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by David Haggith The 2018-2019 stock bear market is still roaring among several major indices. It has broken all the market’s FAANGs and still shows no signs of backing off. The … Read more
by Jim Quinn Fundamentals!!! Buybacks were illegal before 1982 ….which is most of the 20th century. Buybacks are supposed to be funded with excess cash that the business doesn’t need … Read more
by Jesse Colombo As seen on Forbes by RealInvestmentAdvice.com’s Jesse Colombo: “America’s Wealth Inequality Is At Roaring Twenties Levels.” With the 2020 presidential race kicking off and the election of … Read more
Wealth concentration near ‘levels last seen during the Roaring Twenties,’ study finds The shift is eroding security from families in the lower and middle classes, who rely on their small … Read more
Corporate Debt Is Reaching Record Levels “U.S. corporate debt has climbed to roughly 46% of GDP, the highest level on record. Observers worry that highly leveraged companies could pose a … Read more
by John Rubino Google “labor shortage” or “wage hikes” and the result is a picture of an overheating economy. Some examples from August 10: 911 Emergency: Call Centers Can’t Find … Read more
by Charles Hugh-Smith The stability of America’s status quo is illusory. One of the enduring mysteries of the past decade is why inflation has remained tame while the central bank … Read more
By Dave Kranzler of Investment Research Dynamics …Only this time around they are sponsored by the U.S. Government and guaranteed explicitly by the Taxpayers. I say “explicitly” because Government agency-issued mortgages are directly … Read more
The GOP tax plan means short-term gains for the economy, but federal debt is primed to explode, CBO analysis says The Congressional Budget Office forecast that the new tax law … Read more
VIX at 38 Is Waterloo for the Beloved Short Volatility Trade Of all the harrowing things seen in the stock market Monday, one was a special nightmare for investors in what has … Read more
by Chris For 10 years [during the Roaring Twenties], between the destruction of World War I and the misery of the Great Depression, people in North America were actually happy. … Read more