The US Stock Market is reaching its biggest bubble in history. When the price of the Dow Jones Index only moves in one direction... UP, it is setting up for one heck of a crash. While market corrections aren't fun for investors' portfolios, they are NECESSARY. However, it seems that corrections are no longer allowed to take place because if they did, then the tremendous leverage in the marke...Read More
By Gary TanashianSince January 2013 we have been using the worldwide Semiconductor Equipment industry as a leader within the Semiconductor sector, which is an economic cyclical leader itself. That month we noted a positive move in Equipment bookings, which became a (3 month) trend that spring. This trend was used to project positive economic signals to come.Through some turbulence in 2014 and 20...Read More
By Steve St. AngeloThe U.S. Stock Market is reaching its biggest bubble in history. When the price of the Dow Jones Index only moves in one direction... UP, it is setting up for one heck of a crash. While market corrections aren't fun for investors' portfolios, they are NECESSARY. However, it seems that corrections are no longer allowed to take place because if they did, then the tremendou...Read More
Gold bullion set for fifth week of gains as dollar slumps (Reuters.com)Asia Stocks Are Mixed as Euro Gains, Bonds, Gold Bullion Steady (Bloomberg.com)U.S. runs December budget deficit of $23 billion - Treasury (MarketWatch.com)Uproar over crackdown on cryptocurrencies divides South Korea (Reuters.com)Wal-Mart Raises Hourly Wage to $11 in Wake of Tax Overhaul (Bloomberg.com)Bill Gross of Janus:...Read More
Gold bullion set for fifth week of gains as dollar slumps (Reuters.com)Asia Stocks Are Mixed as Euro Gains, Bonds, Gold Bullion Steady (Bloomberg.com)U.S. runs December budget deficit of $23 billion - Treasury (MarketWatch.com)Uproar over crackdown on cryptocurrencies divides South Korea (Reuters.com)Wal-Mart Raises Hourly Wage to $11 in Wake of Tax Overhaul (Bloomberg.com)Bill Gross of Janus: '...Read More
Since January 2013 we have been using the worldwide Semiconductor Equipment industry as a leader within the Semiconductor sector, which is an economic cyclical leader itself. That month we noted a positive move in Equipment bookings, which became a (3 month) trend that spring. This trend was used to project positive economic signals to come.Through some turbulence in 2014 and 2015 the sector has r...Read More
Kentucky just became the first U.S. state to receive approval from the federal government to make work requirements mandatory for Medicaid recipients Continue...Read More
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Holiday sales rose 5.5 percent compared to last year, which is the largest jump seen since the end of the Great RecessionContinue...Read More
Jan 13, 2018 Guest(s): Robert Kiyosaki Holding real gold is the best way to have steady income, says Robert Kiyosaki, best-selling author of "Rich Dad Poor Dad" and his latest book "Why The Rich Are Getting Richer."Kiyosaki has been a self-proclaimed gold bug since 1972, and in his latest interview with Kitco News, he explained his journey with the yellow metal, from his first foray into gold w...Read More
Sprott's Rick Rule tells Silver Doctors if precious metals reverted to their three-decade mean as a percentage of total U.S. investments, demand would quadruple.Almost every asset class has been rising. Over the last month, gold and silver have been playing "catchup," Rule says.The size of the precious metal market is tiny right now in comparison to other asset classes. Rule reveals that if precio...Read More
The rebound in the precious metals sector continues. Friday, Gold pushed to another newContinue...Read More
Peter Schiff is an internationally recognized economist specializing in the foreign equity, currency and gold markets. Mr. Schiff made his name as President and Chief Global Strategist of Euro Pacific Capital. He frequently delivers lectures at major economic and investment conferences, and is quoted often in the print media, including the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, Barron's, BusinessWee...Read More
For more than three decades, my grasp of economic and business fundamentals, demographics, and cycles has allowed me to empower my readers... to let them see aheadContinue...Read More
For Part 2 of this interview, CLICK HERE"I like crashes because everything goes on sale."Robert Kiyosaki is best known as the author of Rich Dad Poor Dad, the #1 personal finance book of all time. His book titles hold four of the top ten spots on Nielsen Bookscan List's Life-to-Date Sales from 2001-2008 alone. Robert is an educational Entrepreneur and real estate tycoon, co-creator of the CASHFLOW...Read More
Justin's note: Today, I'm continuing my conversation with Doug Casey on controversial buzzwords... and why it's critical that you think for yourself. If you missed Part I, you can catch up here.Continue...Read More
CHARACTERISTICS OF BUBBLE CRAZINESS:U.S. stocks, according to many measures, are the most over-valued in history. We live in a Bubble Zone!Bitcoin and other cryptos are definitely in a bubble, but they could rise even higher.Bonds yield little, and in many European countries, less than zero. Central banks have created this distortion to the detriment of savers, insurance companies and pension fund...Read More
CloseGain/LossGold $1321.80+$4.40Silver$16.98UNCHXAU87.04+1.13%HUI195.52+0.64%GDM653.12+0.43%JSE Gold1325.12+12.06USD91.90-0.42Euro120.32+0.75Yen90.03+0.24Oil$63.80+$0.2310-Year2.536%-0.016T-Bond150.3125+0.25Dow25574.73+0.81%Nasdaq7211.78+0.81%S&P2767.56+0.70% The Metals: Gold edged down to $1315.70 in Asia, but it then chopped up to as high as $1323.90 in New York and ended with a gain of...Read More
- Gold prices rise to $1,326/oz on concerns China may slow U.S. Treasury buying- Equities fell sharply on the report as did Treasurys and the U.S. dollar- Chinese officials think U.S. debt is becoming less attractive compared to other assets- Trade tensions could provide a reason to slow down or halt U.S. debt purchases- U.S. dollar vulnerable as China remains biggest buyer of U.S. sovereign de...Read More
In my view there is nothing special about China's intention of reducing US treasury investment. This was bound to happen much earlier. China is "thee" happening place for the global financial service industry. It has opened up its economy for global investors. China is moving towards a service oriented growth from a manufacturing growth. Chinese moves economically or geopolitically is antagonizi...Read More