The difference of opinion between two groups of investors on the U.S. trade deal with China could not be farther apart. Pro-Trumpers are having their moment in the sun and salivating at the prospect of major new gains in the stock market to come. Anti-Trumpers are convinced that the president’s
President Trump tweeted Thursday that China and the U.S. were getting “very close to a [trade] deal.” The stock market immediately rocketed. Trump says he has approved the so-called phase-one trade deal with China. The details are still lacking, and hiccups cannot be ruled out. Here is an instructive look
The U.S. stock market is in a strange place: President Trump is manipulating the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates — and the rest of us with his on-again, off-again trade deal with China. Investment managers are chasing performance as the year comes to a close. And momentum investors are
New developments in clinical trials and drug approvals have become commonplace. And buyouts of biotech stocks at high premiums are increasing. Here is how to get your share of the outsized gains that are being generated. Let’s explore the issue with the help of two charts. Please click here for an annotated
President Trump says any China trade deal may be best after the 2020 presidential election. Contrary to popular belief, doing so may be good for Trump’s re-election and also for America. It may be good for investors in the very long term but may hurt them in the short term.
There are two pieces of news on the U.S.-China trade deal for investors to know today. First, China is promising more protection for intellectual property. Second, despite contradictory media reports about a trade deal, there is some credibility to Gao Lingyun, an expert who is apparently close to the trade
A headline that shook the financial world Friday is Bridgewater Associates, the world’s largest hedge fund, betting more than $1 billion that stock markets around the world will fall by March. Ray Dalio, the head of Bridgewater, said in a response to the Wall Street Journal report that the firm
Charles Schwab and TD Ameritrade are in the spotlight for a potential merger, and their shares are soaring. Those are great brokerage firms, but prudent investors ought to ask the most important question before discussing an investment. Let’s explore the issue starting with a chart to develop the background. Please
The U.S. Senate has unanimously challenged the Chinese government at a critical time for trade talks. In a boost for Hong Kong’s pro-democracy protestors, the Senate has passed the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act. Clearly the senators have the guts to show that for them it is not
What a difference time makes. When I gave a “buy” signal on Donald Trump’s election at a time when many were predicting a big stock market drop, it was at first met with incredulity. When I called for a high-probability scenario of the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA hitting 30,000 points in