Supply side economics guru Arthur Laffer co-authored a book recently whose title is anything but subtle: The End of Prosperity: How Higher Taxes Will Doom the Economy--If We Let It Happen. This... read more »
If you find the current market action frightening, you are not alone. There is a bull market in disaster predictions, with a chorus of pundits predicting "another 2008." Sentiment... read more »
Investors eventually learn not to "fight the Fed." The Fed has more power and a lot more money than you do.It is popular in the investment punditry to criticize the Fed, blame the... read more »
I think earnings quality is one of the great neglected concepts of investing. Why do many growth investors blow up on seemingly promising companies? The answer is often that the investors did... read more »
"Every civilization," Swiss historian Jacob Burkhardt once wrote, "carries within itself the seeds of its own destruction." Dr. Hanmer Hill and Josh Bill tell us: "We... read more »
'This could be the greatest night of our lives, but you're going to let it be the worst.' - Line from John Belushi in Animal House Earnings Season? Is it Really? Just getting started with earnings... read more »
The majority of tracked ETFs ended the second week of the year lower on Friday's options expiration rout, including the S&P 500 (SPY), down -0.8%. Bucking the move were the "Safety... read more »
The first week of the new year brought a powerful rally for equities, leaving the S&P 500 (NYSE: SPY) higher by +2.8%, although that paled in comparison to the +5%-plus gains seen in the... read more »
By Nic Lenoir of ICAP We start the outlook for the week outlining Gold and EURUSD. Gold exhibits a lot of divergence on the hourly chart and has seen almost down to the dollar the Elliott... read more »
In spite of Friday's tug-of-war between the US Dollar (NYSE: UUP) +1.0% and the unexpectedly positive Jobs report (see WSJ, HP), all of the the major indices recovered nicely from the Dubai news... read more »
