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Via Birch Gold If Social Security were one of your private investments, instead of an entitlement, you might actually look for other options. Here’s why. Nominal Interest Rates On Special Issues in APY. From the Office of the Chief Actuary, Social Security Administration. Since 2000, the Social Security Trust Fund has consistently been earning a lower

What goes up must come down, as we all know. This fact of physics is the underlying worry of the stock market, that fuels our suspicions of bubbles. But investment firm Goldman Sachs doesn’t believe we should worry; the firm’s chief global equity strategist Peter Oppenheimer gives several reasons to expect that the market’s current

For investors seeking a strong growth option, and willing to take on some added risk, the biotech sector offers an unparalleled opportunity. Unlike other names, biotech companies often rely on only a few key milestones like data readouts or FDA approvals. So, when a particular result goes a company’s way, the news can act as

by Martin Armstrong While the general overview of this market by most technicians has been bearish simply based upon how high the market has risen, we are also in an interesting position where the fiction of vaccines is providing some underlying support. Based upon RELIABLE sources, this entire Build Back Better motto and a scheme

U.S. stocks closed with a flourish on Friday, sending the S&P 500 to a fractional gain for the week. Real Estate names led the way higher, while the Communication Services sector lagged. On a weekly basis, the U.S. 10-year Treasury yield declined for the first time in over two months. It was reported on Friday

by visualcapitalist When we think about the richest people in America, individual names often come to mind like Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and Bill Gates. But often, it’s the the richest families in America that hold a deeper legacy, and sometimes, even deeper pockets. The country’s 50 richest families hold a collective wealth of $1.2 trillion. This ranking goes

Nokia (NOK) was one of the names caught up in the retail-driven January short squeeze mania. However, like most short squeezes, the boom was short-lived and the stock came tumbling back down to pre-squeeze levels. Yet, Northland analyst Tim Savageaux points out that a lot else has changed at the company, which deserve investor attention. At its

From Birch Gold Group This week, Your News to Know rounds up the latest top stories involving gold and the overall economy. Stories include: Why investors need to be in precious metals, gold’s true breakout is coming, and the price-positive implications of gold and silver’s supply side. Billionaire investor says you should stock up on all

Innovation is the crucial ingredient for market-beating gains. The innovators of the past decade, including Amazon, Google, and Facebook, have morphed into some of the largest and most dominant companies in the market today. The biotech space is no different with innovation being the secret sauce to unlocking enormous profits. A recent example is Moderna

Over the next few years, more ad money is anticipated to flow over from linear TV to the CTV (connected TV) space. OTT leader Roku (ROKU) is set to benefit from this secular trend. The company’s latest move, says BofA analyst Ruplu Bhattacharya, is indictive of its ambitions to get as big a chunk as

In this article .SPX .DJI Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. NYSE Stocks could be buffeted by end-of-quarter trading in the week ahead, as pension funds and other big investors buy bonds and sell stocks to rebalance their portfolios. The dramatic move higher in bond yields this quarter sets up

by Lance Roberts Could a “transaction tax” be a good thing? I recently discussed why “Free, Isn’t Really Free” regarding the retail investor. While “free trades” have certainly reduced the transaction costs, the selling of data to the highest bidder has likely cost investors more than they saved. To wit: “As is clear from the billions paid for order flow and

For several years now, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) has eaten away at Intel’s market dominance in the CPU segment. Intel, however, with a new CEO at the helm, has been devising its comeback program. Recently, the chip giant announced its new IDM (integrated device manufacturer) 2.0 strategy, which includes the launch of Intel Foundry Services

Stranded container ship Ever Given, one of the world’s largest container ships, is seen after it ran aground, in Suez Canal, Egypt March 26, 2021. Suez Canal Authority | Reuters The massive Ever Given container ship, stuck in the Suez Canal, provides a vivid image for a world economy whose global supply chains were already

By Chris Black Motto: Corn Pop was a bad dude because he got Jim Eagled.  Alleged president Joe Biden just gave his first-ever press conference on Thursday night; he waited longer than any POTUS in history to do that, but let that go for now.  If you had the gumption to watch it ‘till the

They say that politics are downstream from culture – but so are the stock markets. And sometimes, culture informs our investment decisions in ways that we could never have predicted just a decade earlier. The electric vehicle sector is one such sector, in the early stages of its takeoff. EVs are more than just the

In this article MO PRGS NIO LYFT UBER ROOT MSFT F NLY MSGN MSGE BOWX WFC C BAC JPM ZM Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: BowX Acquisition (BOWX) – The special purpose acquisition company will take office-sharing company WeWork public in a deal worth $9 billion, including debt.

