Are stocks presently:A) Severely undervalued...B) Somewhat undervalued...C) Fairly valued...D) Somewhat overvalued... or...E) Severely overvalued?Please select your answer.Yet the devil is in us today. Let us then befuddle, confound and dizzy you with another selection:F) Stocks are obscenely overvalued.What is the answer? You will have it shortly.Let us first look in on the center of our mystery...Read More
My goodness, I didn't have that on my Bingo card. I had just written last week's piece for the Morning Reckoning about opportunity cost.And yet, there was Jon Stewart, back on television in all his glory, getting it completely wrong. I actually smacked my head when I heard his nonsensical outburst. Of course, if it's an outburst nowadays, it's usually about Tucker Carlson.And what did Stewart say...Read More
"There are no solutions," intones economist Thomas Sowell "there are only trade-offs."Preserving Earth is a trade-off to shame all trade-offs...For the cost of preserving Earth may consign its American inhabitants to a poorhouse.The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, so-called:Last April, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed a new rule for stricter vehicle emissions standa...Read More
Barry Dawes of Martin Place Securities shares his thoughts on the current state of the gold market and where he believes it is headed.Gold is still holding on, but sentiment is very poor.Will it hold above US$2000 for another monthly close in February?KeypointsGoldAnother monthly close above US$2000 would be very positiveMarket sentiment is very poorBulls giving upGold StocksXAU at a critical leve...Read More
Even as the gold market continues to hover seemingly without finding any traction above US$2,000 an ounce, and the Fed signals it's in no hurry to cut interest rates, some analysts continue to see bright skies ahead this year for the precious metal.Even as the gold market continues to hover seemingly without finding any traction above US$2,000 an ounce, and the Fed signals it's in no hurry to cut...Read More
Global Analyst Adrian Day reviews year-end financials from several companies in the resource and global markets. Most of them had some disappointing news in their results, according to Day, but he leads with a junior that received some unvarnished great news.Orogen Royalties Inc. (OGN:TSX.V) received good news when AngloGold Ashanti Ltd. (AU:NYSE; ANG:JSE; AGG:ASX; AGD:LSE) held its yearend analys...Read More
GDXJ declined once again yesterday,but the situation in silver juniors is even worse!Silver Juniors inTroubleYes, it is possible for a market to bein an even worse position than gold junior mining stocks – that’s the case withsilver juniors.To be precise, the GDXJ aims to beexposed to about 80% gold juniors and 20% of silver juniors, but the SILJ ETFaims to be exposed to just silver mi...Read More
(IDEX Online) - Tiffany & Co tops the list of jewlery brands sold on the e-commerce marketplace 1stDibs.Cartier takes second place, followed by Van Cleef and Arpels, Bulgari and David Yurman in the company's first Jewelry Trend Report.The US-based company said Art Deco engagement rings were the most popular (49 per cent of orders) followed by Contemporary, Edwardian, Retro ad Artisan.Roun...Read More
(IDEX Online) - LVMH is the world's most valuable luxury company, based on market capitalization and revenue.That's according to Insider Monkey, the investing website that has just published its top 25, based on a snapshot of their figures from 15 February. The French conglomerate LVMH (Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy), owns 75 maisons, including eight watch and jewelry brands (am...Read More
(IDEX Online) - Online searches for engagement rings have spiked ahead of Leap Day today - when women traditionally switch roles to pop the question.It's already a busy month for diamond sales because of Valentine's Day, but 29 February increases demand every four years, says eBay UK.The e-commerce giant says there's been a 220 per cent increase in searches for engagement ring...Read More
U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures added 5 points at 8:35 AM EST.U.S. equity index futures recovered 22 points following release of January Core PCE Price Index at 8:30 AM EST. Consensus was an increase of 0.4% versus a gain of 0.2% in December. Actual was an increase of 0.4%. On a year-over-year basis consensus was an increase of 2.8% versus a gain of 2.9% in...Read More
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