Coffee ETFs jump on supply concerns
Coffee ETFs have been in the bearish territory since last October on record crop production, lower demand and weak broad commodity fundamentals. However, this trend seems to have reversed in… Read more >
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Gold mining industry slowed by headwinds?
The price decline has added to the woes of an industry that was already fighting rising costs, labor issues, strikes, delays and/or the cancellation of projects. If prices fall further,… Read more >
Retail on the rebound?
After the open… given the combination of a powerful dollar and frigid weather, one would expect shoppers to stay at home and place their orders through cyberspace, but it may… Read more >
All-time high
After the open… Stocks have been up and down this morning, but the S&P 500 is currently up by less than 0.1%. Trends from last week are mostly continuing. The… Read more >
In the news: Chipotle beats, Travelers misses and Yahoo keeps buying stuff
Tuesday headlines include: strong earnings from Chipotle, subscriber losses at Comcast, a soft quarter from Travelers, United Technologies raising its guidance and another big purchase for Yahoo. Chipotle Burrito chain… Read more >
Gruesome economic report adds to the surreality as the market rises
After the Open… The market opened this morning in the wake of a stunningly bad first quarter GDP revision. In its third revision report, the Bureau of Economic Analysis set… Read more >
Oh the humanity! These stocks will go down in flames
There are some things, or rather, some combinations of things, that the market finds impossible to forgive. It can forgive high valuations, it can forgive bad news, and it can… Read more >
In the news: Walmart misses, GM recalling more cars, Musk predicts 200 gigafactories
Thursday headlines include: Tesla's Musk predicting 200 gigafactories, another recall at General Motors, Walmart missing earnings estimates, Citigroup firing 11 people over fraud at Banamex and Cemex's board getting together… Read more >
Waffle taco raises stakes in breakfast war
Americans have been tempted away from their usual McDonald's (MCD) breakfast by the primal appeal of Taco Bell's new waffle-taco. If you doubt the veracity of the previous statement, your… Read more >
Retail sales soar as Affordable Care Act helps number of uninsured Americans plummet
Monday morning found the world squirming as more and more of Ukraine fell to pro-Russian paramilitary groups and (most likely) Russian special forces. Commodity prices were high and rising, and… Read more >
