do as an economist is to look for emerging trends and markets. For some, an emerging market means looking outside the borders of the U.S. or other, established market economies to areas of the world showing dramatic progress in terms of economic or political progress. For me, […]
Read MoreOne of the challenges all businesses face is their ability to remain relevant over time. Market economies are incredibly competitive, and that means that no matter what industry a business exists in, there is a constant need to adapt and change with the times. A good current example of what I mean exists in world […]
Read MoreTheir earnings reports could send these 4 stocks climbing higher.
Read MorePlus, China’s growth is slowing, the U.K. parliament is gearing up to vote on Johnson’s new Brexit deal, and AT&T is in talks with activist Elliott Management about possible changes.
Read MorePlus, Paul Singer’s Elliott Management just took a new stake in AT&T, Apple will announce new iPhones tomorrow, and shares of Chipotle are climbing.
Read MoreJust as trade tensions seemed to escalating beyond any hope of near-term recovery, the Trump administration as well as Chinese officials both have seemed to shift the conversation. It certainly doesn’t mean that newly introduced tariffs from China, and an increase in existing and planned duties from the U.S. won’t happen, but it does seem […]
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 MoreAs has been a pretty consistent theme for most of the past year, uncertainty around trade continues to put the market on edge. Beginning last month, investors started feeling trade anxiety all over again as trade progress seemed to stall yet again. At the beginning of this week, hope shifted back yet again after the […]
Read MoreTrade Setup Buy Target $11.56 Sell Target $12.83 Stop Loss $9.49 DASAN Zhone Solutions, Inc. provides network access solutions and communications platforms for service provider and enterprise networks worldwide. It offers broadband access products, including customer premise equipment, such as digital subscriber line (DSL) modems; Ethernet access demarcation devices; and gigabit passive optical network (GPON) […]
Read MoreCisco Systems Inc. (CSCO) is one of the most recognizable and established companies in the Technology sector. With a market cap of nearly $200 billion, they are also one of the largest, if not THE largest player in the Networking & Communications segment. They are, without question, the standard that all other networking businesses are […]
Read MoreOptions traders say now is the time to buy calls in this telecom giant.
Read MoreConsumer trends can be a fascinating thing to watch, despite the fact that sometimes they are fickle. That’s because sometimes those trends can give you important clues about the viability of certain products or ways of approaching business. It’s easy to get caught up in the excitement of a new, groundbreaking technology, for example, but […]
Read MoreOngoing trade uncertainty has continued to contribute to a high degree of volatility in the market. With both sides only seeming to be intent on ramping up their own respective rhetoric, it seems unlikely that any kind of resolution is unlikely to be found in the near term. I expect that to translate to ongoing […]
Read MoreCould this week’s massive move higher be the start of a larger rally?
Read MoreA couple of decades ago, I was a young man, just getting my start in the stock market and anxious to learn everything I could. One of the many books I was referred to, and was informed should be required reading for anybody just getting started, was One Up on Wall Street by Peter Lynch. […]
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