Cyber-Nostradamus
A computer-age soothsayer: How the NSA predicted riots in Brazil. Plus… Reading the data the right way to predict stock market moves
View ArticleThe Most Decisive Trading Day Since Last Summer
A computer-age soothsayer: How the NSA predicted riots in Brazil. Plus… Reading the data the right way to predict stock market moves
View ArticleDeal or no Deal
Forget all of the "taper talk" you might have heard about. It's a sham. The US economy isn't recovering and, more to the point, the US dollar isn't any stronger. Today, Greg Canavan explains how the...
View ArticleSTORM Alert: Buy The Bounce
The big picture story I've been sharing with you for the last month is playing out this week – so with the weak names out of our portfolio, it makes sense to trade the big index. Here's how...
View ArticleBetting on a Bounce
After a dreadful start to the year, stocks are finally beginning to kick it into gear. In fact, Thursday was the best day of 2014 for the averages so far. But can it last? Greg Guenthner explains why...
View ArticleA New Bull Market — In Ireland!
Back in 2010 when Ireland was in the same sentence as Venezuela or Iraq… one of our fave owner-operators took it as a sign to buy!
View ArticleChina’s Dirty Secret and Coke’s “Hail Mary”: Two Positions to Cut, One to Hold
Thought Japan’s credit bubble popping in the ’80s was bad? This will be far worse. World trade will feel the impact. Plus, Coke’s “Hail Mary”…
View ArticleFrozen Gas, Pipeline Politics, Scarce Energy
The world runs on oil, and it has run on oil for a century and it'll keep on running on oil for a long time to come. Except some countries will have plenty of oil and some won't. Countries that allow...
View ArticleWhen Bad News Is… No News
What, me worry? The market goes all Alfred E. Neuman on the jobless figures. Plus, boomer retirements? The 5 busts a persistent unemployment myth
View ArticleNo, It’s Not “Shifting Demographics”
What, me worry? The market goes all Alfred E. Neuman on the jobless figures. Plus, boomer retirements? The 5 busts a persistent unemployment myth
View ArticleEarnings Season Updates
It's certainly been an interesting week for stocks. As I write, the big indexes are up more than 1% for the second straight day, stomping on the brakes after a shaky start to 2014. Meanwhile, I'm busy...
View ArticleIt’s Morning Again in America
With so much negativity going around, Neil finds a lot to be optimistic about – especially for the stocks in the Lifetime Income Report portfolio.
View ArticleThe Magic of Buybacks
In 2006, Dr. Kurt Richebächer penned an undeniably prescient article on the state of the US economy. Specifically he addressed the dangers of perpetually low interest rates and the convoluted thinking...
View ArticleMarket Wrap-Up
“I don’t mind being wrong, but I don’t want to be wrong for long.” — Ralph Acampora Sometimes it’s better to be lucky than good. And last week reminded us that sometimes good rules don’t overcome bad...
View ArticleIn the Casino Business, the House Always Wins
How would you like to own a casino? And I don't mean the whole operation. Forget about the back-office issues. Imagine not having to deal with the hassles of maintenance, customer complaints and other...
View ArticleBuyers Bounce Back — The Game Is On.
Last week saw the force of gravity applied to volatility, as the fear gauge flew then fell toward earth like a Sochi snowboarder. The sharp reply and bounce back by stock bulls makes for terribly...
View ArticleThe One Chart You Need to Watch Today…
Stocks got off to a slow start this year. But thanks to a convincing two-day performance on Thursday and Friday, last week, it looks they could be poised to bounce back. Greg Guenthner has more...
View ArticleBoeing’s Upside: 30% or More in 12 Months
Clearly, Boeing shares had a tough January. Boeing sold down from the $144 level to the low $120s, in the range of a 15% correction. Last week, Boeing's share price apparently found a base and began to...
View ArticleThe Forever Flexible Deadline
Pipeline clears another hurdle… or does it? Byron King on how the “economics and raw cynical politics” of Keystone XL will play out
View ArticleKeystone: Waiting for the Last Word (And Waiting…)
Pipeline clears another hurdle… or does it? Byron King on how the “economics and raw cynical politics” of Keystone XL will play out
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