Editor: Vlad Rothstein | Tactical Investor Many readers wrote in stating that they loved the concept of us posting excerpts to other interesting articles. In keeping with that theme, we think the following post could make for a great read. A wide array of topics is covered as we believe that in today’s world of … Read more
Political Polarization is here to stay (at least for a while) This is the primary emotion being used to manipulate the masses; we first addressed this emotion after the Trump Victory. Top players employ polarization to divide and conquer the masses. And its working marvellously. This trend is gaining momentum, and the recent victory in … Read more
Central bank after central bank is either backing away from raising rates or they are embracing lower rates. The following stories will illustrate what we have stated all along is coming into play. While inflation remains an issue (money is being created at an unprecedented rate), inflationary forces are being held back due to advancements … Read more
Effects of inflation: Where’s The Inflation Monster? Data continues to pour in showing that inflation is not an issue, clearly proving that the trend as we stated had not changed. The trend is still neutral but showing no signs of letting up. We never fight a trend; if the trend changes tomorrow, no matter what … Read more
$9.95 MoviePass’s Ambitious Plan to Disrupt the Movie Theatre Industry MoviePass, a startup founded by an early Netflix executive, is planning to drop the price of its movie ticket subscriptions to $9.95 per month. This ambitious move will allow customers to watch one movie per day at any theatre in the U.S. that accepts debit cards. … Read more
Seventy-eight percent of full-time workers said they live paycheck to paycheck, up from 75 percent last year, according to a recent report from CareerBuilder. overall, 71 percent of all U.S. workers said they’re now in debt, up from 68 percent a year ago, CareerBuilder said. While 46 percent said their debt is manageable, 56 percent … Read more
Robot Workforce is supposedly the new workforce of tomorrow Walmart Store Inc.’s (WMT) store of the future may appear to be scarily devoid of employees. In reality, humans will still work there, but expect to see more robots. In addition to Walmart starting to use 16-foot automated towers to distribute online orders, scan-and-go technology to … Read more
Fifth Third Bank Stock Price Fifth Third (Nasdaq: FITB), Cincinnati’s largest locally based bank and the nation’s 13th-biggest, said it reached a deal to buy back $990 million worth of its own stock from Goldman Sachs & Co., according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing. Shares in Fifth Third soared 3.5 per cent over … Read more
Emerging Markets See Lowflation for First Time in Fed Rate Cycle? Yet this time, the same dynamic that’s making Fed policy “normalization” a drawn out and gradual affair — stubbornly low increases in consumer prices — is also affecting emerging markets, which more typically find themselves battling to keep inflation low. Part of that is … Read more
the panic and sell the rubbish Stock Market Today; focus on the facts & not the Fear Factor Americans will list a plethora of reasons as to why they can’t or won’t invest in the markets, but most seem to centre around the fact that most of them don’t have enough to invest in the … Read more
