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By Mike Larson On February 3, 202103:39 PM Eastern
The Scottish poet and journalist Charles Mackay wrote 180 years ago about the “popular delusions and the madness of crowds” — how “whole communities suddenly fix their minds upon one object, and...
By Mike Larson On May 8, 201908:00 AM Eastern
President Trump managed to send global stock markets reeling with just a couple of tweets late Sunday evening. In those commentaries, he threatened to more than double tariffs on $200 billion in...
By Mike Larson On January 12, 201808:00 AM Eastern
I’m a big movie fan, so I can recall many famous scenes at a moment’s notice. But one that’s at the top of my all-time favorite list comes from “Braveheart.”
The 1995 film stars Mel Gibson, and...
By Mike Larson On October 17, 201807:55 AM Eastern
Markets Sink, Then Surge (Again). Volatility Soars (Again). Is There a Message Here?
In January, the S&P 500 jumped almost 6% and all the averages hit new record highs. Then a few days later,...
By Jessica Borg On November 2, 202106:00 AM Eastern
It may be after Oct. 31, but the Halloween indicator is just beginning its six-month run. The indicator — also known as the Halloween strategy or Halloween effect — is based on the principle that...
By Gavin Magor On April 29, 202407:00 AM Eastern
One theory argues that at some point, higher interest rates start boosting the economy, and we may be there now.
By Gavin Magor On September 20, 201807:55 AM Eastern
Banking may be the single-most important industry for any economy. Without strong, liquid, loan-making banks, capital flows would slow dramatically and the economy would grind to a halt. That’s...
By Mike Larson On November 11, 201901:24 PM Eastern
This is important.
So, let me repeat that question: What’s better than a big bull market in gold?
It’s a big bull market in gold with a nice little pullback to give you an ideal entry point!
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By The Weiss Ratings Team On September 12, 201611:51 AM Eastern
The reality of book selling today, is many readers prefer to get their reading material on electronic devices, whether it’s actual text or an audio book. This means more and more readers don’t...
By David Dittman On August 11, 202004:42 PM Eastern
Niall Ferguson is a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University. He’s been a professor of history at Harvard, New York University and at the University of Oxford. His books...