Opinion: These Five ‘Mega Trends’ are Producing Soaring Stocks Regardless of Trump, Tariffs or the Economy
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Industries including gaming and artificial intelligence are being pushed forward by strong tailwinds The idea that “uncertainty” has returned to the stock market in 2018 is perhaps the understatement of the year. Protectionist trade policies ...
U.S. Adds 213,000 Jobs in June, but Wage Gains Soft and Unemployment Rises to 4%
https://alaricsecurities.com/u-s-adds-213000-jobs-in-june-but-wage-gains-soft-and-unemployment-rises-to-4/
Businesses can’t find enough talent to fill a record number of job openings, but they are still hiring aggressively. The numbers: The U.S. created 213,000 new jobs in June, another hearty gain that shows companies ...
Opinion: These 7 Stocks Could Profit Handsomely from a Cashless Future
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My kids constantly remind me how fast technology moves. The latest instance was when I said something about the telephone poles by the side of the road. My 7-year-old asked, “Why do they call them ...
Trump Reportedly Told Apple that Tariffs against China Would Spare iPhones
https://alaricsecurities.com/trump-reportedly-told-apple-that-tariffs-against-china-would-spare-iphones/
Tech giant worries China will retaliate as trade tensions heat up Apple Inc. iPhones assembled in China will not be subject to U.S. tariffs, according to a report Monday, but the tech giant may still ...
Hedge-Fund Boss Who Predicted ‘87 Crash Sees Stock Market, Bond Yields Set for ‘Crazy’ Tandem Rise
https://alaricsecurities.com/hedge-fund-boss-who-predicted-87-crash-sees-stock-market-bond-yields-set-for-crazy-tandem-rise/
Paul Tudor Jones sees ‘things getting crazy particularly at year-end after the midterm elections’ Paul Tudor Jones, a hedge-fund luminary, said he’s expecting bond yields and stocks to rise in tandem toward the end of ...
Dow Under Pressure as G-7 Leaders Feud Over Trade
https://alaricsecurities.com/dow-under-pressure-as-g-7-leaders-feud-over-trade/
U.S. stocks were trading modestly lower early Friday as tensions between the U.S. and major allies flared up ahead of the G-7 meeting in Canada. The main benchmarks were still on track for weekly gains, ...
Dow Trims Gain as Rally in Tech, Internet Stocks Take a Breather
https://alaricsecurities.com/dow-trims-gain-as-rally-in-tech-internet-stocks-take-a-breather/
U.S. stock benchmarks were mostly higher on Wednesday, but a rally in technology and internet shares that had helped to drive the Nasdaq to back-to-back record closes paused somewhat as investors follow negotiations between Washington ...
Trump Pulls Tariff Trigger on EU — What Analysts Say Investors Should Expect
https://alaricsecurities.com/trump-pulls-tariff-trigger-on-eu-what-analysts-say-investors-should-expect/
President Donald Trump has lit the fuse for a trade battle with the European Union, and investors have no choice but to ride out tit-for-tat retaliatory moves from both sides. That’s the view of analysts, ...
The Fate of the S&P Hangs in the Balance — and These 3 Factors Should Decide It
https://alaricsecurities.com/the-fate-of-the-sp-hangs-in-the-balance-and-these-3-factors-should-decide-it/
The “slower summer season” is nearly upon us. For investors, that means if this market isn’t crashing, then it’s bullish. So says Cracked Market blogger Jani Ziedins, who thinks the path of least resistance for ...
Opinion: Here’s What the Russell 2000’s New High Means for the S&P 500
https://alaricsecurities.com/opinion-heres-what-the-russell-2000s-new-high-means-for-the-sp-500/
It’s undeniably good news that the Russell 2000 is at a new all-time high. But bulls are premature in concluding that this widely-used benchmark for the small-cap sector means the U.S. bull market is alive ...