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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 Mike Larson On January 27, 201707:00 AM Eastern
It’s official: We’ve breached “Dow 20,000!”
The 121-year-old index crossed that level for the first time ever at the open on Wednesday, ultimately closing higher by 155 points. And just as we’ve...
By Mike Larson On January 23, 201707:00 AM Eastern
Amid all the euphoria about Dow-almost-20,000, one group of stocks got left out of the party. Interest rate-sensitive sectors.
Just look at this table showing the recent performance of...
By Jon D. Markman On January 17, 201707:30 AM Eastern
Amazon (AMZN) set out to change the world in 1994. Three years later, its IPO valued the company at just $461 million. Today it’s worth $360 billion, a gain of roughly 50,375%.
Is it possible,...
By Mike Larson On January 16, 201707:00 AM Eastern
If there’s one thing investors want in this low-rate world, it’s stocks with generous yields. If they can get nice capital gains at the same time, that’s even better.
Now, Weiss Ratings can help...
By The Weiss Ratings Team On December 19, 201607:30 AM Eastern
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After much debate and anticipation, the Federal Reserve finally hiked interest rates again last week. It raised the benchmark short-term rate to a...
By The Weiss Ratings Team On December 19, 201607:30 AM Eastern
Follow the money. That’s what the tipster code-named “Deep Throat” told Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein when they were reporting on the Watergate scandal. But that advice applies in investing,...
By Jon D. Markman On March 29, 201607:30 AM Eastern
While the S&P 500 has rebounded 13% off its low on Feb. 11, the earnings picture at major U.S. companies continues to worsen. Earnings estimates have steadily fallen all year for all major...
By Jon D. Markman On March 15, 201607:30 AM Eastern
When you consider that gasoline prices are near their lowest of the decade and jobs are firming up, you would expect that small-business owners should be optimistic.
Yet they’re not. In fact,...
By Jon D. Markman On June 9, 201507:30 AM Eastern
Video chip juggernaut Ambarella (AMBA) closed above $100 for the first time last week, which is not bad for a stock that started the year at $50, and which I first recommended to New Tech...