Finland made the news recently by proposing a pilot program of guaranteed income for all, also known as Universal Basic Income: Desperate Finland Set To Unleash Helicopter Money Drop To All Citizens. The goal is two-fold: by providing every household with a minimum income, regardless of what other income the individuals might earn, the program does…
GW Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: GWPH) presented three studies at the American Epilepsy Society’s 69th Annual Meeting in Philadelphia that highlight the safety and effectiveness of its cannabidiol-based drug, Epidiolex. Some analysts predict FDA approval as early as 2017. If approved, Epidiolex might offer another treatment option for parents of children with treatment-resistant forms of epilepsy, such as Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome and Dravet Syndrome. The larger…
There are a number of great companies in the market today. By using the ModernGraham Valuation Model, I’ve selected the ten lowest PEmg (price / normalized earnings) companies reviewed by ModernGraham. Each company has been determined to be undervalued and suitable for the Defensive Investor according to the ModernGraham approach. Defensive Investors are defined as investors who are…
If we really are plunging into a deflationary global financial crisis, we would expect to see commodity prices crash hard. That happened just before the great stock market crash of 2008, and that is precisely what is happening once again right now. On Thursday, the Bloomberg Commodity Index closed.The last time that it closed this…
US Mint set a new record for American Silver Eagle bullion coins this year. The mint sold over 44,850,000 ounces of American Silver Eagles, topping the previous record of 44,006,000 ounces set last year. Analysts expect the final sales total for 2015 to come in between 45 and 47 million ounces. That total could have climbed even higher…
Heading into another election year, the sentiment appears to be somber as the candidates reflect on the many data points that suggest an economy that is still growing subpar and wage growth that is still stagnant. And seeing that the most recent bear markets of 2000 and 2008 happened to fall on an election year,…
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Everyone has a guilty pleasure or three. Mine? I am addicted to Seth MacFarlane’s “Family Guy.” I cannot get enough of outrageously random references on everything from a pizza place’s version of a salad to writers plying their trade at Starbucks. Underneath it all are characters whose comments are outlandish and whose behaviors are impetuous…
U.S. Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen has strongly indicated to Congress that, barring any major shocks to the global economy, the Fed policymakers are likely to vote for an interest rate hike very soon. On Dec. 2, Yellen said the U.S. economy has “recovered substantially since the Great Recession” and that she was “looking forward” to increasing…
Business is business, so why not buy oil from ISIS? The Russians claim the Turks are doing it, and in all likelihood even Assad is buying it. No one can fight a war without oil, according to Robert Bensh, partner and managing director of Pelicourt LLC oil and gas company. But while the politically unhinged…
