This morning, news broke, first from the Chinese, but then shortly afterward confirmed by a Trump tweet, that a Phase One deal had been reached between the two countries. The immediate boon for investors is the fact that because the agreement was reached, tariffs that were set to be imposed in two days, on December […]
Read MoreOver the last couple of weeks, trade concerns have, not surprisingly, taken center stage in the marketplace all over again. Most other indications – jobs and wage growth, interest rate policy – continue to point to the prospect of a stable, manageable economy for the time being, and even the foreseeable future. That means that […]
Read MoreFor the past year and a half, the Technology sector has been one of the most volatile segments of the economy to try to follow, as tariffs and trade tensions have rocked stocks in practically every industry within the sector to some extent or another. Despite that volatility, a number of those stocks have performed […]
Read MoreSunday, December 15 is starting to loom large for investors across the market, as the deadline for a new set of tariffs on Chinese goods approaches. Investors have been betting heavy that a trade deal is going to be finalized by the end of the year, and before the deadline, for most of the past […]
Read MoreThe holiday season is in full swing, and this year that seems to be motivating investors to keep betting on good news. That seems to be coming in the face of conflicting accounts of progress on the trade front; while the White House, including President Trump suggests that a trade deal is neither imminent nor […]
Read MoreLeading into the fourth quarter of the year, and through most of it, the search for value has led me to put a lot of attention on the Energy sector. There are a lot of different aspects of the sector, including the Oil, Gas and Consumable Fuels industry that present a number of different, interesting […]
Read MoreIs a trade deal between the U.S. and China imminent, or are comments from the Trump administration that delaying an agreement might actually be a superior option more than idle speculation meant to keep outsiders guessing? The truth is that no one really knows until a deal is actually announced; until that happens, the market […]
Read MoreVolatility has returned to the market since the Thanksgiving break; the expectation of a trade deal between the U.S. and China was countered at the beginning of this week with a contradictory statement from President Trump, who said that it might be better to delay a trade deal until after the 2020 election. Keeping trade […]
Read MoreAny experienced investor, no matter what their investment philosophy is, will undoubtedly tell you that one of the most useful ways they keep track of new opportunities as they come up is by maintaining a watchlist of stocks that they can check on a regular basis. A good, diversified list of stocks in a variety […]
Read MoreThere are a lot of different ways to scour the market for good investing opportunities – as many different ways, in fact as there are investors. One of the simple methods that I like to use to start filtering the more than 7,000 different stocks listed on the major U.S. exchanges to a more manageable […]
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