The picture of the key US Indexes is a very clear mixed message. The backdrop of increased Geo-Political tensions has put a lid on just how far the already long running bull market can go. So far sideways action has …
Despite global political strife that ranged from the tragic downing of a passenger jet by Russian backed rebels in the Ukraine that killed almost 300 people , to the escalation of hostilities in the Mideast that has brought Israel to …
Recently Amazon and it’s CEO, Jeff Bezos took a lot of heat and ridicule when he announced that Amazon was developing drone technology that could allow Amazon Prime customers to receive their orders by drones in 30 minutes or less.…
On Thursday of last week in Hawaii, The National Marine Fisheries Service classified the scalloped hammerhead shark as “endangered” which means they are likely to face the risk of extinction in the future. The demand for shark fin soup has …
Can stocks blast off to new heights with the kinds of news we had last week?
And if gold completes its major ‘bottom’ pattern...
Is it time for gold to outperform stocks?
First, let’s quickly review some of the headlines …
The old stock trader axiom, “Don’t fight the Fed” may need to be updated to, “Don’t fight the GPIs”.
Last week the Official Monetary and Financial Institutions Forum released a report innocently entitled, “Global Public Investors – the new force …
Last Tuesday’s Wall St. Journal ran two “shocking” stories on the front page that surprised most readers in much the same way the upcoming market correction will take these same readers by surprise.
What correction? What two shocking stories?
First, …
Not to be outdone by his US counterpart, namely the Federal Reserve, Mario Draghi lowered interest rates yet again to .15% to spur sluggish growth and fight off deflation.
Getting people to spend money when they are not in the …
Newly retired former CEO of Microsoft Steve Ballmer agreed to purchase the LA Clippers for a measly $2.35 billion dollars, arguably one of the worst performing NBA basketball teams, historically speaking. However, the team has improved recently and home games …
Signaling a change to the fed policy of letting the markets know its intentions is quite a big tell in and of itself.
The Maestro, former Fed chairmen Allen Greenspan, was notorious for obscuring what he was thinking and came …
What Does The S&P 500's Tightest Range In 50 Years Mean For Stocks and Your Portfolio?
February 22, 2026
