Markets

May 04, 2015 at 19:46

In the old days you knew a market top was at hand when your local barber starting giving you stock tips. In our global market it is different as new…

May 04, 2015 at 19:43

I have seen many grim predictions regarding robots taking away human jobs, but one of the most dire predictions comes from a study commissioned by ING-Diba.

May 04, 2015 at 16:45

Did Nero really fiddle carelessly while Rome burned, as some would suggest? Perhaps surprisingly to most, the answer to this question is no, as violins did not even exit at…

May 04, 2015 at 16:30

David Stockman just published a chart so compelling that he didn't feel the need to add any commentary. But there are a few things to be said about the tendency…

May 04, 2015 at 16:11

Having worked on Wall Street for over twenty years, I have had countless conversations about the seasonal tendency for investors to "sell in May and go away". Wikipedia describes the…

May 04, 2015 at 13:12

Last month I noted Factory Orders Unexpectedly Rise Snapping String of 6 Straight Declines. They didn't. Last month's orders were revised to the negative column in today's report.

May 04, 2015 at 12:17

Confidence in retirement investing is once again soaring among the general public. According to a recent survey, those who own retirement accounts are feeling almost twice as confident about their…

May 04, 2015 at 11:58

And they say there is no inflation! When you begin pricing condominiums in the fractions-of-a-billion dollars I think its safe to say there is a lot of inflation! We're not…

May 04, 2015 at 08:44

In order to comprehend why the long-term outlook for gold (and silver) is so positive you only have to understand that global debt and balance sheets are set to expand…

May 04, 2015 at 08:11

Silver's long bearmarket from its 2011 highs is believed to be "nested" within a larger bullmarket, along with gold's, as discussed in more detail in the parallel Gold Market update,…