A volatile week for stocks
06/26/2020 6:09 AMUS index futures swung in an illiquid overnight session in which Bloomberg's Richard Breslow said "volumes have been utterly abysmal", concluding a volatile week for stocks, this time ignoring the resurgence in new virus infections across the country that sent them...
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They Did Not Follow The Science
06/25/2020 6:16 AMIt's an easy cop out to say that we followed the science when jurisdictions around the world had the same science but very different policy prescriptions with very different results. (Note: Please share this comment on Facebook and Twitter. If you know someone who...
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Schachter’s Eye on Energy – June 24th
06/24/2020 12:58 PMThis week Josef talks about how the sharp rise in Covid-19 cases in the US has pummeled the stock markets. And this sharp decline has hit oil prices hard and the associated energy stocks. There is significant downside ahead but great buying opportunity, similar to the...
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Immigration Attack Will Ruin America’s Tech Dominance
06/24/2020 6:49 AMThis is where Canada’s “Waterloo” conducts a silent coup against Silicon Valley, thanks to the use of immigration as a political punching bag in the United States, and yet another move against foreignw workers by the Trump administration. The American tech industry is...
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It’s the Policy Equivalent of Night of the Living Dead
06/24/2020 6:23 AMThe traditional recipe of infrastructure projects and record low rates are not going to get us out of this unprecedented economic contraction - but that won't stop politicians from talking about them. (Note: Please share this comment on Facebook and Twitter. If you...
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The Great Political Divide In A Single Question
06/23/2020 6:46 AMMoney has to be earned before it's redistributed and that underscores the biggest debate in politics - who's money is it? The person who earned it OR the government's. (Note: Please share this comment on Facebook and Twitter. If you know someone who would enjoy...
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Big Fat Idea – How to Make Money in Exploration Stocks
06/22/2020 12:56 PMBrad Cooke joins Michael to talk about how to build - and invest in - a successful mineral exploration...
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Fraud Hits New High Amid Pandemic
06/22/2020 7:34 AMAny time the world is thrown off balance by a major, sustained event or incident, it’s an opportunity for some of our most creative minds for a burst of new and refined criminal activity. The global pandemic presents an atmosphere ripe for criminal creativity, and the...
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Investing is simple. Just pick some letters out of a Scrabble bag, buy it, and it goes up.
06/22/2020 7:07 AMIs it 1999 or 2007? Retail investors flood the market as speculation grows rampant with a palpable exuberance and belief of no downside risk. What could go wrong? As Barron’s recently noted: “Free trading app Robinhood has added more than three million retail accounts...
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Where Are The COVID Questions After the Protests
06/22/2020 6:43 AMThousands protested across the country. There was no social distancing - many didn't wear masks. But there have been no reports of any outbreaks of COVID-19 as a result. So what gives? (Note: Please share this comment on Facebook and Twitter. If you know someone who...
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