CloseGain/LossGold $1215.00-$7.50Silver$14.14-$0.11XAU63.55-1.82%HUI143.71-1.99%GDM526.50-1.91%JSE Gold1105.78-21.46USD97.36+0.31Euro112.95-0.39Yen88.02-0.12Oil$51.56-$0.0710-Year3.053%-0.014T-Bond139.90625+0.125Dow24748.73+0.44%Nasdaq7082.70+0.01%S&P2682.20+0.33% The Metals: Gold edged up to $1225.20 by a little after 8AM EST before it fell back to $1212.00 in early afte...Read More
by John Mauldin via Forbes.comA Worldwide Debt Default Is A Real PossibilityIs debt good or bad? The answer is "Yes."Debt is future spending pulled forward in time. It lets you buy something now for which you otherwise don't have cash yet.Whether it's wise or not depends on what you buy. Debt to educate yourself so you can get a better job may be a good idea. Borrowing money to finance your vac...Read More
Most investors are cautious. Nothing is rising, be it stocks, commodities or bonds. Sitting on cash is the favorite pastime of traders and investors. There will be short term certain direction after the G20 meeting and US November nonfarm payrolls on 7th December. It is just keeping a hawk eye and making the right investment. Do invest with the herd. Herd trading can result in more losses than p...Read More
The new Alchemist is out. What can we learn from the latest publication of the LBMA? We invite you to read our today’s article and find out!Banque de France and GoldThe latest edition of LBMA’s Alchemist focuses on the role of central banks in the gold market. Sylvie Goulard, Deputy Governor of Banque de France, wrote the first article, entitled Banque de France and Gold: Past and Futu...Read More
The South East Asia Iron & Steel Institute (Seaisi) has singled out Myanmar as a burgeoning steel market to watch in the Southeast Asian region.The country's annual steel consumption is expected to exceed 3 million tonnes in 2020 on an average growth rate of 8% before reaching 5 million tonnes in 2025, Seaisi secretary general Tan Ah Yong said on Monday November 26.He was speaking to delegates at...Read More
The stock has historically struggled in DecemberApple (AAPL) is in the news today, after President Donald Trump threatened a 10% tariff on iPhones and laptops imported from China. As a result, Apple suppliers such as Qorvo Inc (NASDAQ:QRVO) are lower today, down 0.5% to trade at $65.34, at last check. What's more, the worst could be yet to come for QRVO heading into December. According to Sc...Read More
Sector expert Michael Ballanger muses on lessons learned and profits to be gained in silver trades. "Even a broken clock is right twice a day." ― Stephen Hunt, The Court of the AirThere are times when every investor has to look long and deep into a mirror and determine whether a well-thought-out strategy is actionable or whether it is simply an ad hoc "hunch," barely worth chasing. With rega...Read More
RACE shares have struggled since their June peakFerrari N.V. (NYSE:RACE) call volume running wild today, with more than 4,800 contracts crossing, compared to a daily average of just 667. Trade-Alert notes that more than half the volume has taken place at the February 2019 105-strike call, where one speculator loaded on more than $2 million worth of options -- almost 2,800 contacts in total -- via...Read More
ClintSiegner : Itis hard to cheer for the Department of Justice these days, but federalprosecutions have begun to offer hope for precious metals investors hurt byrigged markets and crooked traders.TheDOJ looks poised to do what regulators at the CFTC have not. They will useevidence of blatant cheating and fraud to hold a few bankers accountable. Lastweek, DOJ officials asked the judge in a civil s...Read More
UTX has ended December higher nine times over the past 10 yearsIt's been a rough day for blue chip United Technologies Corporation (NYSE:UTX) down 5.7% to trade at $120.56. Driving the stock lower is the announcement that the company will split into three separate entities: aerospace, elevators, and building divisions. It is one of the biggest companies ever to pursue such a split, and has been u...Read More
