The financial service industry’s Prime Directive is to exploit humanity’s core drives of Greed and Fear. Financial service companies promise high returns (fulfilling our greed) that are l...
We had large 11 million plus build in oil inventories according to API, we will see if tomorrow`s EIA report confirms this large number. The shorts will be geared up for another attack on the market f...
Today I presented our 2016 inflation forecast to the investment committee for a multifamily office, and when I was putting the presentation together I developed one slide that really is a must-see for...
Photo Credit: Charis Tsevis Key Takeaways The Estimize consensus calls for EPS of $0.69 and revenue of $5.385 billion, right in line with Wall Street’s estimates Facebook (FB) no longer relies sole...
The worst yearly start for U.S. stocks ever – even worse than scary years like 1929, 1987, 1974, 2000, and 2008 – should get your attention. If you’ve been hiding underneath a rock o...
I joined CNBC’s Martin Soong to chat about McDonald’s (MCD) earnings. All in all, things are looking up for Mickey D’s. The turnaround seems to be getting traction, and same-store sales are u...
More landmines than goldmines – that has been our view about equity markets, as well as other economic or geopolitical repercussions, for a long time. And so we’ll begin with a chat that...
AmeriQuest Incorporated (Nasdaq: AMQ) expects to raise $63.6 million in its upcoming IPO. Based in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, AMQ is a company that provides technology-based solutions for B2B financi...
A short history of paper money – It Fails! Suppose you had a printing press in your basement along with a supply of perfect paper. You could slip down to your basement and print a batch of per...
During the day on Wednesday, we have several announcements coming out during the course of the day, including the FOMC Statement, the Crude Oil Inventories number, and of course an interest rate annou...