One of my first paid jobs was washing dishes in the restaurant of a Holiday Inn. I was 13, and lied on the application that I was 16, the minimum age they would accept. It wasn’t a glamorous position, but it did provide a paycheck. And it came with all of the vagaries you’d expect…
As Bridgewater talks back its now widely discussed bearish position on fallout from China’s equity market collapse, Chinese stocks rose at the open (before fading after ugly manufacturing data). However, liquidations continue across the commodity complex in copper, gold, and silver. Though not on the scale to Sunday night’s collapse,the China open brought another ‘flash-crash’ in precious…
Photo Credit: winnifredxoxo From a friend who is a client: Here are a couple of things I have been pondering. Market capitalization is pretty fictitious. It assumes that all the shares of a company are worth the price at which the last block sold. However, if you tried to sell all of the shares of…
There seems to be no end to how low crude oil can go. The precious metal fell another 1.5 percent on Thursday, settling at $48.48, the lowest level since March 31. Many analysts are expecting it to drop even more in the months ahead. “This market is headed to $40 before we go to $60…
To start this week, I pointed out that the U.S. dollar index (UUP) and the British pound (FXB) had tagged important milestones for this year. The U.S. dollar index finally rallied back to the downtrend line established from its multi-year high set in March. The British pound finally cracked the 0.70 support level against the euro (FXE)….
Contrasting data releases underscore the reemergence of the dollar bullish divergence meme that had appeared to stall in the vacuum of economic data in the first half of the week. Yesterday’s unexpectedly large fall in US weekly initial jobless claims had seemed to put a floor under the dollar. Moreover, today’s poor flash PMIs for China…
Gold is power. We know that gold historically holds its value over time and serves to preserve wealth, especially in times of economic chaos. But gold also offers its holder political power. Countries that stockpile gold create a foundation of stability for their monetary systems. This is precisely why China is increasing its gold holdings….
With Baby Boomers entering old age, U.S. demographics favor one particular sector: healthcare. And within that sector, investors seeking sizable yet stable dividend returns may want to look at healthcare and senior housing real estate investment trusts (REITs). Generally speaking, real estate is an attractive source of reliable dividends because rental yields provide steady income, with…
With Baby Boomers entering old age, U.S. demographics favor one particular sector: healthcare. And within that sector, investors seeking sizable yet stable dividend returns may want to look at healthcare and senior housing real estate investment trusts (REITs). Generally speaking, real estate is an attractive source of reliable dividends because rental yields provide steady income, with…
When I think of “big data”, I immediately envision companies such as Oracle Corp (ORCL) and International Business Machines (IBM) designing massive databases brimming with information. These companies often provide the backbone for the structure needed to capture information, yet rely on other outlets such as social media and internet companies to accumulate user input. To capitalize on this…
