Friends Stocks were able to hold on to most of their early gains today, unlike last Friday. Given that Apple was not part of the advance, it is interesting to see that stocks can rise without a general or two to lead the way. Again, we see the yield curve continue...
Friends The bulls were merrily celebrating a tepid jobs number earlier today before the rug got pulled out from under them. 187,000 new jobs were created in July vs. about 200,000 expected. The unemployment rate fell to 3.5% while average hourly earnings were...
Friends While the longer end of the yield curve continues to see yields moving higher, stocks are in a little bit of a slump as earnings season begins to wind down. But first we get a look at Apple and Amazon’s earnings after the close today. Apple especially could...
Friends It’s good to remember that stocks can go down too. With the run we have had over the last few months one could hardly blame the bulls if they became a bit complacent. The rating agency Fitch downgraded the debt of the United States yesterday afternoon so you...
