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It’s not an easy environment for retirees right now. Many old-economy companies, which used to be reliable fixed income generators, are struggling during the pandemic. In addition, interest rates on...
After a blistering rise in yields last week, US Treasuries on Monday calmed down. Yields on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note receded to about 1.43% from nearly 1.46% at Friday's close after spiking...
In the world of oil, Saudi Arabia likes to pride itself as the producer of last resort. Recent years have, however, proven a more appropriate description for the kingdom as a crude producer: the loser...
Shares of longtime market and investor favorite Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) have recently been sold off amid the cyclical rotation out of tech stocks and into value shares. As a result, the iPhone maker's...
In this column a week ago, we cautioned of gold and oil prices having reached inflection points, following a tumble in the dollar and the aftermath of the Arctic blitz that hit Texas’ oil and gas...
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell is going to have to do a better job than he did during last week's congressional testimony, of convincing investors he means what he says when promising the Fed...
As February winds to a close, the commodities scorecard is filling up again with winners and losers. Gasoline futures sit at the top, with a 40% gain helped by the long-running crude oil rally. At the...
The boom-and-bust cycles are not new for Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) investors. The electric car-maker is known for its high-velocity moves, and has become one of the most speculative mega-stocks. That...
Is it over, the winter trade in gas?Despite last week’s bone-chilling freeze, natural gas futures have lost 15% from their highs, as suddenly all bets seem to be on an unusual early warm spell for...
The price of platinum, the precious metal commonly used in catalytic converters which help limit auto engine emissions, has been fluctuating wildly for over a week. On Feb. 16, the metal—which had...
Optimism about the global economic outlook has boosted the prices of a wide range of raw materials—including copper, nickel, iron ore, silver, oil, and even corn, wheat, and soybeans—to new highs in...
Newton’s Law says what goes up, must come down. Those long oil don’t want to hear that, of course.Like the proverbial multi-lived cat, the rally in crude oil has outlasted one fatal test after...
Reports Q4 2021 results on Wednesday, Feb. 24, after the close Revenue expectation: $4.82 billion EPS expectation: $2.8 When NVIDIA Corp. (NASDAQ:NVDA), one of the largest U.S. chip-makers, reports...
Investors are facing a couple of quandaries triggered by the rise in government bond yields. The move is putting pressure on them to look for answers. Quandary No. 1: The prospect of a robust economic...
Just three years ago, world GDP was growing at 3% a year, but copper prices were falling more than 20%. Here was Dr. Copper, the metal so called for its supposed ability to diagnose any ailment in the...
US crude stocks data will determine the direction for oil prices this week as both production and refining resume slowly in Texas and the Plains, after last week’s disruptive storms that pushed the...
Whether its energy, metals or edibles, the 2021 commodities rally has been remarkable for its breadth and depth, covering almost every sphere of the raw materials sector, and producing double-digit...