The team fought their way up two flights of stairs in pitch-blackness, dispatching several Al-Qaida fighters along the way. A tall figure emerged in the green glow of the night vision goggles. It hesitated. Two shots were fired, and the body hit the ground. That was how Navy Seal Team Six member, Mark Owen, described
Global Market Comments August 2, 2018 Fiat Lux NETFLIX SPECIAL REPORT Featured Trade: (WHAT'S NEXT FOR NETFLIX?), (NFLX), (WMT), (AMZN)
In its latest earnings report for Q2 2018 Netflix definitely disappointed. Revenues came in at $3.91 billion compared to an expected $3.94 billion. New subscribers came up short 1 million of those expected. It also provided weaker guidance, expecting to ad only 5 million new subscribers versus an earlier expected 6 million, with most coming
Global Market Comments August 1, 2018 Fiat Lux Featured Trade: (REPORT FROM THE MATTERHORN SUMMIT)
From where I stand, the rolling foothills of Northern Italy spread out below me to the south. On my left lie the distinctive peaks of the Dolomites. On my right I can see the massive expanse of Mont Blanc, at 15,781 feet the highest mountain in Europe. I am standing at the summit of the
"This is very bullish for markets. It's bullish for markets intermediate term. Before, I thought we were in the seventh inning of a four-year bull market. Two waiters just came in and delivered another punch bowl. We're going into extra innings, baby," said Stanley Druckenmiller formerly of hedge fund Duquesne Capital Management, about the Fed's
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Come join John Thomas at the Mad Hedge Fund Trader's Global Strategy Dinner, which I will be conducting in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, on Friday, August 3, 2018 at 7:00 PM. A three-course dinner will be followed by an extended question-and-answer period. I'll be giving you my up-to-date view on stocks, bonds, foreign currencies, commodities, precious
Global Market Comments July 30, 2018 Fiat Lux Featured Trade: (THE MARKET OUTLOOK FOR THE WEEK AHEAD, or POURING GASOLINE ON THE FIRE), (MSFT), (AMZN), (FB), (NFLX), (TWTR), (TESTIMONIAL)
Pour gasoline on a fire and you get a reaction. It's a simple matter of physics. That is the natural result of hitting the economy with tax cuts, fiscal stimulus, and low interest rates all at once. But at what price? Of course, the headline number of the week was the first read on Q2
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So, how will the trade war end? It could be the crucial trading call of 2018. "That which can't continue, won't," I paraphrase the noted economist Herbert Stein. I think that logic neatly applies to our global trade wars today. In 1970, some 25% of world GDP was accounted for by international trade. Today it
If you ever need someone to owe you a big favor, make sure it is the world's best hotel. That is what I discovered when I checked into the legendary Cipriani Hotel in Venice, Italy. I had booked its cheapest room at $1,500 a day. Due to a screwup on the reservations, I learned to
"If you can't make yourself loved, make yourself feared," said Mayer Amschel Rothschild, founder of the banking dynasty.
Global Market Comments July 26, 2018 Fiat Lux AMAZON SPECIAL REPORT Featured Trade: (SO WHERE DID THOSE AMAZON EARNINGS REALLY COME FROM AND WHERE ARE THEY GOING?), (AMZN), (WMT)
Amazon earnings come out after the close today so it's a good time to bone up on the history of the online retail giant. Forewarned is to be forearmed. Is to time to cash in on the huge profits you have already attained or is it time to load the boat some more? Jeff Bezos,
"Life is too short to hang out with people who aren't resourceful," said Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon.
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"The stock market is one of those things that looks better the more expensive it gets," said Barbara Marcin, portfolio manager of the Gabelli Dividend Growth Fund.
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