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The Real Reason The U.S. Took Action In Venezuela
The larger issue and perhaps the real reason the U.S. took this decisive action was to secure Venezuela’s natural resource assets.
Dividend Kings In Focus: Pentair
Pentair is a pure-play water solutions company that operates in 3 segments: Aquatic Systems, Filtration Solutions, and Flow Technologies.
How To Play Comcast-Separated Versant Stock As It Lists On Nasdaq
Versant – a media business that Comcast has recently spun-off – started trading independently on Nasdaq today.
Financial System Showing Signs Of Strain
Repo operations at the Fed on the last day of 2025 signal growing stress in the financial system, similar to the setup we saw in 2019.
Tesla Stock Forms A Rare Bullish Pattern As It Faces A Double Whammy
Tesla stock price has suffered a big reversal and moved into a technical correction in the past few days.
Softs Report - Monday, Jan. 5
Cotton was a little lower in holiday related range trading. Futures were a little lower for the year.
Analysts Love Salesforce Stock And Are Raising Their Price Targets - How To Play CRM
Analysts have been raising their price targets on Salesforce, Inc. stock. This is despite CRM stock having been flat over the last month. One of the best plays here is to sell short out-of-the-money puts for income.
Five Million Are Seriously Delinquent On Student Loans, Wage Garnishments Begin
Wage garnishments start on January 7.
WTI Rebounds From Two-Week Lows Amid Venezuela Turmoil, Upside Capped Below $60
WTI rebounds from over two-week lows amid geopolitical uncertainty surrounding Venezuela.
How The Stock Market Performed In 2025
It’s been the best three-year stretch for stocks since the Dotcom Boom.
Welcome To The People's Republic Of Nvidia
You probably saw the headlines: "Dow rallies 600 points as investors see little market risk from Venezuela action." Chevron surged 4%, energy stocks celebrated, and everyone's talking about rebuilding opportunities.
The Failure Of U.S. Trade Policy: How Asia Successfully Overcame U.S. Tariffs
Southeast Asia continues to generate significant trade surpluses, while China is able to shift gears readily and maintain its dominance in manufacturing.
Approaching Dow Fifty K
the Dow Industrials is many hundreds of points higher and within spitting distance of the never-before-achieved 50,000 level. Go back farther and farther, even as much as a century ago, and you can see how important this resistance line is.
XRP ETFs See $1.37B In Assets As Issuers Battle For Top Position
XRP ETFs hit $1.37B in assets as Franklin, Bitwise, and Canary battle for inflows, liquidity, and investor preference.
December ISM Manufacturing Report: Continued Contraction, Continued Stagflation, Poor Employment
The headline number declined -0.3 to 47.9, the lowest reading since October of 2024, but higher than most readings in 2023 and 2024:
Why Is Phillips 66 Stock Rising Today? UK Refinery Deal Announced
Phillips 66 shares rose more than 7% after the company announced the acquisition of UK refinery assets.
Micron Technology Picks Up Right Where It Left Off
Micron's exceptional performance seems likely to continue in 2026, fueled by persistent inventory shortages, the rising needs for HBM, and higher profit from upcoming innovations like HBM4.
Stock Analysis: Bank Polska Kasa Opieki
Bank Polska Kasa Opieki provides retail, corporate and investment services.
Outperforming Energy Helps Dow Nab New Record
Stocks are soaring to start the first full week of 2026, as investors look past any downsides the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro will have on markets.
Key Events This Week: JOLTS And Jobs
There’s been more weakness in the labor market over recent months, with the unemployment rate rising to a 4-year high of 4.6% in November.