The S&P and Nasdaq have both traded in positive territory todayAfter starting the day in negative territory on new tariff threats from U.S. President Donald Trump, the S&P 500 Index (SPX) and Nasdaq Composite (IXIC) have tested positive territory, though the former was last seen in the red once again. Meanwhile, a sharp sell-off from United Technologies (UTX) is keeping pressure on the Dow Jones I...Read More
Opportunitieslike this are rare. I study markets for a living and I see one setup like it ayear, at the most. But will you listen to me? Will you buy the stock Irecommend in this article?I hope so… because there’s a realistic shot to makeroughly 140% in just a few months.But there’s a catch. You’ll have to buy the single most hated asset class on the planet today. The Asse...Read More
Plus, 23 other stocks that tend to struggle in the final month of the yearOn Monday, we outlined 25 stocks to buy before December, if history is any indicator. Today, we're focusing on the worst-performing stocks in the final month of the year, historically. Among them are video game makers Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ:TTWO) and Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ:ATVI). Below are th...Read More
UAL will present at a Credit Suisse conference this weekThe shares of United Continental (NYSE:UAL) have continued to push higher, up almost 59% year-over-year and notching an all-time closing high on Friday. Prior to this, a pullback was neatly contained near the site of UAL's September high and the 20-day moving average. The outperforming airline name looks poised to keep rolling, especially wit...Read More
Spirit Airlines shares touched a new annual highSpirit Airlines Incorporated (NYSE: SAVE) stock is up in almost 21% to trade at $61.58 this morning -- and earlier notched a new three-year high of $62.01 -- after the company upped its fourth-quarter unit revenue guidance, based on an increase in non-ticket revenue such as luggage and seating, as well as a higher load factor. As such, a pair of anal...Read More
The two stocks are now staring at year-to-date lossesThis morning, two names in the healthcare sector are lower after receiving some bearish analyst attention. For starters, athenahealth, Inc (NASDAQ:ATHN) is down 0.3% to trade at $132.25, after Wells Fargo downgraded the IT services specialist to "market perform" from "outperform," while slashing its price target to $135 from $185. -- the per-sh...Read More
Both retailers reported quarterly profit and revenue missesWhile Amazon (AMZN) unveiled record Cyber Monday sales, Buckle Inc (NYSE:BKE) reported third-quarter earnings of 42 cents per share on $215.1 million in revenue -- lower than analysts were expecting. What's more, the retailer confirmed same-store sales for the three-month period plunged 1.4%. BKE stock has dropped 8.2% to trade at $19.17,...Read More
Trump said it's "highly unlikely" the U.S. will delay tariff increasesStock futures appear poised to pull back from yesterday's strong rebound, as fresh trade tensions between the U.S. and China surface ahead of Friday's G-20 summit, where leaders of the countries are expected to meet. President Donald Trump told the Wall Street Journal it was "highly unlikely" the U.S. would delay its tariff incr...Read More
Amid heavy tech-sector outflows, FAANG stocks have been racking up ominous-sounding death crossesThere has been much ado about "death crosses" among the talking heads of Wall Street, particularly regarding the so-called "FAANG" stocks. Case in point: A MarketWatch headline on Nov. 20 warned, "Netflix's 'death cross' is the third for FAANG stocks and Nasdaq Composite is next." Against this backdrop...Read More
CloseGain/LossGold $1215.00-$7.50Silver$14.14-$0.11XAU63.55-1.82%HUI143.71-1.99%GDM526.50-1.91%JSE Gold1105.78-21.46USD97.36+0.31Euro112.95-0.39Yen88.02-0.12Oil$51.56-$0.0710-Year3.053%-0.014T-Bond139.90625+0.125Dow24748.73+0.44%Nasdaq7082.70+0.01%S&P2682.20+0.33% The Metals: Gold edged up to $1225.20 by a little after 8AM EST before it fell back to $1212.00 in early afte...Read More