So far, several companies closely involved in the AI frenzy – Palantir and NVIDIA – have posted massive growth, with demand remaining red-hot. Let’s take a closer look at the releases.

The ratio charts look better by the day, echoing the persistent themes - Bullish Precious/Bearish Equities.

A discussion on whether rising modern costs—childcare, healthcare, housing, insurance, and cars—mean that traditional poverty measures are outdated. Even families earning $100–120K struggle to get ahead as essential expenses outpace inflation.

The goal of rational investors is to maximize total return under a given set of constraints. High dividend stocks can contribute a significant portion of a stock’s total return.

There’s a second out-of-favor industry that investors shouldn’t dismiss: the banks.

ULTA is the leading player in a growing industry.

The mining industry has a serious problem finding new gold.

A handful of outperformers are trading at relatively low forward valuations heading into 2026.

The 25Q3 Y/Y blended earnings growth estimate is 59.8%. If the energy sector is excluded, the growth rate for the index is 55.2%.

As the Tech/AI trade has hit a speed bump this month, the Health Care sector has been shot out of a cannon.

Update on the latest in the crisis in the silver market.

Gold’s price is no longer behaving the way investors were taught.

There are some big capital rotations underway right now in the stock market.

With Amazon and Walmart gearing up for the coming holiday season, competing on delivery speed and massive deals, small store owners may be fighting an uphill battle.

Mounting government debt is reinforcing the need for private capital.

Fed representatives have now been known to opine that inflation is too low and they should get it up. That is a radical departure from their forebears.

Gold steadies near $4,158 as markets price 85% odds of a December 25-bps Fed cut.

Demand for ADA ETFs continues to increase among traditional finance institutions.

Deere flags a bigger hit from tariffs in 2026 than 2025.

Markets are near highs, valuations are stretched, and investors are nervous. At the same time, government debt and solvency risks are exploding.