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Netflix Stock Soars As It Gains More Subscribers

Netflix surprised investors with better than expected subscribers growth in the second quarter of 2017. Several days ago Netflix released its financial statements which must have made its shareholde...
On July 21, 2017 / By Kurt Osterberg
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Honeywell Q2 Earnings And Revenues Beat Estimates

Global diversified technology and manufacturing firm Honeywell International Inc. (HON – Free Report) has a balanced mix of long and short-cycle businesses. With a flexible yet disciplined f...
On July 21, 2017 / By Kurt Osterberg
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EU-US 2-Yr Spread Lagging Rally In EUR/USD

If you consider what ECB President Draghi said, which sounded quite dovish, it doesn’t match with the sharp rally in euro. Is this move just about portfolio flow into equities (i.e. buy euro to ...
On July 21, 2017 / By Kurt Osterberg
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ECRI Weekly Leading Index: “All Signs Point To A Cyclical Slowdown In Inflation”

Today’s release of the publicly available data from ECRI puts its Weekly Leading Index (WLI) at 144.8, up from the previous week. Year-over-year the four-week moving average of the indicator is ...
On July 21, 2017 / By Kurt Osterberg
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Colgate Dips Despite In-Line Q2 Earnings, Sales Lag

Colgate-Palmolive Co. (CL – Free Report) posted adjusted earnings of 72 cents a share, in line with the Zacks Consensus Estimate and up 3% from 70 cents earned in the prior-year quarter. Visu...
On July 21, 2017 / By Kurt Osterberg
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Money Supply Growth Falls Again, Dropping To 105-Month Low

Growth in the supply of US dollars fell again in May, this time to a 105-month low of 5.4 percent. The last time the money supply grew at a smaller rate was during September 2008 — at a rate of 5.2 ...
On July 21, 2017 / By Kurt Osterberg
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WTI Tumbles Towards $45 Handle After Tanker-Tracker Signals OPEC Supply At 2017 Highs

Despite the ‘bullish’ inventory data (and demand), WTI Crude just sank towards a $45 handle – red on the week – as tanker-tracking firm Petro-Logistics signals OPEC crude supp...
On July 21, 2017 / By Kurt Osterberg
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Gold Hedges Against Currency Devaluation And Cost Of Fuel, Food, Beer And Housing

– Gold hedge against currency devaluation – cost of fuel, food, housing – True inflation figures reflect impact on household spending – Household items climbed by average 964% – Pint of beer...
On July 21, 2017 / By Kurt Osterberg
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New Stocks On Exec Comp & ROIC Model Portfolio: July 2017

Photo Credit: Keith Cooper (Flickr) One new stock makes July’s Exec Comp Aligned With ROIC Model Portfolio, which was made available to members on 7/13/17. Recap from June’s Picks Our Exec Comp A...
On July 21, 2017 / By Kurt Osterberg
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EC Amazon And Kenmore: A Mismatch Made In Desperation

For years I have wondered why Sears (SHLD) chose not to sell Craftsman tools on Amazon’s (AMZN) web site. It just seemed like an obvious move to monetize a brand name they owned, given that their ow...
On July 21, 2017 / By Kurt Osterberg