The Bureau of Labor Statistics released the April Consumer Price Index data this morning. The year-over-year non-seasonally adjusted Headline CPI came in at 2.46%, up from 2.36% the previous month. Year-over-year Core CPI (ex Food and Energy) came in at 2.14%, up from the previous month’s 2.12% and above the Fed’s 2% PCE target. Here…
Out of the multitude of companies, which ones would legendary value investor Benjamin Graham buy today? I’ve compiled ten great companies that fit the ModernGraham criteria, based on Benjamin Graham’s methods. The companies in this list pass the rigorous requirements of either the Defensive Investor or the Enterprising Investor and are either fairly valued or undervalued by the market. Bed…
JPMorgan analyst Paul Coster upgraded First Solar (FSLR) to Overweight from Neutral and raised his price target for the shares to $85 from $74. The shares closed yesterday up $2.17 to $69.43. The analyst believes investors need to take a “tactical view” of owning First Solar shares, buying and selling the stock within a $60-$110…
Charlotte, NC-based Duke Energy Corporation (DUK – Free Report) is a diversified energy company with a wide portfolio of domestic and international, natural gas and electric and regulated and unregulated businesses which supplies, delivers and processes energy in North America and selected international markets. It is one of the leading electric utilities in the U.S. Estimate Trend & Surprise…
Despite the world’s elites decrying President Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal – fearful of the kind of Middle East instability already witnessed last night between Israel and Iran (and Syria) – it appears investors don’t have a care in the world. For the first time since mid-January, VIX is back below…
Jobless claims were unchanged in the latest week, and at a level of 211K, bulls on the economy will take it. This week’s 211K reading was also good enough to come in below economists’ expectations which were at 219K. It is also tied for the second-lowest reading in weekly claims since 1969, behind only the 209K…
Monetary Velocity, an oft-misunderstood metric that quantifies the pace at which money is spent, has recently shown signs of rising after trending lower for the better part of the last decade. Since increasing velocity is frequently associated with inflation, it comes as no surprise the Federal Reserve (Fed) has upped their vigilance towards…
The Bank of England held interest rates on Thursday and said weak growth during a snowy start to 2018 was likely to be only temporary, but it wanted to see a pick-up in the economy in the next few months before raising borrowing costs. In our opinion a rate hike in August is likely. U….
VIX closed below 14 yesterday for the first time since February 1, 2018. This study examines what happens next to the stock market (historically) when VIX closes below 14 for the first time in at least 3 months. Here are the historical dates: March 21, 2016 January 4, 2013 August 13, 2012 June 23, 2004…
Here is the opening statement from the Department of Labor: In the week ending May 5, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 211,000, unchanged from the previous week’s unrevised level of 211,000. The 4-week moving average was 216,000, a decrease of 5,500 from the previous week’s unrevised average of 221,500. This is…
