Michael Kern

Safehaven

Contributor since: 21 Feb 2018

Contact Contributor

Biography

• Biggest Job Gains in History, but It’s Not Enough

  Published 07 February 2022 | viewed 4,213 times

  The U.S. economy added 467,000 in January, while the unemployment rate went down to 4%, significantly above expectations as the Dow Jones estimate was for…

• The Massively Lucrative Plant-Based Meat Business Goes 3D

  Published 03 February 2022 | viewed 4,759 times

  In yet another trend the older generation will have problems comprehending, a 3D-printed plant-based meat startup has just raised $135 million, bringing its total funding…

• The Streaming Warriors Are in Trouble

  Published 28 January 2022 | viewed 3,921 times

  Netflix may have been a bit of an earnings disappointment, and its stock may be on the decline despite a $1-billion infusion from a major…

• Earnings Season Might Bring Relief to Battered Tech Sector

  Published 21 January 2022 | viewed 4,136 times

  After years of outperformance, the red-hot U.S. stock market appears to have hit the skids. The S&P 500 is down 7.7% in the new year,…

• Banking Sector Booming As Stock Market Lags

  Published 14 January 2022 | viewed 3,094 times

  Stocks and mainstream financial markets have lately come under selling pressure after it emerged that the Federal Reserve will likely raise interest rates sooner and…

• Banking Stocks Could Be Set For Another Bumper Year

  Published 19 January 2022 | viewed 4,372 times

  After a successful run in 2021, banking and financial stocks and exchange traded funds are finding themselves in a strong position as 2022 kicks off. …

• Has Bitcoin Stopped Bleeding? Some Analysts Seem To Think So

  Published 13 January 2022 | viewed 10,434 times

  Last year was a banner season for the cryptocurrency markets, with bitcoin and leading altcoins frequently taking out record highs. Bitcoin hit $1 trillion in…

• 3 Major Bearish Catalysts For The U.S. Economy In 2022

  Published 06 January 2022 | viewed 7,212 times

  Despite being another tumultuous year amidst a worrying pandemic and massive supply chain disruptions, 2021 proved to be another annus mirabilis for the U.S. economy,…

• 3 Global eCommerce Brands Have Overtaken Amazon

  Published 04 January 2022 | viewed 4,033 times

  Online shopping juggernaut, Amazon Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN), is as daring as they come, but knows a lost cause when it sees one. After nearly two decades…

• Top 3 Predictions For Bitcoin In The New Year

  Published 30 December 2021 | viewed 6,757 times

  2021 has been a wild but successful year for cryptocurrency investors. Despite the recent plunge in the crypto markets, bitcoin still boasts a 64.3% gain…

• China Moves To Tighten Rules For Companies Looking To List Abroad

  Published 28 December 2021 | viewed 3,497 times

  The current year has seen a massive wave of regulatory pressure by the Chinese government on key strategic sectors of its economy. Beijing has tightened…

• Fake Reviews Go All The Way To The Top

  Published 27 December 2021 | viewed 5,558 times

  While shopping, the rule of thumb is that product reviews are not to be trusted. Despite the fact that the vast majority of shoppers still…

• The 3 Biggest Market Risks In 2022

  Published 16 December 2021 | viewed 8,323 times

  With the current trading year drawing to a close, the experts are already making forecasts about the coming year largely based on the trends that…

• DIDI Delisting Is A Worrying Sign For Investors Holding Chinese Stocks

  Published 06 December 2021 | viewed 3,267 times

  The current year has seen a massive wave of regulatory pressure by the Chinese government on key strategic sectors of its economy. Beijing has tightened…

• Business Opportunities In the New Metaverse

  Published 09 December 2021 | viewed 10,479 times

  The metaverse is getting hotter. When Mark Zuckerberg appeared onscreen smiling at formerly Facebook Inc.’s (NASDAQ:FB) virtual connect conference about five weeks ago, the iconic…

• Cryptocurrency Markets Have Gone Amok, Again

  Published 08 December 2021 | viewed 6,832 times

  Seasoned cryptocurrency traders are, perhaps, no stranger to the excessive volatility that comes with the territory. But events in cryptoland sometimes seem to push their…

• Fintech Goes “Green”, Joining $30T ESG Boom

  Published 19 November 2021 | viewed 7,407 times

  Back in 2019, Goldman Sachs made waves after becoming the first mainstream Wall Street bank to renounce fossil fuel investments. GS said it would cease…

• Buybacks Are Back, But New Taxes Could Dull the Party

  Published 17 November 2021 | viewed 3,306 times

  As the US economy is improving from the pandemic, total U.S. corporate stock buybacks are on track to hit a record for the third quarter,…

• Don’t Be Fooled By Musk’s Twitter Performance

  Published 15 November 2021 | viewed 7,476 times

  Bernie Sanders has been advocating for a wealth tax for years and made it a central part of his 2020 presidential election campaign. It was…

• 3 Healthcare Sector Stocks to Watch Right Now

  Published 10 November 2021 | viewed 3,603 times

  When the pandemic began last year, many investors started paying much closer attention to the healthcare sector, whose stocks generally outperformed the broader market, especially…