Presidents have been at odds with the policies of the Federal Reserve before, but Donald Trump has taken this to a whole new level, as he often does with things. The goals of the Federal Reserve Bank of the United States are clearly specified in the Federal Reserve Act. They are to promote maximum employment […]
The auto sector has looked more like a junkyard than a showroom over the past few years. Baird analyst David Leiker believes he has found a couple of diamonds in the rough. Some stocks perform better than others, and given that stocks are grouped into sectors, some sectors perform better than others do. The auto […]
Nestle stock being up 36% this year so far is only part of the story. It’s the way that this stock has risen that is really impressive. Both the present and future look bright. Nestle is the world’s largest packaged food company, and although they sell a lot of products in the United States, the […]
A fair number of people are critical of the practice of companies buying back their stock, with some even suggesting that this practice be limited or banned. We need to understand this first. Public companies both issue stock and buy back stock, according to their needs and strategies. The practice of a company buying back […]
The lower bond yields of today have some investors and market observers nervous. It turns out that momentum investing works even better with small yield gaps and inversions. Among the people who invest in stocks, some just buy and don’t even pay attention to their positions or their outlook. Their stocks may be tanking, the […]
GE has taken quite a bit of heat for their alleged accounting irregularities surrounding their managed care insurance divisions. GE denies any wrongdoing, and Goldman Sachs agrees. General Electric, commonly known as GE, has a very storied history, beginning all the way back in 1892. Among their founders were Thomas Edison and J.P. Morgan. Edison […]
Bank stocks and utility stocks do have some things in common, such as high earnings and good dividends. The two are very distinct in some very important ways though. There are actually quite a few investors out there who call themselves conservative, and at least think that they are, who invest in bank stocks for […]
Good stock selection always involves seeking better than average opportunities. Oil stocks have been way below average for a long time, but is there a reason to be optimistic? It is no secret that the oil and gas sector has fallen out of favor, and it’s no surprise either considering how tied this sector is […]
The annual global central bank conference is scheduled for next week, and on Friday, Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell will provide an update on where the Fed is leaning. With the next Federal Reserve Open Market Committee meeting a month away, with the next announcement not scheduled until September 18, there will be plenty of […]
This week’s trading has been a real ping-pong match so far. On Wednesday, the bears served up another big losing day, with yield inversion fears back in full force. The usual suspects on the bear side were in full force on Wednesday, causing a loss of 800 points on the Dow in the biggest one-day […]