Earnings season kicked off last Friday with the bank results. The numbers were stellar, but the stock prices of those companies fell hard. Since then, the same thing has occurred to any number of companies. What is going on?
Research & Advice
Bill Schmick
Why the tax cuts are unpopular among Americans
Despite spending big money and all the marketing they can muster, the Republicans are still not able to convince most Americans that the tax cut benefits anyone but the rich and the corporations they own. Maybe, we are not as dumb as they think we are.
Will earnings trump Trump?
As of Friday morning, the S&P 500 Index has erased all the losses of 2018. That is despite threats of conflict with both Syria and Russia, a potential tariff trade war and concerns over America’s exploding tax-cut-fueled national debt.
The Facebook fallacy
After a grueling two-day inquisition before both houses of congress, Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook, has left the building. The question is how much did anyone really learn about the privacy issues of this social media behemoth?