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Historically speaking, the US stock markets (ie – Wall Street) have reliably favored Republicans in presidential elections, but this year looks different. In fact, in almost every case back to 1880, US equity markets have risen when Republicans win presidential elections and fallen when Democrats win...
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IN THIS ISSUE: 1. The Case For a Global Recession in 2016 2. European Sovereign Debt Crisis is Worsening 3. The Growing Case For a US Recession in 2016 4. Hulbert Predicts Stock Plunge Will End Soon Overview The first half of January 2016 has been the worst New Year’s opening for the US stock markets...
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Stocks are off to a frightening start in 2016, with the US major indexes plunging as much as 3% during the opening session on Monday alone and even more in some overseas markets. The Dow briefly fell over 400 points to below 17,000 on Monday and closed well below it on Wednesday. The S&P 500 dipped...
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IN THIS ISSUE: 1. Economy is Improving But Most Americans Are Pessimistic 2. How Can This Be When Consumer Confidence is Way Up? 3. Conclusions: Most Americans Fear We’re Headed For Trouble 4. A Fed Rate Hike in December? – Here We Go Again & Again Overview Today we tackle several issues...
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I remember the first time I walked into Henry Blodget’s new startup, Business Insider, back in 2009. Twelve fresh-faced kids were crammed into a room about the size of my bedroom, pounding away on laptops, creating a new destination website. He took me over to a corner; we sat down in front of...
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IN THIS ISSUE: 1. 2Q GDP Came in Much Stronger Than Expected 2. Stocks Fall Off a Cliff in Late August – Now What? 3. Options 101: How to Use Them to Your Advantage 4. Introducing ZEGA Financial’s High Probability Options Strategy 5. Why Option Selling (Writing) Can Be So Attractive Overview...
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IN THIS ISSUE: 1. Another Ho-Hum, Disappointing Jobs Report For June 2. June Consumer Confidence Was Up More Than Expected 3. Gallup Job Creation Index at Record High May/June 4. China’s Stock Markets Imploded Over the Last Month 5. Editorial: China’s Big, Misguided Stock Market Gamble Overview...
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IN THIS ISSUE: 1. Are Stocks Poised For a Significant Selloff? 2. Say Goodbye to Dow 18,000… for a While 3. Thoughts on the Fed’s First Rate Hike – “Liftoff” 4. World Bank Cuts 2015 Global Growth Forecast 5. Time to Consider Our “ALPHA ADVANTAGE” Strategy Are...
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At a time when the US stock market is still flirting with record highs, more than half of Americans are sitting on the sidelines, with nothing invested in stocks, equity mutual funds or ETFs. A Bankrate.com survey released last Thursday found that 52% of those polled said they are not currently investing...
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My good friend Barry Ritholtz, famous for launching The Big Picture blog (and since graduating to being a regular Bloomberg columnist as well as writing a weekly column for the Washington Post), is well-known for being a contrarian. Barry is a regular dinner partner when I get to New York, and he also...
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I’m bringing you a special Outside the Box today to address a very specific question that is on many investor’s minds: is there a bubble in biotech? To answer that question, Patrick Cox, editor of Mauldin Economics’ Transformational Technology Alert , teases apart the data on stock...
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Coca-Cola (KO) is one of the world's most-recognized brands. Soda drinkers all over the globe world consume millions of bottles of Coke every single day. Coca-Cola has a whopping 42% market share of the carbonated soft drink market in the U.S., with Pepsi (PEP) a distant second at 28%. As a longer...
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The Second Most Expensive Stock Market in the World Who’s Got Your Risk? Join Me in San Diego Home Again, Los Angeles, Miami, and Argentina And Final Thoughts on the Employment Participation Rate "Sooner or later everyone sits down to a banquet of consequences." – Robert Louis Stevenson...
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In 2013, a Gallup survey found that stock ownership, even in retirement accounts, had reached a record low of only 52% of Americans, down from 62% five years prior and 65% in 2007. The latest number is the lowest since Gallup began its bi-annual survey in 1998. The sharpest decline is among middle-income...
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At the conclusion of the Fed Open Market Committee meeting yesterday, the official policy statement confirmed that the central bank will scale back its monthly bond and mortgage purchases by $10 billion. It will reduce its monthly Treasury bond purchases and mortgage-backed securities purchases by $5...