Small-cap stocks, which were lagging in the first half of the year, staged a nice comeback over the past three months on talks of tax reform. The optimism intensified after the Hou...
Let’s take a close look at the latest employment report numbers on Full and Part-Time Employment. Buried near the bottom of Table A-9 of the government’s Employment Si...
A strong session from Asia to open the week with Hang Seng and Shanghai both higher by 1%. Having seen a brief wobble at the start of trading, the move was quickly rejected and we ...
The Treasury Department upped its 10-year GDP forecast to 2.9% from 2.2% based on the Senate tax plan. It won’t happen. Fake Math Today, the Treasury Department revised its ...
Mattel (MAT) warned in a regulatory filing that fourth-quarter gross sales may be negatively impacted by tighter inventory management at key retailers. This comes not long after To...
The Conference Board’s Employment Trends Index – which forecasts employment for the next 6 months improved with the author’s saying “The decline in the Empl...
Below is a historical chart showing the annual cost of insuring against default for 5 years (5-year CDS) for three major US banks and brokers — Morgan Stanley, JP Morgan, and Cit...
The U.S. economy added 228,000 jobs in November. What does it mean for the gold market? November Payrolls Beat Expectations Total nonfarm payroll employment increased 228,000 in ...