Shares of Science Applications International Corporation fell 11.1% in Thursday’s extended trading session after the company reported 4Q revenues that fell short of analysts’ expectations. Furthermore, the consulting services provider’s FY22 outlook also missed the Street’s estimates. Science Applications (SAIC) reported revenues of $1.72 billion, which missed analysts’ estimates of $1.78 billion. However, top-line results

In this article VIACA PFE DISCA APO RUN BIDU PTON TME BILI BA MSFT AZN-GB BNTX Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: AstraZeneca (AZN) – The drugmaker’s stock fell 2.9% in premarket trading after an independent monitoring board told U.S. health officials that the company may have given incomplete

by Charles Hugh-Smith Borrowing a quarter of the nation’s entire economic output every year to prop up an ineffective, corrupt status quo is putting a Band-Aid over a tumor. If we misdiagnose the disease, our treatment won’t work. We’re all familiar with medical misdiagnoses, which lead to procedures and prescriptions that can’t possibly fix the patient’s

Wedbush analyst Michael Pachter’s latest assessment of GameStop (GME) is something of a double-edged sword. Following the headline-hogging game retailer’s latest quarterly results, the analyst was full of praise for the company’s top brass. “GameStop has navigated an exceedingly difficult competitive environment and has managed to reduce its net debt from a balance of over

In this article GME DRI VIACA CSCO NKE JEF RH RAD GS Jason Kempin | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading.  GameStop — Shares rose 31% in midday trading as the volatile video game retailer stock looked to snap a losing streak and curb steep losses

by confoundedinterest17 Freddie Mac’s 30-year mortgage commitment rate keeps on rising. Now to 3.17%. This is happening at the 10-year Treasury yield continues to climb. Note that interest rate volatilty (SRVIX) surged and remains elevated compared to equity volatility (VIX). (Bloomberg) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell​ said the U.S. central bank would wait until the economy has

Shares of Darden Restaurants jumped almost 4% in early trade on Thursday after the restaurant company posted better-than-expected fiscal 3Q results. Darden’s (DRI) 3Q earnings of $0.98 per share plunged 48.4% on a year-over-year basis but outpaced Street estimates of $0.69 per share. Total sales of $1.73 billion topped analysts’ expectations of $1.63 billion. However,

Take a look at some of the biggest movers in the premarket: Rite Aid (RAD) – Rite Aid expects to report a loss for its just-concluded fiscal year, compared to analysts’ forecasts of a $125 million profit. The drugstore chain was hit by a 37% drop in sales of cold, cough and flu-related products, as

Authored by David Stockman via Contra Corner blog, If you want to understand why we are heading for a financial Gotterdammerung, just consider the specious nonsense and mendacious cant that issued from JayPo’s post-meeting presser last week. It’s all the worse because this drivel is not just his opinion – it embodies the oppressive groupthink of

Shares of Evolus fell 10.4% in Wednesday’s extended trading session after the performance beauty company reported a wider-than-expected loss for 4Q. Evolus (EOLS) posted a GAAP net loss of $3.28 per share which is significantly higher than the Street’s estimates of a $0.34 loss per share. 4Q revenues of $20.6 million surpassed analysts’ expectations of

A logo of GameStop seen in Stephen’s Green Shopping Centre in Dublin. Artur Widak | NurPhoto | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. GameStop — Shares of the brick-and-mortar retailer tanked 33.8% after failing to give investors enough details about its turnaround plan and acknowledging in a filing that it

The Trade Desk (TTD) had a banner year in 2020, together with most tech stocks. The global technology company saw its share price soar as earnings doubled, but there is now some concern as to whether TTD stock can push any higher. Since hitting all-time highs of $972.80 in December 2020, TTD has fallen around

Pedestrians cross a street in front of a Rite Aid store in Oakland, California. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Check out the companies making headlines after the bell on Wednesday: KB Home – Shares of the homebuilding company slid 3% after the company reported mixed fiscal first-quarter results. KB home reported earnings