The Lonely Bull

It is right up there with “you don’t pull on Superman’s cape, you don’t spit into the wind, (and) you don’t pull the mask of the old Lone Ranger.” The Federal [...]

The second quarter of last year was during the height of business reaction to the Covid-19 pandemic. Some companies, coming to grips with what was happening, dispersed their workforces, reigned [...]

The U.S. stock market has been hitting new highs, but the action has been tepid. Investors do not seem to have much conviction as to the near-term future. The economy seems strong, most measures [...]

“From many, one.” This motto is on our great seal and some of our currency. It signifies the aspiration to create one nation from many different people: some native but most [...]

If “value” represents many of the industries and companies of the past, then “growth” is the future. Technology, biotech, fintech firms are among the new in our economy. [...]

It was subtle, but this week the Federal Reserve signaled that it is planning for the removal of accommodating monetary policy. It also acknowledged that both growth and inflation are likely to [...]

With all the attention on meme stocks and the rank speculation surrounding them, some investors are losing sight of good trends in the general market. For most companies, earnings are improving [...]

I am sure you have noticed; many prices have been going up. It is not just anecdotal evidence, broad measures such as the CPI (consumer price index) and the PPI (producer price index) have [...]

A recent study shows that 4% of the stocks are responsible for almost all of the gains in the broad indices. This study is not just for the most recent period. Also, other studies show that over [...]

It has become obvious that the stock market is having a rolling correction. This is one that does not affect every sector immediately but moves through each of them over time. Some are recovering [...]