In the early days of the internet, opinions varied on how popular the new technology would be with the public. Nobel-Prize-winning economist Paul Krugman infamously doubted the web’s potential, sayi...
Canada’s annual inflation rate in February jumped to 2.2% from 1.7% in January, the highest level in more than three years. The annual rate was above the 2.0% market forecast. The data supported...
“Bitcoin will reach the moon,” they said. “$20,000 is only the beginning,” they pressed. The harsh reality of the recent move is that appreciation has been nowhere in sight. Harsh, that is, if...
In the US, lead-acid batteries have a near perfect recycling record of 99.3% and recycled lead from used batteries satisfies over 80% of domestic demand. Roughly 85% of lithium-ion batteries are disca...
The global funding market crisis is getting worse and its contagion is starting to show up in assets that ‘mom and pop’ care about. Bank stocks are being battered… Following bank c...
Durable goods orders are up, but the bond market is flat, and the equity markets are mostly red as I type. The Census Bureau Advance Monthly Report on Durable Goods shows new orders rose 3.1% from a...
The first quarter of 2018 provided some long overdue volatility to equity markets while Treasury yields rose across the board. The long end of the yield curve underperformed during the month of Januar...
iStock.com/hekakoskinen Weekly Gold Price Charts Foretell a 25% Increase If you are a gold bug, it’s important that you pay close attention to gold price charts. They are foretelling that something ...
The energy sector has always been a key driver of the quarterly outperformance of the S&P 500 index. In the fourth quarter, the index recorded year-over-year earnings growth of 13.5%. However, ex...
The 180-day lockup period for Roku, Incorporated (ROKU) ends on March 27, 2018. (Source for lockup expiration date is Edgar Pro. Images above.) When this six month period concludes, the compa...