By Mike Larson On April 3, 201707:00 AM Eastern
Donald Trump’s economic policies get a lot of credit for the recent market surge. And there’s no questioning his positive influence on everything from defense to infrastructure to financial...
By Mike Larson On March 31, 201707:00 AM Eastern
Today is the last day of the first quarter. That makes it a great time to catch up on ETF performance. Which ETFs shined in the first three months of the year? Which crashed and burned? And what...
By Mandeep Rai On March 29, 201707:00 AM Eastern
Sentiment readings have been soaring post-election, with the possibility of tax cuts, regulation reforms, and infrastructure programs clearly getting people excited.
In fact, yesterday’s...
By Mike Larson On March 27, 201707:00 AM Eastern
Donald Trump is pursuing an “America First” agenda, and that’s been great for stocks and sectors in the industries his policies should benefit the most. That includes defense, financials , and...
By The Weiss Ratings Team On March 25, 201707:00 AM Eastern
Everyone has an opinion on health insurance costs -- and debate over the future of the health insurance industry continues to rage in Washington. But what does the actual data show?
Who pays the...
By The Weiss Ratings Team On March 24, 201708:00 AM Eastern
Donald Trump’s “America First” version of policy has helped a lot of stocks – including those in sectors like financials, defense, and infrastructure. But in a little-noticed development, foreign...
By Mike Larson On March 24, 201707:00 AM Eastern
We finally got one this week – a 1% decline in the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index. Tuesday’s drop was the first one of that magnitude since October. Some 87% of the index’s components fell on the...
By Mandeep Rai On March 22, 201707:00 AM Eastern
We’ve long known that the Weiss Ratings Model gives us insights to a company’s future prospects, but I’m also finding we can use it to gauge the health of the general market. Let me explain…
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By Mike Larson On March 20, 201707:00 AM Eastern
Donald Trump made no secret on the campaign trail about his desire to shell out billions to make America’s military great again. Now that he’s president, he’s following through on his pledge....
By Mike Larson On March 17, 201707:00 AM Eastern
The Federal Reserve did exactly what I predicted it would: Raise interest rates for the third time in this rate-hiking cycle. Wednesday’s move boosted the benchmark federal funds rate to a range...