The market got into its sideways range starting about December 16th and is still in that zone. They say don’t short a quiet market, but it is also hard to see where strength will be coming in from. In this ...
The late Douglas North was correct to assert that institutions are a determinant of long-term economic growth. However, despite his genius in perceiving connections between economics and other fields, North wrote little on culture. Although leading economists are now beginning ...
Ah yes, the Tea Party. Fifteen years after it was established by followers of Ron Paul, the so-called antiestablishment organization has been co-opted by establishment Republicans. Dale Steinreich is not surprised. Original Article: “The Tea Party, Fifteen Years Later” This Audio Mises ...
I continue to look for signs this market wants to go higher, but it refuses to show me some resilience. In what can only be described as a barbell strategy, on one end is the safety of Utilities and Consumer ...
The past 3 months have been torture for the QQQ, the ETF that tracks the NASDAQ 100. The large cap stocks that dominate the QQQ performance have been breaking down one after another and that has weighed much more heavily ...
Late yesterday afternoon, I sent out a quick update to our EarningsBeats.com members, suggesting that we could see a sudden surge higher in equities. A bullish signal emerged in the Volatility Index ($VIX), one that doesn’t appear very often. Typically, ...
According to a business AI activity report by the UK government, legal, IT, and telecoms businesses are the biggest investors and adopters of AI tech, followed by media and advertising, logistics, and manufacturing. In total, around 15% of UK businesses ...
14 UK schools have fallen victim to a major cyber-attack, resulting in confidential documents, including children’s passport scans and staff contracts, being leaked. The data was originally stolen in 2022, with hacking group Vice Society thought to be involved, but ...
UK pension holders will increasingly be seeking to move retirement funds overseas as fears grow about the Budget in March, predicts the Investment Director of one of the world’s largest independent financial advisory, asset management and fintech organisations. The warning ...
A Canadian business has stirred up a hornet’s nest by purging online meetings, saying companies are for builders, not managers, and vowing to “give people back their maker time”. Shopify, an ecommerce platform, has scrapped all internal meetings of more ...