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.
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 Wednesday, Apple AAPL introduced the iPhone 7. As expected, the phone comes with a better processor, a better camera and removal of the headphone jack. More notable is the introduction of the second-generation Apple Watch. The new killer app on Apple Watch is Pokemon Go from Niantic, co-owned by
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
It is time to take partial profits on 10 popular stocks listed later in this column. These are great companies with great products, excellent market shares, good balance sheets, and good earnings growth prospects. In addition to good fundamentals, from a traditional technical analysis perspective, all of these companies remain
(The Weekly Digest reproduces the morning capsules made available every morning before the market open in the Real Time Feeds to the paying subscribers. ) INFLATION UNDER CONTROL, GOLD FALLS August 13, 2013 August Core PPI came at 0.0% vs. 0.1% consensus. This indicates inflation is less than expectations.
At a time when much media negativity surrounds Apple stock, it is important to remember that most of the media was expressing positive views on Apple stock when it was $700. Sentiment can change quickly. One potential development on the horizon that may change said sentiment is a new