A little known $1B brick and mortar retailer known as “GameStop” is dominating every financial news headline…
And for good reason… the retail trader is taking on Wall Street at their own game… and winning (for now).
Hedge Fund “Melvin Capital” is reported to have lost ~ $7B as a result of retail traders forcing the firm to cut their losses… and it could be just the beginning.
For approx one week - this tiny "bricks and mortar" gaming retailer dominated just about every financial headline... And it's easy to understand why... When …Read More »
You could do far worse than listen to Charlie Munger.... For those less familiar, he is Warren Buffett's right-hand man. Here's what he said this …Read More »
November and December have been filled with investor optimism. News of vaccine and fiscal relief have propelled the market to new highs. It's clear skies …Read More »
Dow Theory posits that the stock market is on the upswing when the Dow transportation average and the Dow industrial average make new highs, either …Read More »
Investors were given a reminder this week on just where the consumer is. Retail sales dropped 1.1% last month, with receipts declining almost across the …Read More »
Core PCE Inflation at 2.0% to 2.50% is something that Fed aggressively targets. However, for a decade it's been stubbornly below its objective. And until …Read More »
Two things worth watching this week: (1) possible "bridging" deal (partial stimulus) from Congress; and (2) sentiment from the Fed's last meeting for the year. …Read More »
Major investment banks are bullish on 2021... very bullish. This comes as global markets achieved $100 Trillion in market cap. Thanks central banks! Without "free …Read More »
The November jobs report was far worse than expected. The U.S. economy added only 245,000 jobs in November -- well below the 500,000 that many …Read More »
It's exceptionally rare to see double-digit broad market returns in any one month. In fact, we have only seen seven the since 1992... with one …Read More »
"Black Friday" is generally regarded as one of the largest U.S. shopping days of the year... It's also the start of the Christmas holiday season …Read More »
The market's can't put a foot wrong... Hot on the news of Pfizer's and Moderna's vaccines - today it was AstraZeneca's turn. The COVID-19 cavalry …Read More »
Despite the market closing slightly lower this week - the market remains optimistic. For eg, a number of economic headwinds hit the tape. However, the …Read More »