From Todd Shriber: Growth stocks and the related exchange traded funds took their lumps in May, but year to date, the iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF (NYSE: IWF) is higher by 18.40 percent, an advantage of 530 basis points over the iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (NYSE: IWD).
NYSE:VUG June 11, 2019 11:45am
Will growth stocks continue to outpace value stocks?
Could there be a new marijuana ETF on the way?
From Todd Shriber: Global X, one of the largest purveyors of thematic exchange traded funds, is looking to add that lineup with a cannabis ETF.
NYSE:MJ June 11, 2019 11:37am
Stock markets rise following a surge in tech stocks
From Aparajita Saxena:
(Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes rose on Tuesday, led by technology stocks, on the back of easing trade tensions with Mexico and signs of more fiscal stimulus in China.
NYSE:VGT June 11, 2019 11:31am
President Trump’s pivot on trade with Mexico gives investors hope and lifts treasury yields
From Kate Duguid:
NEW YORK, June 10 (Reuters) - U.S. government bond yields rose on Monday, as risk appetite was lifted by the U.S.-Mexico trade and migration deal signed on Friday, tempering expectations of interest rate cuts in 2019.
NYSE:TLT June 10, 2019 6:44pm
As mortgage rates continue to fall, will housing sales increase?
From Dan Caplinger:
NYSE:XHB June 10, 2019 6:36pm
The housing market has made big strides forward over the past decade since the financial crisis, recovering from its historic declines in the mid-2000s and seeing big gains in average home prices in many popular markets across the nation. Yet the rise in prices combined with rapidly increasing mortgage rates over the past couple of years made housing far less affordable, especially in pricier areas of the country.
3 marijuana companies that analysts expect will have massive growth
From Sean Williams:
Few industries have had investors seeing more green over the past couple of years than legal marijuana. According to the latest projections in "Marijuana Business Factbook 2019" from Marijuana Business Daily, legal aggregate U.S. weed sales should catapult from between $8.6 billion and $10 billion in 2018 to between $11.2 billion and $13.7 billion this year.
NYSE:MJ June 10, 2019 6:29pm
Selling marijuana at your local convenience store
From Debra Borchardt: There is one group that could destroy the cannabis dispensary industry in the U.S. and transform the industry as a whole -- and it's your local convenience store. The powerful lobbying arm of the National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS) has its eyes set on selling packaged cannabis products once they become legal -- and if it does it could spell the demise of the cannabis dispensary.
NYSE:MJ June 10, 2019 4:27pm
Amid US-China trade turmoil, is gold a Buy?
From Frank Holmes: Americans' trust in institutions, from the federal government to banks to the news media, has been deteriorating for decades. Sixty years ago, three quarters of Americans expressed faith in the government to do the right thing "most of the time" or "just about always." Today, only one in five people, a near-record low, believes our leaders make decisions in the country's best interest.
NYSE:GLD June 10, 2019 4:19pm
Some Senators are going after a large coal subsidy, could that cause trouble?
From Tim McLaughlin: BOSTON (Reuters) - Three U.S. senators on Monday urged the Internal Revenue Service to crack down on a $1 billion-a-year subsidy for burning chemically treated refined coal, after a new study showed some power plants using the fuel produced surging amounts of mercury and smog instead of cutting pollution.
NYSE:KOL June 10, 2019 4:11pm
Goldman Sachs (GS) believes it’s unlikely that the Fed will cut rates
The Treasury Secretary sees ‘no signs of a recession’ and is predicting a Fed rate cut
Stocks continue to rally after US and Mexico reach a deal on tariffs
Gold prices fall after deal on tariffs announced between the US and Mexico
Will silver prices continue to climb?
From Mike Hammer: Precious metals investors were breathing easier yesterday after silver (and gold) popped, continuing the week-long run. Reasons for the pop were many, which just means it was probably about time.
NYSE:SLV June 7, 2019 6:52pm