Beijing takes one more swipe at overheated Chinese stocks today
The Chinese economy returned to growth in the second quarter with gross domestic product climbing 3.2% in the quarter from the June quarter of 2019. That was a recovery from the 6.8% drop in GDP in the first quarter and the results beat projections for 2.4% growth....
Market worries that a smaller-than-expected drop in new claims for unemployment portends future downturn in economy
Initial jobless claims in regular state programs totaled a seasonally adjusted 1.3 million in the week ended July 11, down just 10,000 from the prior week, the Labor Department reported this morning. That's the smallest drop in the new claims since March and feeds...
10 Global Warming Stock Picks: Xylem is my third pick
Xylem is my third pick for my Special Report: 10 Global Warming Stock Picks. Under current trends, demand for water will exceed supply by 40% in 2030, according to the United Nations. A good part of that gap is a result of increasing global population and the...
10 Global Warming Stock Picks: Pentair is my second pick
Pentair (PNR) is my second pick for my Special Report: 10 Global Warming Stock Picks. Everybody wants a swimming pool when the temperature tops 100 as if has this week in Dallas, Phoenix, and Las Vegas. But while a warming planet assures rising demand for anything...
Vaccine hopes drive stock prices higher today–and tomorrow?
U.S. stocks broke strongly higher today as Moderna (RNA) disclosed results from an initial safety trial. Investors also got a report on the ITV.com website that new findings from the vaccine candidate being developed at the University of Oxford could be published as...
China is giving away free money–and here’s a stock pick to take advantage of that
Of course, China's government isn't exactly giving away money. But Beijing has embarked on one of its periodic efforts to talk stocks in Shanghai and Shenzhen and Hong Kong higher and then higher some more. On Monday July 6 the CSI 300 Index, which tracks the 300...
Jubak Picks member Xylem gains 8.97% on upgraded guidance ahead of earnings
Just a reminder today from Xylem (XYL) of why the company is one of the best investments in trends in the water market. The shares moved up 8.97% ahead of the release of second quarter earnings on July 30, 2020 to close at $73.38. Today, July 14, I'm raising my target...
Dividend Portfolio member Hanesbrands pops 9.51% today on analyst upgrade
Last time I visited Hanesbrands (HBI) on May 11 in my Dividend Portfolio it was down 37.66% from my February 21 pick. But it was worth holding on, I argued, for the hefty 6.69% dividend and an eventual turn in the share price. Well, today, July 14, the shares yield...
So how much worse will things get for Wells Fargo? Continuing to hold my Put Options but maybe taking a little profit
On today's bad news from JPMorgan Chase (JPM), Citigroup (C), and, especially, Wells Fargo (WFC), the Wells Fargo Put Options (WFC201016P00025000) I hold in my Volatility Portfolio had gained 20.62% to $3.10 as of 2 p.m. New York time today. That still leaves this...
Banks start off earnings season by pouring cold water on V-shaped recovery
“I don’t think anybody should leave any bank earnings call this quarter simply feeling like the worst is absolutely behind us and it’s a rosy path ahead,” Citigroup (C) CEO Michael Corbat said this morning as he announced the bank's second quarter earnings. “We don’t...
A rising tide of small business closings
Nearly 66,000 small businesses have folded since March 1, according to data from Yelp From June 15 to June 29, the most recent period for which data is available, businesses were closing permanently at a higher rate than in the previous three months, Yelp reports....Download Jim’s eBook for Free
