In China, children have their hair cut on the second day of the second lunar month of the year, all for good luck. Superstition and the search for luck are part of human nature, as any investor soon finds out. Photograph: Zhang Duan/REX/Zhang Duan/REX
Every so often there’s an investor who has staying power– people like Warren Buffett or Peter Lynch […]
Ag Economy; Farm Bill; Budget; Immigration; Trade; Biotech; and, RegulationsCategories: Agricultural Economy /Budget /Farm Bill /Immigration /RegulationsAgricultural EconomyA news release yesterday from USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) indicated that, “According to the November Crop Production report released today by [NASS], corn production is expected to reach 14.4 billion bushels this year, up 3 percent from 2013 [related graph]. Soybean production is […]
Guest Post from Peak ProsperityIn an exclusive interview of John Hussman by Peak Prosperity’s Chris Martenson, Hussman says Stock Market Is Overvalued By 100%.Chris Martenson: John Hussman is highly respected for his prodigious use of data and adherence to what it tells him about the state of the financial markets. His regular weekly market commentary is widely regarded as one […]
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After an incredible 5-year bull market run, which saw the S&P 500 double from its March 2009 low of 666, many stock market watchers were sure this would be the year that things would finally turn.There certainly has been no shortage of bad news that would cause investors and traders to sell.”Just this year alone, the list of anxiety-provoking […]
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After an incredible 5-year bull market run, which saw the S&P 500 double from its March 2009 low of 666, many stock market watchers were sure this would be the year that things would finally turn.There certainly has been no shortage of bad news that would cause investors and traders to sell.”Just this year alone, the list of anxiety-provoking […]
John Hussman, Hussman FundsStart of a crash?See Also3 Things To Know About ETFsDaymond John Reveals What It’s Like Being A ‘Shark Tank’ Investor4 Things To Consider In A Changing Bond MarketFund manager John Hussman of the Hussman Funds has been one of the most vocal bears on Wall Street for the past few years.The market has continued to rise strongly […]
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The return of market volatility sent the S&P 500 to a low of 1,820 last Wednesday, down 9.8% from its September 19 all-time high of 2,019.There certainly hasn’t been a shortage of concerns. The global economy has been slowing, commodity prices have been plunging, geopolitical tensions have been high, and the Ebola virus has been spreading. And all this […]
When small-cap stocks are outperforming their large-cap brethren, it can be a sign of speculative excess in the market, and when the small stocks start going down …. a sign of a broader correction to come.We have seen signs of all these divergences leading up to the market’s most recent pull back. We’ve also seen major market averages break below […]
Half a million people have already signed up for Robinhood‘s unlaunched zero-fee stock trading service. Now the startup has raised $13 million to hire talent to make its app totally secure so it can start adding people from its private beta waitlist.Unlike competitors E*Trade and Scottrade that charge people $7 to $10 per trade, Robinhood doesn’t need to spend money […]
TOKYO (AP) — Asian stock markets were lackluster Thursday after Wall Street fell and as investors looked ahead to a European Central Bank meeting and U.S. economic data.KEEPING SCORE: Japan’s Nikkei 225 was down 0.2 percent at 15,703.89 while South Korea’s Kospi added 0.2 percent to 2,055.58. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng shed 0.4 percent to 25,229.91. Markets in Southeast Asia […]
