by Ivan Martchev April 23, 2024 Although it looked pretty worrisome for a couple of weeks, it appears that the Iranians decided to strike Israel with some mostly low-tech drones and missiles, and Israel decided to retaliate with a token drone strike on a military base...
by Gary Alexander April 23, 2024 Sunset Monday night marked the start of Passover, the most sacred date on the spring Jewish calendar, but the celebration doesn’t end tonight. It will continue for the seven Days of Unleavened Bread, through April 30, in a spring...
by Bryan Perry April 23, 2024 The current stock market correction has its roots going back to April 4, when the S&P broke its short-term 20-day moving average three days after Israel destroyed the Iranian consulate annex building adjacent to the Iranian embassy in...
by Jason Bodner April 23, 2024 Weeks ago, an earthquake hit the New York City area. It prompted some shock waves, but shouldn’t have done so … the U.S. Geological Survey estimates that 500,000 earthquakes happen every year. Many are deep within the Earth’s crust and...
by Louis Navellier April 23, 2024 The first full week of earnings reports was filled with a mixture of good news, bad news and incomplete guidance, so the market entered what I call a “spin” cycle, but I suspect that this is just a temporary lull, with clearer...
by Jason Bodner April 16, 2024 Last week, I tackled the global flood that set Noah and his animals adrift, but it turns out that 70 other cultures chronicled the same story, so maybe the myth is really just a fuzzy memory. This week, I offer the Peri Reis Map,...
by Ivan Martchev April 16, 2024 Nobody can predict if the cycle of acrimonious recriminations between Israel and Iran will stop this week – after the Iranian retaliation for the destroyed Damascus consulate – or whether it keeps spiraling out of control, which could...
by Gary Alexander April 16, 2024 Last week, I wrote about why tax increases don’t usually raise tax receipts. This week, I’ll show how tax rate cuts always raise tax receipts, especially from the rich. This is based on the work of Art Laffer, whom I first met when I...
by Bryan Perry April 16, 2024 Russia’s full-scale invasion into Ukraine began on February 24, 2022. The day before Russian tanks rolled in, the S&P 500 was trading at 4,225. As of last Friday, it closed at 5,123, representing a 21% gain in 26 months. The NASDAQ...
by Louis Navellier April 16, 2024 After the recent increase in Treasury yields and a “hot” Consumer Price Index (CPI) were released last Wednesday, traders are now expecting only two key Fed rate cuts this year. Last Wednesday, the Labor Department said that the CPI...
