The skyrocketing price of Bitcoin has dominated the financial news for the past few weeks, and the usual suspects are queuing up to offer predictions about its continued rise or inevitable fall. Yet i...
If you want to know why both Wall Street and Washington are so delusional about America’s baleful economic predicament, just consider this morsel from today’s Wall Street Journal on the...
After opening the day on a positive note, the Indian share markets have continued the momentum and are currently trading comfortably in green. Sectoral indices are trading on a positive note, with s...
We have hit a lull as far as earnings reports go, but there are still several noteworthy companies set to announce their latest results in the upcoming week. Q3 earnings was strong across the board, s...
It is the same story over and over again: the job market looks healthy but salaries remain low. It’s not different this time. Jobs are up 228K with minor revisions worth +3K. Wages are up only 0.2% ...
Bitcoin’s meteoric skyrocketing this year has been astonishing, captivating traders across the globe. This once-obscure cryptocurrency has exploded into the world’s hottest market. With fortunes...
I realize this theme could be wearing on some people, but with all the subtlety of a sledgehammer I am going to pound it until it either aborts or completes. It is, in my opinion, too important not to...
The good times are not over yet for U.S. stocks, according to John Stoltzfus, chief investment strategist at Oppenheimer. Stoltzfus predicts a 14 Percent Rally in 2018. “Improving fundamentals ...
The EUR/USD fell every day this past week despite generally healthy data. Although part of this could be attributed to the rise in the U.S. dollar, the single currency is also pressured by Germany’s...
In a continuation of the recent theme shown by the labor market, the BLS reported that November payrolls rose by a seasonally adjusted 228K, beating expectations of 200K, if lower than October’s...