What the U.S. stock market does next may come down to one decision by President Trump. To understand this important decision, let’s first look at a chart, then the earnings backdrop and, finally, the decision. Chart Please click here for the annotated chart. The chart is of S&P 500 ETF
President Trump’s talk on tariffs has the potential to start a trade war. Certainly there will be lots of noise, as is usual with Trump, and in our analysis, the probability of a trade war with dire consequences is not high. But it is simply prudent to take protective steps.
Many average investors are committing a blunder now. It’s not all their fault, though, as information is often dumbed down in the interest of simplicity. As Einstein said: “Everything should be made as simple as possible but not simpler.” Unfortunately, often the information provided to average investors has been simplified
Most would agree that the U.S. stock market is expensive and is being driven by the momo crowd. The momo, or momentum, crowd cares less about risk, while prudent investors care a lot about risk. At The Arora Report, we teach investors to be focused on risk-adjusted returns. In plain
Investors are excited about the new iPhone 8 expected to be unveiled Tuesday. Still, Apple CEO Tim Cook is selling Apple AAPL shares. What does he know that we don’t? Maybe there’s nothing there. Anyway, to explore the answer, let’s start with a chart of Apple stock. Chart Please click here
There are times when it pays to look years ahead when you’re an investor. That time is now for Apple AAPL. Under one scenario, Apple’s stock could double. At first glance, such a possibility seems ridiculous given current Wall Street’s price targets on Apple. Isn’t Wall Street often behind the
I have been flooded with emails from investors who are asking: If they could buy only one stock or ETF, what would it be? The questions appear to stem from the decline in Alphabet’s GOOG, GOOGL, stock after the company reported great earnings but lower revenue per click. Alphabet has been
Apple’s most recent earnings report was mixed — not stellar, as the bulls were expecting. Apple on May 2 reported fiscal second-quarter earnings, and revenue and iPhone unit sales were lower than analysts had expected. That has raised concern among experienced investors. Some may recall that I issued a
The high-flying U.S. stock market will crash if President Trump keeps his promise of trade protectionism against China. Please note that I used the word “will” instead of “might.” That’s quite a conviction on my part, given my second law of investing states: “Nobody knows with certainty what is going
Donald Trump has accused countries including China and Japan of manipulating their currencies and running large trade deficits with the U.S. Investors in Asia were on edge leading into the meeting between Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Trump late last week. The economic policies of Abe, known as Abenomics,