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Are You the Collateral Damage of Central Planners?
The Conference Board — a nonprofit think tank that delivers cutting edge research — recently published its latest Leading Economic Index (LEI) for the United States. The findings were a giant bummer. In December, the LEI dropped for the tenth consecutive month. The...
A Tech Mega Trend Poised to Thrive Post-Crash
We’ve all seen the headlines: “Microsoft Falls After Earnings.” “Tech Stocks Lead Market Retreat Ahead of Latest Earnings.” “Tech Industry Sees Tough Road Ahead as Wave of Layoffs Spread.” It spells out a lot of doom and gloom for tech stocks that were once the...
Why Aflac Stock Looks Bullish From Here
Like it or not, everyone needs insurance. Does that mean Aflac stock is a good way to bolster your portfolio? Aflac Inc. (NYSE: AFL) is a Fortune 500 company that provides supplemental health and life insurance products to customers around the world. The company’s...
Whirlpool Stock Ratings and Its Outlook for 2023
Do you have a Whirlpool appliance in your house? Let’s see how Whirlpool stock (NYSE: ) looks for 2023 using our proprietary Stock Power Ratings system. Whirlpool Corp. is a global leader in the appliance industry. It provides innovative...
Moody’s Stock: Time to Buy This Finance Leader?
Moody’s may be a little busier than usual as companies deal with a more bearish economic outlook. Does that bode well for Moody’s stock? Founded in 1909, Moody’s Corp. (NYSE: ) is a global provider of credit ratings, research and risk...
A Tech Mega Trend Poised to Thrive Post-Crash
We’ve all seen the headlines: “Microsoft Falls After Earnings.” “Tech Stocks Lead Market Retreat Ahead of Latest Earnings.” “Tech Industry Sees Tough Road Ahead as Wave of Layoffs Spread.” It spells out a lot of doom and gloom for tech stocks that were once the...
Why Aflac Stock Looks Bullish From Here
Like it or not, everyone needs insurance. Does that mean Aflac stock is a good way to bolster your portfolio? Aflac Inc. (NYSE: AFL) is a Fortune 500 company that provides supplemental health and life insurance products to customers around the world. The company’s...
Whirlpool Stock Ratings and Its Outlook for 2023
Do you have a Whirlpool appliance in your house? Let’s see how Whirlpool stock (NYSE: ) looks for 2023 using our proprietary Stock Power Ratings system. Whirlpool Corp. is a global leader in the appliance industry. It provides innovative...
SoFi Stock Ratings: A Familiar Tale for Tech Stocks
Earnings season is ramping up. How does SoFi Technologies stock (Nasdaq: ) look as it prepares to report quarterly numbers soon? SoFi Technologies is a financial tech company that offers a variety of services and products, including...
Why Graco Stock Is “Neutral” in Our Proprietary System
Our proprietary Stock Power Ratings boils down almost any company you can think of to a simple score. What does it say about Graco stock (NYSE: )? Graco Inc. is a company that has been around since 1926. It is a leading manufacturer of...
Caterpillar Stock Rating: Where This Co. Could Head Next
Caterpillar stock (NYSE: CAT) is a popular blue chip with dividend potential. How does it rate within our proprietary Stock Power Ratings system? For investors looking for a reliable, long-term dividend stock, Caterpillar is an excellent choice. With more than 90...
“High-Risk” DoorDash Stock Highlights an Unprofitable Post-IPO Trend
In December 2020, I talked about a popular food delivery service stock on the verge of launching its initial public offering (IPO). I’m hesitant to buy into IPOs on launch because the trend is for the stock to pop during the initial fervor, then fall dramatically. I...
Buy 1 Stock for Max Momentum in a Unique Construction Industry
Driving along Interstate 95 in Miami, tall buildings dominate the skyline. But one in particular catches the eye: Smack dab in the middle of that photo is the Paramount Miami Worldcenter. It’s a 700-foot, 58-story building with condos, shops and even a soccer field....
Buy 1 Stock for the Next Wave of Industrial Automation
Remember watching videos of early assembly lines at Ford Motor Company? A small team of people would rush around a car as they worked to carefully lower the engine block into the chassis of a car. Now, one person uses a keypad to tell a robot to do the exact same task...
AI and Health Care Is a Potent Combo — but Avoid Medtronic Stock
I read an interesting article about artificial intelligence (AI) last week. Researchers used the popular AI chatbot ChatGPT to take the three-part U.S. Medical Licensing Exam — the same tests medical students take to become doctors. Without any specialized training,...
