The market’s reaction to the dismal jobs data was uniform in its disappointment – while June rate-hike odds remain near 100%, September dipped a little (at just 30%), the dollar dropped,...
Employment at US companies increased 147,000 in May (in seasonally adjusted terms), according to this morning’s update from the Labor Department. The rise is below expectations, based on Econoday....
The US dollar was on the back burner throughout most of the week as data remained mixed and speculation about the Fed decision mounts. A rate decision in Australia, the ECB’s critical decision and t...
The US dollar was on the back burner throughout most of the week as data remained mixed and speculation about the Fed decision mounts. A rate decision in Australia, the ECB’s critical decision and t...
Sabine Royalty Trust (SBR) fared relatively well in 2016. It suffered right alongside the other royalty trusts, but Sabine maintained a high dividend payout thanks to the resilience of its quality ass...
As we noted earlier this week, a Fed rate hike in less than two weeks’ time was basically a “done deal” heading into today’s Non-Farm Payrolls report (see “Sector showca...
Unemployment is LOW! As noted in the Fed’s Beige Book (which we discussed in Wednesday’s Live Trading Webinar), low unemployment is restraining growth due to a lack of qualified applican...
Return on invested capital (ROIC) is not only the most intuitive measure of corporate performance, but it is also the best. It measures how much profit a company generates for every dollar invested in...
I am out of commission today following a small surgery, so I want to thank my new friends at Morningside Hill Capital Management for standing in for me with today’s posting. The question over the st...