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Headlines – September 6/17
Wall St opens higher even as North Korea, Irma weigh. Read story Canadian dollar jumps as Bank of Canada raises benchmark rate to 1%. Read story US trade gap edges up; deficit with China at 11-month high. Read story Irma makes landfall in Caribbean, heads toward Puerto Rico. Read story How to track Hurricane Irma […]
Headlines – September 5/17
Stock market set for lower open as North Korea standoff intensifies. Read story North Korea threat prompts Japan evacuation preparations. Read story What heavier US military activity in the Pacific means for North Korea. Read story Putin warns of ‘planetary catastrophe’. Read story Euro area poised for fastest economic growth in a decade. Read story […]
Headlines – September 1/17
US job growth slows in August; wage growth retreats. Read story Dollar falls as weak job number cuts Fed outlook. Read story Retail US gas prices surge as Harvey keeps refiners shut down. Read story Putin warns North Korea situation on verge of ‘large scale conflict’. Read story Canadian economy smashes expectations with 4.5% […]
Headlines – August 31/17
Stocks gain on growth, US dollar extends run. Read story Texas Chemical plant explodes after Hurricane Harvey flooding. Read story Harvey shuts key US fuel pipeline. Read story China says it will never allow war or chaos at its doorstep as tensions escalate on Korean peninsula. Read story US oil set for biggest monthly loss […]
U.S. stocks rose on Wednesday after stronger-than-expected U.S. economic growth outweighed concerns about escalating tensions between the United States and North Korea, and uncertainty in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey. The S&P 500 closed the day up .46% moving out of its short-term downtrend channel. Technology stocks lead the way higher, with the NASDAQ closing […]
Headline – August 29/17
Gold climbs as N. Korea missile test sees price at 2017 high. Read story Trump vows “all options open” after N. Korea launch over Japan. Read story S. Korea drops eight heavy bombs near N. Korea to show ‘overwhelming force’. Read story Oil prices dip as market assesses hurricane damage. Read story US dollar dives […]
Headlines – August 25/17
Stocks heading for best weeks in six ahead of Draghi,Yellen speeches. Read story Samsung heir jailed 5-years for corruption and bribery. Read story Oil trims weekly drop as storm heads for Texas;gasoline surges. Read story Draghi has reason to tone down the drama at Jackson Hole. Read story Trump to start push for tax reform […]
Market Recap – August 23/17
After its strong rally Tuesday, the S&P 500 pulled back slightly today, based on Trump’s comments about shutting government down and abandoning NAFTA. It remains in its near-term downtrend channel. Looking at what sectors have been the market leaders, we can see that while S&P 500 is up about 12% in the past year, it […]
Market Recap – August 21/17
It was a fairly quiet day in geopolitical terms, with no Trump or Kim Jong-un rhetoric. The S&P 500 managed to stop the slide from last week, closing up slightly. The weakest sector was once again the banks, with the SPDR S&P Bank ETF down 6.28% for the year. While the S&P 500 is up […]
Headlines – August 21/17
Wall St opens flat as North Korea, White House worries ebb. Read story N.Korea warns of ‘merciless strike’ ahead of US-S.Korea drills. Read story Moon warns North Korea against provocation during drills. Read story China’s Great Wall eyes Chrysler Fiat bid. Read story Speculators haven’t been this bullish on gold since October. Read story Eclipse […]
Headlines – August 18/17
Dow faces biggest 2-week drop in nearly a year. Read story Dozens mowed down, at least 13 killed, in Barcelona terrorist attack. Read story Russell 2000 small caps turn negative for 2017. Read story Trump scraps infrastructure council plan. Read story US-S.Korea war games start Monday as Pyongyang warns of ‘catastrophe’. Read story From junk […]
Headlines – August 17/17
Wall St lower on inflation, Trump policy worries. Read story Steve Bannon: ‘We’re at economic war with China’, there’s no North Korean solution. Read story North Korea propaganda posters show Korean missiles obliterating US capital buildings. Read story Trump did something good this week. Read story Growing list of money managers cutting their exposure to […]
Headlines – August 16/17
Wall St opens higher; investors eye Fed minutes. Read story What’s at stake as NAFTA talks begin? Read story The world’s best (and worst) cities to live in. Read story Amazon shares fall after Trump says it hurts retailers. Read story Oil rises on huge draw down in stocks. Read story Kim Jong-un executing record […]
Potential water-fall correction for S&P 500
In our blog posted on July 26/17, we noted that a number of indicators were flashing warning signs that the market was getting overbought, and that a correction was coming soon. On August 7/17, we posted a blog highlighting how August is typically a month where we see a high, with a correction soon after. […]
Headlines – August 14/17
Stocks poised to move higher as geopolitical issues put on back burner. Read story Top US General readies military plan for N.Korea, but pushes for diplomacy. Read story Merk CEO Fraser steps down from Trump’s Manufacturing council after Charlottesville. Read story China bans key North Korea imports. Read story US ‘ally’ Ukraine is likely source […]
TED: Elon Musk on systems to sustain human life
Elon Musk spoke at the TED conference discussing his concerns with AI, plus his plans for Tesla, space, and how he wants to change the world. I’m not trying to be anyone’s savior. I just want to think about the future and not be sad
Headlines – August 11/17
Trump warns N.Korea that the US military is ‘locked and loaded’. Read story North Korea warns it could ‘reduce the US mainland to ashes at any moment’. Read story The time is running out to avoid war with North Korea. Read story China warns the US: “We will prevent a North Korea regime change”, Read […]
North Korea tensions push global markets down
Another day of rising tensions between the US and North Korea. According to NBC News, the Pentagon has prepared a specific plan for a pre-emptive strike on North Korea’s missile sites should President Trump order such an attack. Two senior military officials — and two senior retired officers — told NBC News that key to […]
Trump & Kim Jong-un spook the markets
Over the past few weeks we have been highlighting a number of indicators suggesting that the stretched bull market in equities is due for a correction. We weren’t sure what might spook the market, but today’s geopolitical events certainly qualify. After weeks of increased rhetoric between North Korea and the US, the UN applied heavy […]
Headlines – August 9/17
US stocks retreat as N. Korea spurs geopolitical unease. Read story N. Korea threatens attack on Guam. Read story China urges calm over N. Korea. Read story N. Korea says it has released Canadian pastor. Read story The case for $5000 Bitcoin. Read story Can this US city go 72 hours without a murder? Read […]
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