Shares of security software concern McAfee Inc. ( NYSE: MFE , Stock Forum ) have been far from impressive this year. The stock has underperformed the struggling S&P 500 Index (SPX) by roughly 17% on a relative-strength basis during the past 60 trading days. What's more, M...
Joseph Hargett
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October 28, 2012
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The solar sector was pounded last week, following reports that Germany is planning to cut solar financial support for new roof and open-field sites by 16%-17%. What's more, the report detailed that additional subsidy cuts for projects generating more than 3,000 megawatts wil...
Joseph Hargett
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October 28, 2012
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The precious metals correction is here. Gold and silver are down 4% and 30%, respectively. Gold and silver stocks, as should be expected, are down even more. But here’s the thing, precious metals stocks have been hit much harder than they should have been. ...
Andrew Mickey
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October 28, 2012
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In the 1986 classic ‘Platoon’, Charlie Sheen’s character Chris Taylor tells everyone that he dropped out of college to serve in the Vietnam War. This sets him apart from the other grunts and makes Taylor seem noble and patriotic, giving up sch...
Richard (Rick) Mills
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November 29, 2019
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First let’s make sure we understand the basics of bonds. Bonds are a form of debt. When a company or a government needs to borrow money it can borrow from banks and pay interest on the loan, or it can borrow from investors by issuing bonds and paying intere...
Sy Harding
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October 28, 2012
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If you glanced at any market headlines regarding the Wuhan coronavirus over the last week, you’ll have read about a retreating concern and investors starting to lighten up. If you looked at news outlets, however, you’d learn that the Covid-19 vi...
Omri Wallach
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February 12, 2020
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Another week passed, and the number of jobless claims increased further. That was clearly not expected by the Fed, as the recent minutes shows. What does it all mean for the gold market? Unemployment Claims Rose Further Initial jobless claims have become one the most im...
Arkadiusz Sieron
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April 14, 2020
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As a child, I used to get quite excited at the prospect of having my English "Gran" read me the Hans Christian Andersen book "The Emperor's New Clothes." I found the tale fiendishly amusing, as the charlatan tailor uses lethal doses of flattery and mystery to beguile t...
Streetwise Reports
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April 7, 2020
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Just like the BoJ last week, the ECB also expanded its monetary policy easing. Meanwhile across the pond, more than 30 million of Americans applied for the unemployment benefit. What does it all means for the gold market? European Central Banks Expands Its Monetary Policy E...
Arkadiusz Sieron
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May 5, 2020
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Brazil continues to impress as a country and economy, due in no small way to its government’s multi-year efforts and determination to make it an important global presence. Brazil is the fifth-largest country in the world by geographical area and populati...
Sy Harding
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October 28, 2012
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