This week marks the unofficial end to summer, at least from the perspective of the investment business. That’s because next week, trading desks will start to get back to full staff after the Labor Day respite on Monday. It’s always interesting to me to see the trading volume decline in a week prior to a

This week marks the unofficial end to summer, at least from the perspective of the investment business. That’s because next week, trading desks will start to get back to full staff after the Labor Day respite on Monday. It’s always interesting to me to see the trading volume decline in a week prior to a

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    In the name of the best within us, Jim Woods Editor, Intelligence Report P.S. My team is putting the final touches on the September issue of the Intelligence Report newsletter as we speak. If you have some time this weekend, I encourage you to give it a read. Once it’s posted later today, you can find the latest

This week’s issue is going to be brief, and that’s because I am in between presentations, interviews and discussions with other investment pros as the San Francisco MoneyShow. Interestingly, I remember coming to “The City” (please don’t call it “Frisco”) many times during my college years. It was then that I fell in love with

Last night, I got a rather frantic phone call from a trader friend of mine who was watching the S&P futures sell off hard. The reason for that selling was the then-just-released dual political headlines that were not at all good for President Trump. I am referring here, of course, to the guilty verdicts in

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Domestic stocks bounced around this week, as we saw a 0.76% drop in the S&P 500 on Wednesday that was followed by a 0.79% rebound on Thursday. The reason for the volatility this week, which ultimately ended in the domestic markets trading essentially flat, was another round of geopolitical headlines. The Turkish currency mess, as

Stocks in the United States bounced around this week, as we saw a 0.76% drop in the S&P 500 on Wednesday that was followed by a 0.79% rebound on Thursday. The reason for the volatility this week, which ultimately ended in the domestic markets trading essentially flat, was another round of geopolitical headlines. The Turkey