Third-quarter GDP was better than expectedStocks are little changed at midday, as traders look ahead to tomorrow's Thanksgiving Day holiday. While the price action is muted, there's plenty of economic data to digest, including a stronger-than-anticipated reading on third-quarter gross domestic product (GPD) and an eighth straight monthly rise in consumer spending in October. At last check, the Dow...Read More
It's definitely not retail, based on historical dataRetail has been the main focus of Wall Street ahead of the holiday season, but it turns out the retail sector has not been a top performer in December during the past 10 years. Instead, the media sector, represented by the PowerShares Dynamic Media Portfolio ETF (PBS) has done well in the month, according to data from Schaeffer's Senior Quantitat...Read More
VMware posted third-quarter earnings and revenue that both beat analysts' estimates The shares of software concern VMware, Inc. (NYSE:VMW) are up 2.3% to trade at $168.75 this morning, after the firm posted third-quarter profits of $1.49 per share, and revenue of $2.46 billion -- both of which beat analysts' estimates. VMware cited strengthening sales for its Hybrid Cloud subscription and SaaS.Ana...Read More
DE is set to breach a key trendline todayA notable earnings loser this morning is Deere & Company (NYSE:DE). Although the machinery company reported fiscal fourth-quarter earnings and revenue that topped estimates, Deere issued a full-year profit forecast that fell short of analyst expectations. CEO John May cited "lingering trade tensions" and severe harvesting conditions as catalysts for the dr...Read More
Options traders have taken a put-focused approachPVH Corp (NYSE:PVH) has been one of a number of retailers to report earnings in recent days, with Monday's post-close report initially sending the shares higher in yesterday's trading -- only to see them ultimately close 0.5% lower at $100.05. The round-number $100 price point seems to be acting as a magnet for the stock, after previously representi...Read More
Upbeat trade comments from Trump have stock futures pointed higher this morning Stock futures are pointing to a positive open ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday,as U.S. President Donald Trump said the U.S. and China are in the "final throes of a very important deal." The comments followed a phone call between the two nations in which negotiations were discussed, and an agreement to keep working thr...Read More
How Black Friday has been a signal for stocks in the past 30 years Thanksgiving is upon us tomorrow, followed by one of the busiest shopping days of the year. Black Friday, evidently, isn't necessarily the busiest shopping day of the year as retailers run deals earlier and online shopping has become more popular. It still marks the unofficial beginning of holiday shopping. Next week, reports of Bl...Read More
Christopher Lewis8 hours ago (Nov 26, 2019 4:36 PM GMT)Gold markets pulled back a bit during the trading session on Tuesday, reaching towards $1450 level, an area that was previous resistance. At this point, that previous resistance at the top of the ascending triangle has held the market up, which is basically what needs to happen in order for gold to continue going higher. There is the possibili...Read More
Bob Moriarty ArchivesNov 27, 2019I called for a pop in the price of White Gold whenI wrote about them two weeks ago. We got it. The shares were $.77 when I wrote and went as high at $.99 in short order.I compared WGO to Great Bear and in my view stated that I thought White Gold was better. Ina release on Tuesday Nov 26ththey seemed to have proved it. The hole showed 72.81 g/t gold over 6.09 meters...Read More
Gary Christenson, The Deviant InvestorInvestopedia says, "In the United States, the Federal Reserve acts as the lender of last resort to institutions that do not have any other means of borrowing, and whose failure to obtain credit would dramatically affect the economy."The Fed has created $billions in the past ten weeks (more on the way) and fed those billions into troubled banks, hedge fund...Read More
Stewart Thomson 1. With India's titanic physical market now switching from a price discount to a premium, the door is open for the end of gold's healthy and graceful price reaction.2. Please click here now. Double-click to enlarge this daily chart.3. A beautiful bull wedge pattern has formed. A week ago, I suggested gold would stall at $1480 minor resistance and an ensuing dec...Read More
Jordan Roy-Byrne CMT, MFTAThe precious metals sector remains in a correction. The miners have shown some positive signs but are not ready to move yet because the metals likely have more correction ahead.Technical support levels can provide us with low risk buy opportunities but combine that with sentiment data and we increase our odds of success.One reason why the sector is stuck in a correction...Read More
By: Ira EpsteinGold could see another wave to the downside if the low of yesterday does not hold:Read More
The range trade in gold and silver which has been there in November will be broken in December. Volatility will rise. A new trend should be formed in December. I expect the US dollar Index to crash. Brexit, US jobs numbers and actual signing of the US-China trade deal should be market mover or market shaker in December. Gold managed to trade over $1448 and needs to trade over $1448 to try and ri...Read More
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Click here for the full transcript: http://financialrepressionauthority.c...Charles Hugh Smith writes the Of Two Minds blog which covers an eclectic range of timely topics: finance, housing, Asia, energy, long-term trends, social issues, health/diet/fitness and sustainability. From its humble beginnings in May 2005, Of Two Minds now attracts some 200,000 visits a month. Charles also contributes to...Read More
The Trump impeachment investigation is entering a new phase and a step closer to a vote on whether to impeach the president. The U.S. House Judiciary Committee will hold its first hearing next Wednesday - and it's invited Donald Trump along. Dr. Ron Paul is a physician and former twelve-term congressman from Texas who ran for president in 2008. He is the author of eight books, including the New Yo...Read More
Gregory Mannarino started his financial career working for the securities and trading arm of the now defunct Bear Stearns before the dot-com bubble. He is an active trader of the capital markets and has published several books pertaining to finance, global economics, and equity trading; His most recent book is titled Ultimate Guide To Money and The Markets (free ebook). Gregory currently hosts a b...Read More
Brett Swarts is the Founder of Capital Gains Tax Solutions and host of the capital gains tax solutions podcast. Each year, he equips hundreds of business professionals with the Deferred Sales Trust tool to help their high net worth clients solve capital gains tax deferral limitations. His experience includes numerous Deferred Sales Trusts, Delaware Statutory Trusts, 1031 exchanges and $85,000,000...Read More
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