Rare earth elements have become the latest flashpoint in the collision between geopolitics and markets.
As funded status rises, the idea of plan hibernation may become more attractive, enabling strategic use of pension surplus.
In just two years, India has gone from being the best-loved emerging market to the most sold, and now investors are bracing themselves for yet another quarter of disappointing corporate earnings.
Last week’s headlines around China tariffs and corresponding weakness in oil prices brought back memories of April and May when oil and energy stocks sold off sharply on the heels of tariff news. The weakness in energy infrastructure has been particularly acute.
US manufacturing may now be at its most vulnerable after decades of ceding crucial mining and production activities to China in the pursuit of low costs and higher company profits, and robust government support will be needed to narrow the time for securing the manufacturing supply chain.
China’s sweeping new restrictions on rare earth exports mark its first major effort to police the global flow of critical minerals it dominates, using the same playbook that allows the US to wield power far beyond its shores.
If you do not communicate with your prospect in their unique thinking mode, they will not become your client. If you can keep rapport high by matching their buying mode, you will double your business.
On a recent episode of the Money Metals podcast, host Mike Maharrey interviewed Brien Lundin. Brien Lundin is the CEO of Jefferson Financial, publisher of Gold Newsletter, and organizer of the New Orleans Investment Conference.
On this week’s edition of Market Week in Review, Global Chief Investment Strategist Paul Eitelman assessed the health of the U.S. economy amid the ongoing government shutdown.
NVIDIA’s $100 billion partnership with OpenAI signals a paradigm shift, as demand for AI compute infrastructure surges beyond even the boldest forecasts.
The fourth quarter is typically – seasonally – positive for U.S. equities. An ongoing government shutdown is not a strong backdrop for markets, but major indices remain close to record highs, waiting for new data for direction. It looks like a good time to be cautiously optimistic, or to get a little defensive, maybe add a little gold, and steer clear of highly valued stocks.
All’s fair in love and politics — and international bank capital rules. US financial watchdogs are making mischief with European standards that give lenders relief by treating the euro zone as a single domestic market.
In 2006, Andrew Fire and Craig Mello shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their discovery of RNA interference (RNAi), which they published in 1998. Since then, the potential of a technology capable of silencing disease-causing genes has been a very attractive proposition.
Many investors have turned to MLPs over the years for their income, which makes the outlook for distributions a perennial focus for investors. With MLP yields currently elevated relative to long-term averages and a flattish near-term outlook for U.S. energy production, the distribution outlook is particularly topical.
Some political commentators believe Stephen Miran is a pawn of President Trump, aiming solely to lower interest rates, regardless of whether such action is justified. But, regardless of your political views, set aside your own perspectives for a moment and consider Miran’s views on the economy and monetary policy.
Electricity demand is on the rise globally thanks to electrification, adoption of electric vehicles, wider use of air conditioning, and the rise of AI-related data centers.
The newest member of the Federal Reserve Board, Stephen Miran, recently outlined his reasons for wanting interest rates to come down by roughly 2 percentage points—far more than any other Fed member.
Overfunded pension plans don't have to die—they can live on in a 401(k) plan.
Most people buy into the adage that two heads are better than one — except when it comes to the very top of corporations.
With bond strategies offering a compelling use case for the moment, advisors may want to consider approaches to build out their portfolios.
September’s rate cut may be exciting for many investors’ equities holdings, but those same investors may feel less excited about the income on offer from bonds going forward. Falling rates, of course, lead to falling yields in numerous debt securities and offerings.
Market sentiment has come a long way since the Tariff Tantrum. Earlier this year, the VIX volatility index shot up into the 60s, a fear level previously seen in such episodes as the October 1987 crash and during 2008’s rolling bank insolvencies.
Wall Street’s most powerful collection of stocks, the Magnificent Seven, is looking a tad dated. Make way for the Great Eight. Or maybe the Golden Dozen. Or the TenAI of GenAI.
US stocks rose on Monday, as investors shrugged off the risks of a US government shutdown and turned their attention to economic data that may offer more insight about the pace of future interest-rate cuts.
