It’s Been Three Tough Weeks for the Dow
The Dow Jones Industrial Average Index has ended lower than it began for the last three weeks.
Then and Now: The Top 5 Markets, 1899 and 2015
The relative sizes of the world's top 5 largest stock markets in 1899 and 2015.
What is the Stock Market Saying about Consumers?
Is the stock market trying to tell us something about the health of the consumer? Retail shares are plunging vs. the market.
NYSE Daily New Highs Surge
The number of NYSE traded stocks with prices reaching new highs has surged since April.
Lost Decade for Chinese Stocks
Over the last decade, China has been viewed as the world's economic growth engine. And rightly so if you believe the country's economic statistics. Nominal...
Fitbit Fad has a Scary Ending for Investors
Fitbit shares have been crushed over the last year.
Services Economy Still OK
Services sector of the Economy still doing OK.
Rule #1 in Investing
Rule #1 in investing is don't lose money and never lose big. The chart below shows the portfolio gain needed to recover from a...
The 1st Quarter GDP Conundrum
The government's first stab at first quarter GDP growth was released today and it came in at a dismal 0.54%. That makes four first quarter...
Apple Not the Same without Steve Jobs
"Go for a business that any idiot can run--because sooner or later any idiot probably is going to be running it." Peter Lynch said...