Lower corporate taxes could supercharge the economy and boost company earnings Investors who have written to me are excited about President Trump’s proposed tax plan. The kicker is that any tax relief would come on top of good company earnings (so far) this earnings season. I’ve been asked for
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,
Donald Trump’s inauguration speech Jan. 20 could be boiled down to: “I’m going to put America first.” As an American, I liked that theme. “Protection will lead to great prosperity and strength,” the newly installed President Trump said. He also remarked: “We will follow two simple rules: Buy American and
On Monday, Donald Trump presented his new economic plan at the Detroit Economic Club. While light on detail, there were a few things investors could take away from the speech. (And so we don’t get distracted with politics, let me state that I am neither for Trump nor Clinton. My
The stock market has hit another new high. As investors make buy, sell or hold decisions, they may want to note that this rally is of low conviction. At The Arora Report, we have reached this conclusion based on our proprietary algorithms. However, investors can easily reach the same conclusion
(The Weekly Digest reproduces the morning capsules made available every morning before the market open in the Real Time Feeds to the paying subscribers. ) JAPAN STUNS WITH NEGATIVE INTEREST RATES, RUSSIA CLARIFIES ON OIL, AND GDP RELEASE January 29, 2016 This is what you need to know today. Japan
My heart goes out to the nurse in Texas who contracted Ebola while treating patient zero and to all those who are affected by Ebola. We need a vaccine and a drug; great progress is being made on both fronts. It is unfortunate that out of the Ebola tragedy, there
Back in November of 2013, I explained in detail the rationale for a sapphire screen on Apple (AAPL) iPhone 6 in my column on Forbes titled Sapphire Screen For iPhone 6 Could Be A Real Gem. Since then, media has picked up on the story. Now there is a new twist that