Investors are increasingly confident that the U.S. Federal Reserve will cut interest rates several times through mid-2026, signaling a more aggressive easing cycle.
For years, midstream companies have generated significant free cash flow (FCF), which has differentiated them from the broader market. With balance sheets in good shape, excess cash has been used to reward shareholders with dividend growth and opportunistic equity repurchases
Dividend-increase announcements are on the rise. According to the Wall Street Horizon research team, 71.9% of all dividend changes have been positive so far in 2025.
Cybersecurity continues to grab consistent media attention as hackers become increasingly emboldened. They’re also more ambitious in terms of targets, many of which are familiar companies behind goods and services consumed by Americans on a daily basis.
VettaFi’s Head of Research Todd Rosenbluth discussed the VictoryShares Small Cap Free Cash Flow ETF (SFLO) on this week’s “ETF of the Week” podcast with Chuck Jaffe of “Money Life.”
In an interesting but problematic new book, After the Spike: Population, Progress, and the Case for People, two economists, Dean Spears and Michael Geruso, warn that the switch to a population implosion, currently underway, could have catastrophic consequences for human well-being and even survival.
One of the most critical resources in 2025 is compute power. Chips and the data centers that house them have become the 21st-century equivalent of refineries and power plants, and governments are increasingly treating them as such.
China continues to struggle with deflation. Producer prices have been falling for more than two years, and consumer prices have been essentially flat over that time.
ClearBridge Investments believes accelerating policy-driven investment and AI-driven data center growth are unlocking a multi-decade growth opportunity for listed utilities globally.
Companies with dependable growth profiles might be just what equity portfolios need in turbulent times.
What a year it’s been for gold investing! As we approach the end of the third quarter, gold prices are up nearly 40% year-to-date, triggering upward forecast revisions by big firms, and attracting investor dollars on its way up.
Gold mining equities are having a blockbuster 2025. Prices for the precious metal have hit one all-time high after another, and the miners who pull it from the ground are rewarding investors with some of the best returns in the market today.
It’s a potential prize fight for the ages: US “energy dominance” versus the Power of Siberia.
The house of pain continues with small caps, at least on a relative basis. Year-to-date, the S&P 600 index has posted a 3.0% gain, so it's not like money is being burned. But still, even the Bloomberg Aggregate Bond index is up 4.9% YTD and the S&P 500 is up 10.9%.
Energy prices indicate economic strength, or, in this case, weakness. If the global economy grew strongly, the need for oil consumption would rise, absorbing the current production levels, causing energy prices to rise.
Wineries, booze distributors and distilleries are turning to private credit for financing, especially as tariffs and a decline in drinking habits bring more risk to the alcohol industry.
NVIDIA (NVDA) earnings are the focus tonight, but investors’ attention will quickly shift back to the macro later this week. According to our Economic Calendar, with data licensed from Econoday Inc., a second read on Q2 GDP hits the tape Thursday morning.
Europe's defense landscape has undergone a paradigm shift—a rearmament cycle unfolding at a velocity unseen since the Cold War.
Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s comments at Jackson Hole shifts the outlook for interest rates.
While investors often look to the Federal Reserve for macroeconomic signals, Walmart’s earnings may offer even more insight. As a barometer of consumer behavior, pricing trends and tariff impacts, Walmart is a must-watch for anyone trying to understand the real-time U.S. economy.
Today is the day that analysts and investors have been waiting for the entire earnings season—earnings and updated Q3 guidance from NVIDIA Corp. (NVDA).
China’s economy has propagated itself through branches like trade, finance and infrastructure. But supply chains are where its roots have thickened into trunks, particularly across Southeast Asia.
For nearly two decades, U.S. electricity demand was flat. Between 2005 and 2020, consumption barely budged, thanks to efficiency gains in appliances and slower economic growth. Utilities planned for more of the same.
An avalanche of cheap Chinese stuff is landing on doorsteps across Latin America. Bargain-hungry consumers are giddy, local retailers are getting pummeled and customs agencies are swamped.
Our economic-number friends are behaving badly, leaving us unsure where to turn. Maybe in time we will see who was right and wrong. This week we’ll look at some of the data and then at the wide array of diverse opinions from my favorite sources.
