A reader asks: “What about the financials? Aren’t they showing leadership today?” Today, sure . . . but lately,...
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In this election year, we hear almost daily about leadership skills and the ability to inspire confidence. That’s fine for political...
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The raw net new high index is below the May levels that recorded the NASDAQ’s most recent trough and the 10-day series (orange line) is...
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I had a rather interesting back and forth via email today about the Semiconductor sector; My answers are italicized and indented. After...
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Whenever a new phrase enters into the investor’s lexicon, pay close attention. Given Wall Street’s echo chamber-like tendencies, the...
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Do even small amounts of inflation cut into stocks’ value as measured by the price-earnings ratio? Yes, according to research by...
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At the beginning of this year, we mentioned the Augmented Unemployment Rate as a way of drilling beneath the unemployment rate headline...
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Why is the United States the richest nation in the world? One would expect that a complex question such as this would require a degree of...
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What can we tell about a country by their alcohol consumption? Damned if I know — but this is an interesting chart nontheless. Nite...
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A very nice graphic from CBS MarketWatch, telling the long sordid history of this corporate disgrace: click for larger chart Source: CBS...
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