Tom Kool

Writer, Safehaven.com

Contributor since: 21 Mar 2018

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• Trump Urges Apple To Build Products In The U.S.

  Published 12 September 2018 | viewed 2,071 times

  Trump has once again called on Apple to bring its manufacturing home to the United States, prompting a dive in Asian suppliers’ shares on Monday…

• Amazon Falls After A Brief Stint In The $1 Trillion Club

  Published 05 September 2018 | viewed 2,571 times

  Stocks in e-commerce giant Amazon hit $2,050.27 Tuesday, catapulting it in to the Trillion-Dollar Club, along with Apple, the first ever U.S. company to hit…

• When Will The ETF House Of Cards Collapse?

  Published 24 August 2018 | viewed 15,252 times

  It might not be impeachment, or trade wars, or even a tech bubble that leads to the next market crash … one trader told CNBC…

• Is The iPhone X Too Successful?

  Published 21 August 2018 | viewed 11,314 times

  Fewer iPhone users are expected to upgrade to new phones next year because they like the iPhone X so much, but it’s a situation that’s…

• Consumers Show ‘Extraordinary’ Shift In Sentiment

  Published 20 August 2018 | viewed 2,326 times

  The economy may be experiencing growth, but consumer sentiment isn’t feeling optimistic, largely because wages aren’t budging despite rising inflation. In fact, the situation is…

• Switzerland Bans New Audi, Mercedes, Porsche Imports

  Published 17 August 2018 | viewed 4,370 times

  Switzerland’s Federal Roads Office (FEDRO) has banned the import of some new Mercedes-Benz, Audi and Porsche vehicles because their diesel engines skirted emissions regulations. This ban includes the…

• Steve Bannon Looks To Take On Europe

  Published 06 August 2018 | viewed 2,731 times

  Steve Bannon, often called the architect of Donald Trump's presidential victory even if friends so easily become foes in this manic political set-up, is now…

• Wall Street Predicting Major Selloff

  Published 31 July 2018 | viewed 3,642 times

  Multiple big names are predicting that we’re only at the beginning of a market sell-off, and when the real correction comes, it’s going to be…

• Trade War With EU Temporarily Averted

  Published 26 July 2018 | viewed 4,495 times

  Whether a trade war between the U.S. and the EU has just been averted or not is anyone’s guess, and the current atmosphere of renewed…

• Investors Still Like Qatar Airways Despite Blockade

  Published 23 July 2018 | viewed 4,785 times

  Ever since Saudi Arabia first floated the idea of essentially building a moat/nuclear waste dump around Qatar, turning it into a toxic island, it’s been…

• 10 Countries Feeling The Heat As The Trade War Escalates

  Published 11 July 2018 | viewed 3,962 times

  For many months, the world’s largest economies, the U.S. and China, have been at each other’s throats with accusations and counter-accusations of unfair trade policies…

• The $2 Trillion Trade War Fallout

  Published 05 July 2018 | viewed 6,340 times

  Fitch Ratings warned on Tuesday that increased trade tensions have raised the risk that new measures may be taken that would have a much greater…

• Is The U.S. Planning To Leave The WTO?

  Published 02 July 2018 | viewed 2,322 times

  Trump’s next attack on international institutions and the global trade regime is reportedly going to be the World Trade Organization (WTO), according to a leaked…

• Banking Major Pays $42M For Misleading Customers

  Published 21 June 2018 | viewed 2,225 times

  If it sounds familiar, that’s because it is: Bank of America Corp’s Merrill Lynch has agreed to pay a $42-million fine levied by the SEC…

• The Man That Predicted The Dotcom Bubble Has Advice For Investors

  Published 18 June 2018 | viewed 3,858 times

  When the founder of an American firm with over $70 billion in assets under management says that capitalism is killing the planet, does anyone start…

• Trump’s Trade War Turns Allies Into Enemies

  Published 31 May 2018 | viewed 2,222 times

  To the shock of the Republican party, major U.S. allies and, well, probably even China, Trump announced today that hefty steel and aluminum import tariffs…

• Samsung Loses $539 Million In Battle Against Apple

  Published 25 May 2018 | viewed 1,921 times

  After a California court ruled that Samsung will have to pay Apple an unexpected $539 million for patent infringements in the ongoing smartphone saga, Samsung…

• Experts vs Investors: Who Has It Right?

  Published 21 May 2018 | viewed 1,980 times

  With the stock market now guided more than ever by fears of a global trade war, tax cuts that coincide with big government spending, the…

• Seoul Leads Luxury Housing Price Index

  Published 10 May 2018 | viewed 6,098 times

  For any of you who might have wondered what in the world that 2012 hit pop song ‘Gangnam Style’ that just wouldn’t go away was…

• Banking Giants Forced To Pick Sides In Saudi-Qatar Rivalry

  Published 04 May 2018 | viewed 2,306 times

  Big international banks were eager to jump in on Qatar’s first bond sale in two years—but their eagerness was throttled by a Gulf feud now…