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CAD/JPY To 90?

Next week is an exceptionally important one for CAD/JPY with the Bank of Canada’s monetary policy announcement and Janet Yellen’s semiannual testimony on the calendar. Friday’s U.S. and Canadian...
On July 7, 2017 / By Kurt Osterberg
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E Does Canada’s Job Growth Support Rate Hikes?

As the Bank of Canada gets ready for its next rate policy meeting on July 12th, Canadian economists appear almost unanimous in calling for a rate hike, the first in nearly seven years. For many, the j...
On July 7, 2017 / By Kurt Osterberg
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Applied And Peers Lead Tech Higher As Memory, Display Demand Continues

Shares of semiconductor equipment makers are leading the tech sector after two research firms had bullish commentary on peer Applied Materials (AMAT). SEMICON NEXT WEEK: Semiconductor equipment suppli...
On July 7, 2017 / By Kurt Osterberg
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Telephone & Data: Would-Be Dividend Aristocrat With Questionable Valuation

The Dividend Aristocrats list is a great place to begin looking for high-quality dividend growth stocks. These stocks represent some of the ‘best of the best’ when it comes to dividend longevity. ...
On July 7, 2017 / By Kurt Osterberg
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The Civilian Labor Force, Unemployment Claims And The Business Cycle

Note: We’ve updated this commentary to include the latest labor force data in today’s employment report. Every week we post an update on new unemployment claims shortly after the BLS re...
On July 7, 2017 / By Kurt Osterberg
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EC How To Build A Winning ETF Portfolio For Second-Half 2017

The first half of 2017 was great for the financial world thanks to a pickup in economic activity in many parts of the world, solid corporate earnings, rebound in commodity prices and support from cent...
On July 7, 2017 / By Kurt Osterberg
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Archer Daniels Midland: A Dividend Aristocrat Trading At Some Of The Best Valuations In 20 Years

Historically, dividend growth investing has been one of the best ways for regular people to compound their wealth and income over time. Of course, the trick is to be able to carefully select the bes...
On July 7, 2017 / By Kurt Osterberg
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LiCo Energy Metals Inc. Making Great Moves In Lithium & Cobalt

TM editors’ note: This article discusses a penny stock and/or microcap. Such stocks are easily manipulated; do your own careful due diligence. Two months ago I interviewed Dwayne Melrose, Dire...
On July 7, 2017 / By Kurt Osterberg
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BofAML: The Market Isn’t That Volatile

You know, at a certain point this just becomes laughable and almost not worth mentioning. But then again, we need to keep track of it because if things ever do return to some semblance of normalcy, we...
On July 7, 2017 / By Kurt Osterberg
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The Truth On The Employment Report

U.S. employers added 222,000 jobs in June, topping estimates as hiring quickened. Wages inched up. Should we believe in the numbers of the employment report? Video Length: 00:08:53...
On July 7, 2017 / By Kurt Osterberg