To me it would appear that the macro factors pushing inequality and a weak economy resulting in declining purchasing power for the middle class on down are: Technology eliminating jobs… Global job transference to cheaper offshore labor… Inadequate Employment Transition…Continue Reading →
If one takes a look at the charts and listens to the financial press on these key markets, the S&P Index, the Dollar, T-Bonds, and Oil you see and hear a picture evolving. The picture is that the guru’s see…Continue Reading →
You would think he would be a global market CEO, but Tim Cook of Apple apparently is more a techie based on his fretting about the value of the dollar yesterday. A little tip here, he hasn’t seen anything yet…Continue Reading →
The over reaching FED is a force that all investors must keep in the back of their mind. At the moment, the S&P price level swing low of 1812.29 set on 1/20/16 is kind of the FED’s breakpoint. A market…Continue Reading →
As mentioned a couple of days ago, today January 22nd, marks eight years for this website. We had three main objectives at the start: I. To present to readers an overview of a major economic situation that was close to…Continue Reading →
“The term ‘too big to fail’ must be excised from our vocabulary.” It was none other than Jamie Dimon who said that in 2008. If you look at the macro-technicals today they look somewhat similar to March 2008. I think…Continue Reading →
It will be eight years completed since our January 22, 2008 opening day. The period covered has been eventful in terms of the Economy, the Markets, and politics. My original plan was to write this blog through the end of…Continue Reading →
It is always interesting to put an investor reaction overlay to the markets. Today our website and email responses have jumped, reaching and exceeding October 2014 levels. My response to the questions asked is simple,: First, yes we have seen…Continue Reading →
It seems that there is a lot talk about this bottom stuff, when the real issue is to face up to where was the Top, the Top that was built between February 2014 and May 2015. Now why would anyone…Continue Reading →
The Russell 2000 small cap index breached both lows in the past six trading days. On the other hand the Dow, S&P, Nasdaq and the Financials are churning above those lows, the Nasdaq well above. This is and will add…Continue Reading →