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The Week Ahead | 09/03/2019
Global Spotlight Biggering the Brexit Threat. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson checkmated his political opponents this week by getting the queen to approve a five-week parliamentary suspensionfrom mid-September to mid-October. The…
Crypto Update
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Boom-Bust Cycle
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The Week Ahead | 08/26/2019
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Buy the Dip or Sell the Blip or …???
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Netflix (NFLX)
Netflix is said to be the "winner" in the streaming wars. They essentially invented the category and have grown at a rapid pace ever since. Those who believed in the…
Financial Flatulence (XLF)
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The Week Ahead | 08/19/2019
For a solid week now, all you’ve heard from the media is Inverted Yield Curve, Recession, and the Economy is Weakening… I watch the economy very closely, and what I…