Fed Raises Rates for the 7th Time The Federal Reserve raised interest rates today. I think this is the 7th rate hike. Six of these
Summary: Amazon Buys Whole Foods The Dow was up today; mainly on the surprise announcement that Amazon, the king of on-line retailing, is buying Whole
Summary: Gold and gold stocks are moving to new highs as the dollar index continues its slide. Although some connect this move to market jitters
Today U.S. stocks extended their losing streak to 9 consecutive days We haven’t had a losing streak this long since 1980 – that was 36
Aliens didn’t invade the Earth, and the Federal Reserve didn’t raise interest rates If you remember, I was pegging the probability of each at roughly
Today was a day of damage control for the Federal Reserve It almost seems like whenever they discuss the possibility of a rate hike, they’re
Another volatile day in the stock market sees the major averages deep in the red The Dow was down just over 1%; down 180 points,
The U.S. stock market finished up its worst week since August, when everybody though a rate hike was just around the corner Substantial triple-digit losses
We finally got some economic news today, all of it bad All of it “unexpected”… Hope springs eternal on Wall Street That’s why the Federal
Once again the Fed’s bite has failed to live up to its bark. Despite months of expectations that it would finally raise rates for the
