Weekly TGIF

This was an explosive week for stocks; Especially for August. Volatility returned with a vengeance. August is always thinly traded, since it's generally vacation time around the country, so the low volume definitely contributed to…

The race is on. It’s sort of like a new space race when the US and Soviets scrambled to be the first to reach the moon in the 1960’s. The goal in the new race…

It was only a matter of time. It’s never before been done by an American company. $1,000,000,000,000. It’s a really big number. That’s 12 zeroes. Apple’s the one. Born in America. Thriving around the globe.…

“Buy the Rumor, Sell the News.”  Today was a pretty good example of this famous Wall Street phrase. 2nd Quarter GDP got announced early this morning at a +4.1% clip, the strongest growth the economy has…

I almost always come into the office on Friday’s thinking, “Wow, what a week. What could possibly be next?” What I’ve come to find, there’s always something. People tell me all the time how they…

Market volatility increased this week as the War on Trade continues to gain momentum. Politics and geopolitics seem to always bring turbulence. The Market is taking this whole issue very much in stride. International stock…

As we enter the all-star break, heart of summer for baseball and the 2nd half of the year for the Market, at a critical juncture, this famous quote by Yankee legend Yogi Berra sums it…

It’s the end of an era. General Electric was kicked out of the Dow Jones Industrial Average this week. It had been rumored for a while. GE was the last remaining member of the original…

What do Central Banks and Soccer have in common? Both capture an audience. One is much larger than the other and is much more exciting. Central Banks can move markets. Apparently soccer can slow them…

Technology has had a stellar run over the past few years. It has led the Market or indexes for much of the run from 2016 (4th) wave lows at 1800 on the S&P through today.…

Italy is known for a great many things. Italy is known for Rome and the Colosseum. It’s known for the Vatican. It’s known for the boot. Italy is known for art and wine and pasta…

The Summer driving season is officially upon us. The period from Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day weekend draws the most cars on the road for the year. No surprise, it’s better weather and Summer…