The stock market powered higher today to kickstart November on a positive note, driven by a combination of strong earnings and encouraging economic data. Several tech companies delivered good numbers last night, topping estimates...
Yesterday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released the official October Jobs Report – and it was a dud. The U.S. economy added just 12,000 jobs last month, versus expectations for 100,000 new jobs and...
Well, the election results are in. It seems that, come January, Donald J. Trump will be sworn in as the 47th president of the United States. And thanks to a sweeping ‘red wave,’ he...
Tom Yeung here with this week’s Sunday Digest. Last week, I told you the story about news magnate Charles E. Marsh. The Ohio-born businessman had built an incredible fortune buying up small newspapers across...
With a large amount of anxiety and perhaps a touch of dread, the time has finally come – Election Day. And that means that within the next few hours – or possibly days –...
Editor’s note: “Where to Focus Your Sights as the AI Boom Rages On” was previously published in August 2024. It has since been updated to include the most relevant information available. In the 1990...
When it comes to the crypto market, the last seven months can be best summed up with one word: disappointing. Back in March 2024, Bitcoin peaked at record-highs around $73,000. This came right after...
Tom Yeung here, with this week’s Sunday Digest. Last week, I wrote how smaller companies tend to outperform when the U.S. Federal Reserve cuts rates. These firms are naturally riskier, and so having cheap money...
Today is the day, folks. After years of testing and ever-extending timelines, Tesla (TSLA) is finally set to unveil its self-driving robotaxi at its “We, Robot” event this very evening. At 7 p.m. Pacific...
Tom Yeung here with the Sunday Digest. In mid-2019, the U.S. Federal Reserve began cutting interest rates for the first time since the 2007-’08 global financial crisis. The U.S. economy was beginning to slow,...
Lately, we’ve been all-in on autonomous vehicles (AVs). And while this enthusiasm isn’t new, it’s certainly been fortified by the flood of developments unfurling recently. In fact, we see so much promise in this...
So much for an impending recession! Today’s official jobs report solidly confirmed that the U.S. economy is not on the brink of a recession. Rather, it seems to be in the early innings of...
If you’re a longtime reader of these issues, you’ll know that being at the forefront of innovation is central to my core investment approach. As such, I keep a close eye on several corners...
Tom Yeung here with this week’s Sunday Digest. Last week, I discussed the contrarian bets that billionaire investors often make. By looking beyond basic corporate labels, successful fund managers like Joel Greenblatt often can...
For the past three years, the markets have been haunted by a particularly ghastly boogeyman – inflation. But today’s Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) report suggests that boogeyman has been officially vanquished. And with inflation...
Two years ago, in a seminal moment for the industry, tech startup OpenAI launched its next-gen chatbot, ChatGPT. That was, after all, the moment that many consider the dawn of the Age of AI. ...
Tom Yeung here with your Sunday Digest. During the early 1990s real estate crisis, the Marriott Corp. hotel chain found itself in trouble. The company had overexpanded during the boom times of the 1980s,...
Just weeks ago, on Sept. 9, Apple launched its first-ever iPhone built for AI: the iPhone 16. Initial reception has been mixed. Some folks loved the updated camera and new capabilities. Others think the...
Today, the U.S. Federal Reserve officially began its first rate-cutting cycle in four long years – and with a “bang,” no less. In our view, this bold move opens the door for stocks to...
After years of hiking and maintaining high interest rates, the Federal Reserve is likely to enact its first rate cut of this cycle tomorrow. And our work suggests that could mean the start of...
For months now, we’ve suspected that interest rate cuts would arrive by the end of summer. And with the central bank poised to cut just days from now – this coming Wednesday, Sept. 18...
Tom Yeung here with your Sunday Digest. Last week, I wrote about “Gravity Pleasure Road,” the world’s first modern roller coaster with a built-in lift hill that could pull cars back up a slope....
The U.S. Federal Reserve holds its next meeting in less than a week. And considering the state of our nation’s economy, we’re extremely confident that means interest rate cuts are coming in just a...
Following this morning’s soft August Consumer Price Index (CPI) report, a golden “buying window” has opened in stocks. But it may not stay open for long, so if you want to capitalize, time is...
Tonight, Americans across the country will be glued to their screens, watching Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump duke it out in their first debate. That’s to be expected. This is...
Earlier this afternoon, Apple (AAPL) unveiled its latest iPhone model to the world. Though, for its part, the world was largely unimpressed. And Apple stock dropped more than 1% after the iPhone 16’s debut. ...
Tom Yeung here with your Sunday Digest. In 1885, the first modern roller coaster opened to the public. “Gravity Pleasure Road” was an instant success, generating $600 a day in revenues – roughly $20,000...
Ever since the AI stock bull market began in early 2023, it has been dominated by the Magnificent 7 tech stocks of Apple (AAPL), Nvidia (NVDA), Microsoft (MSFT), Alphabet (GOOGL), Meta (META), Amazon (AMZN),...
Happy Saturday! I hope you’ve had a great week. Though, unfortunately, stocks certainly did not. The market ended a rough week on a sour note after receiving August’s weak jobs report. Broadly speaking, the...
Following the arrival of a less-than-stellar jobs report, the stock market is now wrapping up a bad week on a sour note. Broadly speaking, August’s jobs data missed expectations and showed a big slowdown...
The stock market has found itself in a bout of volatility recently – but that all could change in about two weeks when the Federal Reserve cuts interest rates for the first time in...
September is historically a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad month for stocks – and Tuesday certainly lived up to the reputation. Over the past roughly 100 years, stocks have averaged a 1.2% drop...
Nearly two years ago, OpenAI debuted ChatGPT, its next-gen AI-driven chatbot. And with that launch, the firm kickstarted an AI frenzy that has since reshaped the global economy, the stock market, even parts of...
With the release of this morning’s inflation report, the last piece of the current economic puzzle has now fallen into place. And it’s got the stock market buzzing with enthusiasm – for good reason....
We’ve been pounding the table on AI stocks for a long time now, and we’re still pounding the table on them today. But they aren’t the only good stocks to buy in the market...
Whether inspired by science fiction or true technological progress, people have long feared that human workers will one day be replaced by robots or artificial intelligence (AI). To some, that future may be generations...
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