by Patrick Hill | Aug 24, 2019 | alerts, Uncategorized
Goldman Sachs just completed an analysis of corporate balance sheets and found that dividend and stock buybacks accounted for 103.8% of their free cash flow. Meaning that they were paying more out in cash than they had on hand! Over the last year, free cash flow has...
by Paul Lengemann, BullsnBears Economist | Aug 21, 2019 | alerts, Markets/Economy, Uncategorized
The US housing market looks a little better at the moment as existing home sales in July rose 2.5% after slipping 1.3% the month before. Sales of single family homes went up 2.8% against a 1.1% drop in June. Sales of condominiums were unchanged after declining 3.3% in...
by Lance Roberts | Aug 20, 2019 | alerts, Real Investment Advice, Uncategorized
In last Tuesday’s “Technical Update,” I wrote that on a very short-term basis the market had reversed the previously overbought condition, to oversold. “This could very well provide a short-term ‘sellable bounce’ in the market back...
by Lance Roberts | Aug 13, 2019 | alerts, Real Investment Advice, Uncategorized
Just recently, Tom Lee, head of Fundstrat Global Advisors, published a list of 5-bullish signs for the stock investors which he says you should “ignore at your own peril.” As he notes: “In short, these signals are saying the S&P 500 is set up for...
by Lance Roberts | Aug 6, 2019 | alerts, Real Investment Advice, Uncategorized
On Monday, stocks took a beating from rising trade tensions as China put the brakes on imports of agricultural products following Trumps latest tariff threat. As noted by the WSJ: “So much for a trade deal any time soon. Monday’s pain for U.S. investors...
by Lance Roberts | Aug 3, 2019 | alerts, Real Investment Advice, Uncategorized
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