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Blame my parents. I was raised on a vegetable farm and don’t have much appreciation or need for the finer things in life. I could afford a Mercedes but I prefer a pickup truck, I do most of my shopping at Wal-Mart (WMT) and Costco (COST) , wear a $20 Timex watch, and I’ll take a bottle of...
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How much time do you spend keeping up on the business news coming out of China? If you’re like most American investors, the answer is probably zero. That is a big mistake, because China has a big impact on a very large number of U.S. companies in two critical ways: China accounts for a significant...
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Remember when millions of Chinese donned face masks for protection during the Asian SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) epidemic back in 2003? Now, a second, deadlier version of bird flu has just hit China. Health officials all over the world are monitoring an epidemic that could be even worse than...
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In This Issue. * US equity markets hit new highs... * Dollar moves higher after positive economic data... * Brazil, Canada, UK, and the European central banks start their meetings... * China's leader gives his final report... And, Now, Today's Pfennig For Your Thoughts! Focus Still Remains on...
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IN THIS ISSUE: 1. Good News & Bad News on the Economy 2. Record High Gas Prices Could Go Even Higher 3. CBO Issues Latest Long-Term Forecasts 4. Stocks Pause Near All-Time Highs – What Next? 5. The Debate Over Increasing the Minimum Wage Overview The Dow Jones Industrial Average has flirted...
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As goes January ... so goes the rest of the year. February got off to a rough start, with markets taking a tumble yesterday on revamped concerns about the sovereign-debt crisis in the euro zone. But last month's action is what smart investors should be focusing on right now. In other words, what...
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Investors are pouring a mountain of money into the stock market this year. After our dysfunctional politicians in Washington, D.C., forged a Fiscal Cliff agreement that both sides seem to hate, the stock market shot up and has been on a roll ever since. If you’ve bought a bunch of new stocks, funds...
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The presidential debates were supposed to provide clarity and direction for undecided voters. But the mainstream media tells us that the outcome is cloudier than ever. From my vantage point, a Mitt Romney victory looks almost assured. And if you look at some research done by a pair of political-science...
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Will the incumbent or the challenger take the nation’s top title just 28 days from today? Whatever the outcome, you have access to a number of ways to guard and, more importantly, enhance your prosperity. Today I’d like to start exploring what we might be able to expect with one of those...
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You may think of New York City-based Citigroup (C) as an American company. But I’ve traveled the world extensively, and I can say that I have yet to set foot in a country that does NOT have a Citibank branch. Citi truly is a worldwide enterprise, with 200 million customers in 160 countries. This global...
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China’s largest movie theater operator just bought AMC Entertainment Holdings for $2.6 billion. But it still has M&A on the brain and plans to spend another $30 billion on acquisitions in the next couple years. Today I’m looking at four publicly traded theater chains that could soon find...
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* A pause to remember... * Traders wait on the German Court and the FOMC... * China slows, but inflation creeps back up... * Current Account data pushes some currencies higher but send others lower... And, Now, Today's Pfennig For Your Thoughts! A pause to remember... Good day. I will start today's...
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IN THIS ISSUE: 1. September Could Bring Trouble for the Markets 2. The Economy Sends Mixed Signals in August 3. Where Does the US Economy Go From Here? 4. Bernanke’s Jackson Hole Speech – Mixed Signals 5. My Thoughts on the Republican Convention 6. “2016: Obama’s America”...