Stock BuyBacks Slow As Market Reflects Possible Recession

Stock BuyBacks Slow As Market Reflects Possible Recession

According to Matt Philip’s piece in the Times (https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/24/business/ceo-confidence-buyback-drop.html), the last time CEO’s confidence was this low was during the 2009 recession when the country was still shedding 800,000 jobs a...
Insider Trading; Do The Dots Connect?

Insider Trading; Do The Dots Connect?

Oh to be a Bot on the wall! Amid some on Wall Street who claim there is no proof behind William Cohan’s piece in Vanity Fair titled, “The Fantastically Profitable Mystery of the Trump Chaos Trades”, Cohan remains firmly behind his story and the possibility of insider...
Why Earnings For Some Are Better (or Worse) than Expected

Why Earnings For Some Are Better (or Worse) than Expected

In his MarketWatch piece, Jeff Reeves zeros in on Netflix, Domino’s and Nike as three companies whose earnings are worse than anticipated. Read the whole article to see who he identifies as doing better than expected and why.   Ready to take your portfolio to the...

Is China Gaining the Upper Hand in Trade War?

Indecision and lack of a cohesive plan or objective, says analysts and many economists, are giving China the upper hand in trade negotiations with the Trump administration. Certainly with so many foreign and domestic fires burning at the same time (possible...

Tracking Possible Recession Via Home Prices

Are we on track for a 2020 recession? According to Benn Steil, director of international economics at the Council on Foreign Relations, all indications are in the affirmative. “When income fails to keep pace with home prices, the latter must fall back,” the post said....

How Would Jesus Invest?

Faith-based investing isn’t new, and it’s gaining some traction. As for those who cater specifically to the biblically oriented investor, some call them Certified Kingdom Advisors, and others, Christian Financial Consultants.   Still, according to writer Jason Zweig,...

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