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Short Selling School 101 With the markets recently incredibly volatile, and now that we are solidly into the high risk, low return time of the year, I thought it timely to review how to make money when prices are falling. A 3,700 point rally in the Dow Average last week once again opens the window … Read more
Vaping Crisis Demos Altria-Philip Morris Merger. Suddenly, the crown jewels are toxic and about to be made illegal. The Juul CEO has resigned and the company may be about to go down the tubes. One of the largest mergers in history that would have created a $200 billion company has been tossed on the dustbin … Read more
Markets Open with a Positive Tone this Week, with more happy talk over trade negotiations. Oil is up 1%, as are US stocks and the Chinese yen. Expect a dead market until we get an outcome. Find Out More Thomas Cook Collapses, stranding 150,000 British travelers overseas. In the longer term, it could also hit … Read more
China Backs Off, withdrawing Hong Kong’s extradition bill. It may bring the violence in the former British colony to an end by assuring continued semi autonomy. This downplays the risk of a Tiananmen Square type massacre, no end to the trade war, and a sudden 1,000-point plunge in the Dow Average. Stocks like it, up … Read more
THE TWEET THAT SANK WALL STREET. THIS TRADE DEAL IS GETTING EXPENSIVE, WITH THE DOW DOWN OVER 1,000 POINTS FROM LAST WEEK’S HIGH GIVING UP ONE-THIRD OF ALL 2019 GAINS. AS YOUR RETIREMENT FUNDS DISAPPEAR UP THEIR OWN EXHAUST PIPE, WRITE A PROTEST LETTER TO THE WHITE HOUSE WHICH TOLD A DEAL WOULD BE SIGNED … Read more
CHINA CRISIS DEEPENS. IF THE SENIOR CHINESE NEGOTIATOR FAILS TO SHOW AND THE NEW TARIFFS GO INTO PLACE, WATCH THE DOW AVERAGE DROP 1,000. I WENT 100% CASH YESTERDAY. Find Out More US RETAILERS PANIC. WILL CUSTOMERS EAT THE 25% JUMP IN PRICES IN AN AMAZON-DOMINATED WORLD? UNLIKELY. MASS BANKRUPTCIES TO FOLLOW. Find Out More … Read more
THE CHINA TRADE WAR RATCHETS UP, WITH TRUMP IMPOSING 25% TARIFFS ON $200 BILLION MORE IN IMPORTS. IT SEEMS THAT THE NEGOTIATIONS WERE NOT GOING AS WELL AS ADVERTISED. THE STOCK MARKET WON’T LIKE THIS ONE BIT. THE HEAT IN THE KITCHEN IS GETTING TOO HOT. THE HEADLINE SHOULD READ “25% TAX TO HIT US … Read more
APRIL NONFARM PAYROLL REPORT WILL BLOW IT AWAY, AT 263,000. THE HEADLINE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE PLUNGES TO A NEW 49-YEAR LOW AT 3.6%. THIS IS WHAT OVERHEATING LOOKS LIKE, FUELED BY MASSIVE BORROWING. PLAY NOW, PAY LATTER. Find Out More TESLA BUMPS UP CAPITAL RAISE TO $2.7 BILLION, AND IT’S LOOKING LIKE THE BOTTOM MAY BE … Read more
APPLE BLOWS IT AWAY, WITH A MAJOR EARNINGS UPSIDE SURPRISE. THE SERVICES PLAY IS FINALLY FEEDING INTO PROFITS. STOCK BACKS BUMPED UP FROM $100 BILLION TO $150 BILLION. DON’T TOUCH (AAPL) UP HERE WITH THE STOCK UP $10 IN THE AFTERMARKET. Find Out More FED MEETS TODAY, TO DECIDE ON INTEREST RATES, WHICH WILL DO … Read more