A Quiet Steel Rally: 1 Strong Bullish Stock to Buy
Energy stocks have been all the rage with investors over the year — and rightfully so. However, another sector of the market is in the middle of a resounding rally: steel. Check out this chart: The NYSE American Steel Index tracks stocks involved in steel production...
Strong Drinks Brand + Strong Regional Market = Bullish Gains Ahead
Everybody knows Coca-Cola. It’s a worldwide brand … but its popularity is massive in Latin America. In 2020, Latin America made up 28% of all Coca-Cola sales — the highest of any region in the world. This was more than North America … which contributed 18% of the...
Stock Power Ratings Reveals Hidden Industry Boom (1 Stock to Play It)
When you fly, outside temperatures drop 3.5 degrees every 1,000 feet you go up. Flying out of South Florida at sea level and climbing to 30,000 feet means it is 105 degrees colder in the air than it is on the ground. Aircraft manufacturers insulate airplanes with...
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Are You the Collateral Damage of Central Planners?
The Conference Board — a nonprofit think tank that delivers cutting edge research — recently published its latest Leading Economic Index (LEI) for the United States. The findings were a giant bummer. In December, the LEI dropped for the tenth consecutive month. The...
More Recession Red Flags: Shipping Data Trends Reverse
The list of indicators pointing to a recession grows longer every day. And now, data from the shipping industry points to an economic downturn. The Baltic Dry Index (BDI) measures the cost to ship dry goods around the world by sea. Dry goods can be anything that fits...
Big Spenders Are About to Sink the Economy
News from the holiday season was mixed for retailers. Mastercard reported that sales increased 7.6% between November 1 and December 24. While that’s good news, it still lags the 8.5% boost we saw during the same time frame in 2021. Additionally, there are indications...
Inventory Glut Will Lead to Huge Sales — but It Won’t Last
Many consumers are getting an annual raise next month. For others, cost-of-living adjustments increase their government benefits after the first of the year. Social Security benefits are going up by 8.7% in 2023. Recipients will receive more than $8 billion in...
Will Your State Reject the Fed’s Digital Dollar?
Personal and political freedoms are inseparable from economic freedom. To this end, economic freedom is contingent upon an economy that transacts using honest money that’s free from coercion. Volumes have been written on America’s experience with money of varying...
Recession Signal: Consumers Need Credit Cards to Get By
Recent retail sales data was greeted with relief by analysts. The Wall Street Journal reported: “U.S. retail sales rose sharply in October, a sign of economic strength that leaves the Federal Reserve likely to keep raising interest rates as it tries to reduce...
Are You Ready for the Coming U.S. Government Default?
The vast herd of investors are a deluded crowd. Following the Federal Reserve’s much anticipated 75 basis point rate hike earlier this month the major stock market indexes jumped upward. Optimistic investors keyed in on the Federal Open Market Committee...
Earnings Season Could End This Rally
As earnings season unfolds, we need to watch two key metrics that could sink the stock market. More than likely, both will contribute to a sell-off in the coming weeks. Stock prices go up when investors expect earnings to grow. In general, earnings can grow when...
History Has a Stark Warning for Thousands of Tech Stocks
For hundreds of years, bad times have followed good times in the economy. The Roaring ‘20s were followed by the Great Depression. The post-World War II boom in the U.S. was followed by a decade of high inflation. The same pattern holds around the world. Bankruptcies...
1 Great Big Nasty Prediction for 2023
Welcome to 2023! The New Year’s edition of the Economic Prism is a place of wild conjecture and rough suppositions. A place where abstract thinking is celebrated. Imaginative cycle theories, deep metaphysics, fractal wave patterns, happy accidents and amateur fortune...
Why Oil Will Skyrocket Energy Into a $10 Trillion Market
Today's oil market is fascinating. Prices have been on a tear lately, and there's no end in sight. Here's why oil will continue to skyrocket energy into a massive $10 trillion market. The Demand for Oil Increases as the Population Grows With the world population...
Supply Explains Why Oil Is Set for a Bull Market
Two factors move prices: supply and demand. In the oil market, global economic growth drives demand. It’s rare that the global economy contracts even though individual countries suffer periodic contractions. Global growth tends to be slow but steady. OPEC estimates...
After Europe’s Fuel Is Sorted, What About Here at Home?
If oil stopped flowing tomorrow, the U.S. would rely on four storage sites, known as the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR), to keep the critical resource moving. The SPR is the world’s largest supply of emergency crude oil. It’s a complex of four deep-underground...
It’s Easy to See Why Energy Prices Are so High
Oil drives the economy. It’s the fuel used to move raw materials and finished goods through the supply chain. It powers the vehicles customers rely on to shop for products and transport them home. Once home, consumers rely on oil and its byproducts for heat in some...