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• TGIF – Europe’s Stocks Plunge as Nuclear Catastrophe is Inches Away

  Missed it by that much. The Russian Liberators (may as well start calling them that as the history books will be re-written that way) either have excellent aim... Read more

  Posted on 04 March 2022 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS

• Fed Fueled Thursday – Putin Puts Powell on Pause

  

  Oil hit $116.57 overnight. Now it's "down" to $112.50 as Russian troops contine to march and bombard their way to Kyiv and one million out of 40M people in... Read more

  Posted on 03 March 2022 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS

• Whipsaw Wednesday – Biden Calls for Unity, Markets Mildly React

  Nothing has changed. Russia is still advancing on Kyiv, so talking about it is not going to make it go away but, as I keep saying, Russia is just the market's... Read more

  Posted on 02 March 2022 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS

• Testy Tuesday – Oil Blasts Back Over $100 but There’s a Silver Lining

  

  Oil is at $101 this morning. So we'll all be paying for Putin's war at the pumps. Fortunately, as we discussed in yesterday morning's PSW Report (which you can... Read more

  Posted on 01 March 2022 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS

• Monday Mayhem – Putin Goes Nuclear, Japan Slows Down, China Falters

  Well, well, well. Those scruffy little Ukrainians have been holding off Russia this weekend – even though they are outgunned and outmanned about 10:1. Read more

  Posted on 28 February 2022 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS

• Friday Flip Flop – Nasdaq Down and Up 1,000 Points in 2 Days – Stability?

  

  Come on, this is silly: Now the entire stock market is trading like BitCoin. It's hard to call yourself an investor when the market can swing like this in a... Read more

  Posted on 25 February 2022 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS

• Falling Thursday – When Putin Attacks!

  

  WAR!!! What is it good for? Well it's great for commodities as Oil (/CL) has jumped up to test $100 per barrell and Gasoline (/RB) has popped over $3 and Natura... Read more

  Posted on 24 February 2022 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS

• Wimpy Wednesday – Weak Sanctions Won’t Stop Putin

  

  Sanctions! That's how the US and NATO are responding to Putin's entry into the Ukraine and note there is only one red box in the area we're paying attention to... Read more

  Posted on 23 February 2022 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS

• Tumultuous Tuesday – Russian Troops Enter Ukraine – Oil and Gas Prices Soar

  

  Politics is no joke. That is why, perhaps, electing a comedian to run your country may not turn out to be the best idea. Ukraine's comic-turned-president got... Read more

  Posted on 22 February 2022 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS

• Faltering Friday (Again) – Ukraine This Time

  It's always something. This week, "only" 113,964 people a day are catching Covid (2,306/day are still dying) and that's only a bit more than 1% of the populatio... Read more

  Posted on 18 February 2022 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS

• PhilStockWorld February Portfolio Review

  $2,722,442! That is up $203,740 since our January 19th review of our paired Long and Short-Term Portfolios.and that was up $309,256 from December so we are... Read more

  Posted on 17 February 2022 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS

• BNN Money Talk Portfolio Review

  

  I will be on Bloomberg's Money Talk this evening. That means it's time to review our Money Talk Portfolio, a portfolio we only trade on the show so, roughly onc... Read more

  Posted on 16 February 2022 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS

• Turnaround Tuesday – Russia Pulls Back, Market Pulls Up

  

  Whatever the next rumor is. Now the market is running based on troop maneuvers in the Ukraine. Early this morning, Russia’s Defense Ministry said it had pulled... Read more

  Posted on 15 February 2022 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS

• Monday Market Madness – War Fears Send Us Back to the Lows

  

  This is certainly not going well: As I've been saying, it's more likely we're consolidating for a move down than a move up but we're still hanging on by a threa... Read more

  Posted on 14 February 2022 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS

• Friday’s Failure – Market is Still on the Road to Nowhere

  

  Still on that road to nowhere. Last Friday and the Friday before that, our bounce chart has looked like this: Dow 36,000 to 34,200 has bounce lines of 34,560... Read more

  Posted on 11 February 2022 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS

• Inflationary Thursday – CPI Report Colors Our Week

  We're waiting on inflation data this morning. CPI is expected to come in at 0.5% for January but October was 0.9% and November was 0.8% and December was 0. Read more

  Posted on 10 February 2022 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS

• Wednesday Recovery – Dow up 600, Nasdaq up 400 – Why? Why Not?

  

  What a ride! The Dow blasted up 600 points from yesterday's open, half of it since the markets closed last night and there's no actual reason for this – the... Read more

  Posted on 09 February 2022 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS

• Testy Tuesday – Nasdaq Fails 4,700 and Moves Lower

  

  Down we go again! It's important to have some perspective when contemplating the future so here is the Nasdaq's chart for the 21st Century, so far. Read more

  Posted on 08 February 2022 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS

• Monday Morning Markets

  

  We have a boring week ahead. That's good as it will give things a chance to settle down. There are only two Fed speakers scheduled (both Wednesday) and not... Read more

  Posted on 07 February 2022 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS

• Friday Fish Flop

  

  What is a fish flop? That's where you have a fish that is still alive on the deck of your boat and it's gasping and flopping – but soon to be dead. That is not... Read more

  Posted on 04 February 2022 BUSINESS, ECONOMICS