The Decoy Effect is no passing fad; it’s a fundamental facet of human decision-making. In investing, it bestows powerful leverage upon those who understand how to deploy or counteract it.
Costco has become a household name, known for its operational efficiency, bulk-buying appeal, and exceptional membership benefits. Let’s explore how this retail giant continues to dominate the market.
In this week's video, we'll review the latest charts and data to help us answer the question, is it time to load up on banks, small caps, midcaps, and the equal weight S&P500?
This week takes us into the heart of the Q4 earnings season, with more than 300 companies reporting results, including four Magnificent 7 members and 96 other S&P 500 members.
The US Dollar Index (DXY), which measures the value of the US Dollar against a basket of currencies, is experiencing sustained losses as it sinks below 107.50, its lowest level this week.
The creative destruction of U.S. jobs from AI will be a major societal issue in the next few years. But it will also open up new investing opportunities as technology lets us do more with less.
Last week, we unveiled ValuEngine's top ten stocks for 2025. Now we profile top-ranked ETFs that hold the most major positions in each of these stocks,
The Q4 earnings season has remained strong with companies from various sectors standing out in this week’s lineup. Able to crush their bottom-line expectations on Thursday, here are two intriguing stocks to keep an eye on in the coming weeks.
Arabica coffee futures surged to record highs on Friday, fueled by the ongoing global supply crunch. The most-active contract climbed nearly 2% in late morning trading, reaching the highest price levels on record dating back to 1972.
Most of the economists who would view themselves as against “industrial policy” are also supporters of at least the first two or three levels of policy, the basic underpinnings of a strong economy including support for research and development.
Europe's problems in 2025 aren't like those in previous years… they go too deep and are too profound for them to be suddenly solved in a last-ditch summit, as so often has been the case.
Corporate bankruptcies soared to a 14-year high in 2024, underscoring the Catch-22 facing the Federal Reserve as it wrestles with interest rate policy to battle sticky price inflation.
A discussion about why 2025 marks a critical turning point for global liquidity, how it could reshape investment opportunities and the risks every investor should know.
With Q4 results from 14% of S&P 500 members already out, we can confidently say that this reporting cycle is shaping up to be a good one for the market.
The SPX has been a strong buy candidate for longer-term investors over an average of 30 years running, and that it was likely to be repeated for another 10-20 years, generally speaking.
Rigetti Computing, Inc. is at the forefront of developing advanced quantum computers, aiming to tackle complex problems at speeds traditional computers can’t match.
United Airlines' strategic reduction in domestic seat availability has boosted airline profitability by increasing ticket prices amid strong travel demand.
The Russell 2000 (RTY) is up about 18% over the past year – but their performance pales over most time periods when compared to large-cap indices like the S&P 500 (SPX).
There was some tepid good news as to existing home sales in December, which have been flat in the general range of 3.85 -4.10 million annualized for almost two years.
Buckle up your chinstrap and be prepared for a long liquidation in this overbought market, if the bullish fundamental news slows forcing bulls to drop their guard.
From a data perspective, recent labour market indicators have generally remained strong in Hungary. However, there are some nuances that warrant caution before we get too excited about the strength of the country's labour statistics.
The British pound has stalled a bit during the trading session on both Wednesday and Thursday, and as I look at the chart, the 1.2350 level is an area that I think a lot of people will be paying close attention to.
US equity futures are slightly lower to close out a blowout week for risk assets. As of 8:00am S&P futures are down 0.1% after the index reached its new ATH on Thursday, the first of the year;
The US dollar rallied a bit during the trading session here on Thursday, as it looks like the 0.91 level is being targeted. If we can break the market above here, and I don't see any reason why we can't, then we will start to ask questions to 0.92.
The US dollar is broadly lower. The tariff-threat inspired gains stalled and the BOJ rate hike and stronger PMI in Europe have dragged the greenback lower against all the G10 currencies.
In President Trump’s first week in office he issued a blitz of executive orders, but perhaps his most ambitious statement to date is his claim yesterday that he would order the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates.
Japan’s CPI rose by 3.0% in December. The Bank of Japan hiked rates by 25-bps on Friday morning, boosting the yen. Data revealed a slight increase in US jobless claims last week.
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