All Markets are Down, Where’s the Bottom?

Retail players are running for the exits, markets around the world are showing the strain and everyone is asking “where’s the bottom?” A lot of focus is on this weeks Federal Reserve meeting, but Janet Yellen is clearly in a tough spot. If she raises rates the markets are likely…

Investors like Facebook earnings

Shares of Facebook rocketed 15% after well l-received earnings report. Investors clearly like what Facebook is doing and the stock price reflects it. Earnings were 79 cents per share on $5.84 billion in revenue in the quarter. The highest estimates on the Street had called for earnings of 75 cents and revenue…

Apple Reports the Most Profitable Quarter in History

So you would think that the stock price would soar.. right? Not so. Shares of AAPL are off as much as 5% this morning. In a nut shell Tim Cook Apples CEO says the economy world wide is just pain bad! There is a bright spot however, Cook believes this one…

2016 Goal: Invest Now

About half of Americans own stocks. They understand the secret to getting wealthy and financially healthy. The U.S. stock market has been on steroids. It’s gained about 200% since 2009. The rich (and many people in the middle class) have figured out that you can make money without getting off…

Americans are still stocking up on guns, says Smith & Wesson

Iconic gun maker Smith & Wesson posted quarterly sales of nearly $143 million, which is up 32% from last year. Over the last few years, gun sales have been gaining ground. Although there is no official tally of how many guns are sold in the United States, but the FBI…

Trump Criticizes Merkel Over Immigration

In the race for the republican nomination for the 2016 US Election, Donald Trump calls Angela Merkel insane over her immigration policy and says could be greatest ‘Trojan horse’ ever. You can read more here

US Jobless Claims Help Boost Markets

The number of people who filed for unemployment assistance in the US last week fell more than forecast, the US Department of Labor reported the number of individuals filing for initial jobless benefits last week fell to a seasonally adjusted 263K, from 276K in the previous week whose figure was…