Amid a debate about stock market investors underestimating the risks from the coronavirus-led shutdown of the global economy, China risk is reemerging. How the U.S. responds may determine the direction of the stock market. The U.S. has long contended that Chinese telecommunications-equipment maker Huawei Technologies is a risk to national
President Trump said Wednesday that “so-called ‘rich guys’” may be “speaking negatively” about the stock market to profit from its decline. Trump’s tweet came after billionaire investor Stanley Druckenmiller said the risk-reward relationship in stocks has never been worse. Trump didn’t identify Druckenmiller in his tweet, and there’s no evidence that the
Amid the coronavirus-led shutdown, the internet has become an increasingly important part of people’s lives and the economy. As a result, it just makes sense that stock market investors want to invest in internet-related stocks. If you could buy only one ETF on a market pullback, maybe it’s not the
One of the hottest sectors in the stock market is ecommerce. Because of the coronavirus shutdown, ordering products online has exploded. Still, most ecommerce stocks are now technically very overbought. Fundamentally, their valuations are too stretched to justify new buying. None of this is a problem for momentum investors, who
Some investors believe the rules of risk and reward have been suspended, as the U.S. government borrows heavily and the Federal Reserve prints money to prop up the economy. A dangerous connection is forming between stock market investors and politicians gone berserk. There are many stimulus proposals from both Democratic
Weekly Digest from The Arora Report is popular among serious investors and money managers because they have found studying insights from the prior week gives them an edge over the coming weeks. Here is the day by day rundown from the morning capsules made available every morning before the market
The stock market’s party is getting louder on news that the U.S. and China are talking about trade. And more Champagne is being poured even as the unemployment rate rose to 14.7% in April, as reported Friday. Why is the market seemingly celebrating the loss of jobs? For answers, please see “Why
Scientists tell us there is still not enough known about the novel coronavirus. Don’t tell that to the bulls in the stock market. Bulls think they have it all figured out. They’re bullish because the U.S. economy is opening. People are going back to work. The government is borrowing record
Societal values change over time. “Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness” is in the Declaration of Independence. The response to the coronavirus and stock market actions have shown that some have adopted new values: “Money, some liberty and the pursuit of more money.” America is in the process of
Many prudent investors are gravitating toward value investing, the strategy of finding and buying undervalued stocks. On the surface this makes sense, given that the economy is in terrible shape. However, before following a value strategy, look at the charts linked below. You may find it’s best to avoid concentration