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Startup Raises $133 Million To Build A Stable Cryptocurrency

A startup called Basis has raised $133 million from top venture capitalists to build a “stable cryptocurrency” (also called a “stablecoin”). A stablecoin is a cryptocur...
On April 20, 2018 / By Kurt Osterberg
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2018’s “Most Successful Trading Strategy” Says ‘Sell’

This is a traders’ market. That’s why a rule-based trading strategy based on the Commodity Channel Index has gained 18% this year, despite a flat S&P 500. It is ...
On April 20, 2018 / By Kurt Osterberg
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Rail Week Ending 14 April 2018: Rail Growth Positive With Mostly Positive Trends

Week 15 of 2018 shows same week total rail traffic (from same week one year ago) improved according to the Association of American Railroads (AAR) traffic data. The rolling avera...
On April 20, 2018 / By Kurt Osterberg
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Emerging Markets: What Changed – Friday, April 20

(from my colleague Dr. Win Thin) The Reserve Bank of India is tilting more hawkish. Tensions on the Korean peninsula are easing. The Trump administration reversed course on Russia ...
On April 20, 2018 / By Kurt Osterberg
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26 Firms Going Ex-Dividend Next Week, Including Clorox, Lowe’s And Morgan Stanley

Ex-dividend dates are important to dividend investors because one must own a stock on its ex-dividend date in order to be eligible to receive its next dividend. Any stock ranked...
On April 20, 2018 / By Kurt Osterberg
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All Signs Are Pointing To A Market Collapse Far Worse Than 2008

Here are the articles used in today’s discussion: The Fed Has Forgotten the Lessons of 2008, but Big Banks Haven’t Margin, Leverage, Subprime Loans: All at Worse-Than-2008-...
On April 20, 2018 / By Kurt Osterberg
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Don’t Rule Out A Run In The USD

(Audio length 00:12:42) With markets down across the board the only decent green I am seeing on my screen is the USD. Chris Temple and I briefly discussed the dollar yesterday but ...
On April 20, 2018 / By Kurt Osterberg
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Is The Dollar Offering Its Final Warning?

Imagine for a moment the hypothetical situation where the reign of King Dollar as we know it has come to an end. In that scenario, what are some of the signs you might expect to se...
On April 20, 2018 / By Kurt Osterberg
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Sage Therapeutics Slumps As Biogen Deal May Dampen M&A Hopes

Weakness in shares of Sage Therapeutics (SAGE) may be related to news that Biogen (BIIB) and Ionis Pharmaceuticals (IONS) have expanded their strategic collaboration through a new ...
On April 20, 2018 / By Kurt Osterberg
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EUR/USD – Headed Below 1.22?

Euro is trading lower ahead of next week’s European Central Bank’s monetary policy announcement. After consolidating for 8 trading days and failing to break above 1.24 throu...
On April 20, 2018 / By Kurt Osterberg