Beware the Naked Companies

By Rodney Johnson The markets peaked in early October, and since then something remarkable has happened. Investors have lost their drive to buy-the-dips! Instead, we’ve transitioned to sell-the-pops, and that’s not a good sign. For decades, investors typically drive stocks higher after a week …

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The biggest of the Big Tech companies are quickly positioning themselves as the internet’s thought police, threatening to stamp out one of America’s most cherished freedoms — the right to free speech” – Campaign manager for Donald J. Trump, Brad Parscale

The biggest of the Big Tech companies are quickly positioning themselves as the internet’s thought police, threatening to stamp out one of America’s most cherished freedoms — the right to free speech. The internet has clearly evolved into the public …

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Not bullish: Bank Index Breaks down and just over 40% of #SP500 companies are above their 200 DMA

Bank Index pic.twitter.com/4FI5oFsOFo — Dune AnaIytics (@DuneAnaIytics) October 13, 2018 https://twitter.com/OccupyWisdom/status/1051314407681212416 No stock market has had this ugly a start to a fourth quarter since 2008 https://t.co/wJvXIQ4thm pic.twitter.com/w4WJqxuS4v — MarketWatch (@MarketWatch) October 11, 2018 Growth vs Value pic.twitter.com/bJPsRioeEt — zerohedge …

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Some companies might be rated junk already if not for leniency from credit raters

by COMPUTER1313 April 25, 2018: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-04-25/a-3-trillion-credit-market-has-corporate-bond-investors-on-edge The high-grade bond market in the U.S. already has the lowest credit quality mix since the 1980s, according to CreditSights, and there are signs investors are getting nervous. A Bloomberg Barclays gauge of average corporate …

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So far this year, 83% of the companies that have gone public this year in the US are actually losing money. And a full 14% of companies in the S&P 500 can’t cover the interest on their debt.

From Simon Black at Sovereign Man: Stock markets around the world were crushed yesterday… The Dow Jones fell 800 points, its biggest dump since February. The Nasdaq fell 4% (its worst day in seven years). Japan fell 3.9%. Chinese stocks fell …

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