Category: US Stocks
Win-Lose World
Retail sales are headed down. GDP growth. Industrial production. Hours worked. New hires. Manufacturing new orders. Construction spending. All down…
Our Crash Alert Flag Is Still Flying
Naturally, the foreigners are learning not to trust US suppliers…and are looking for essential inputs elsewhere. Win-lose again…with little chance that the US will be a winner.
Trump Missed His Chance to Make America Great Again
Trump, many believe, is the Messiah. He will wipe away every tear. Mourning, crying, and pain will be no more. He will deliver us from evil, they think.
Uber Eats Domino’s
Why are the big fast food companies scared of Uber? Because Uber Eats Domino’s! Uber Eats — the offshoot food delivery service from Uber — is eating up all the traditional food delivery companies’ business.
Lousy IPOs — Are We Seeing the Extinction of the Unicorn?
Do you know who has really made money with Lyft and Uber? Private equity capital that got in early. The IPOs are a bit late.
America’s ‘Light Unto the World’ Is Now a Bonfire
The cost of living has continued to rise. By the 21st century, the typical man had to work twice as long to buy an average house and an average car as he did in 1975.
A Clever Hack for Spotting Emerging Tech Trends
As these titans of industry have risen through the ranks of the world’s largest companies…they’re morphing. And they’re all changing the same way…by becoming competitors with one another.
How the Financialisation Scam Works
The key to the whole financialisation scam is what it costs to buy a ticket to ride this train — the DebtBall Express — that pulled out of the station back in 1971.
The Wall Gave Way, and We Fell…
The tax cut didn’t really cut the cost of government. It simply shifted it to debt…and onto the public and into the future. And now the future is coming into view.
Why You Should Steer Clear of the Wall Street IPOs for Now
Harry Potter, Pokémon, Star Wars — 1999. A great time to be an eight-year-old. This was a busy year for Wall Street underwriters with the Wall Street IPOs.
The Financialisation of the American Economy
Over the last 10 years, for every stock bought — in net terms — by the public, the corporations themselves bought nearly 50 of them.
The Real Reasons Stocks Go Up
Word on the street yesterday was that stocks were going up to record highs ‘on earnings.’ The casual listener was invited to believe that corporate America was earning more money; therefore, it should be worth more. Why else would people
Uber versus Gold…or Something Else?
Uber or gold, which do you pick? While I’m no gold bug, I wouldn’t blame you for picking the latter. It’s probably a better option than piling into a company going bust!
Crash Alert
The next recession is coming fast. And based on the early data I have, it looks like the Doom Index will hit ‘8’ in our official reading this quarter.