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During Dilma Rousseff’s six-year occupation of the presidency, she ran Brazil’s economy into the ground. Luckily for the country, Vice President and successor, moderate Michel Temer, has...

As The Wall Street Journal recently pointed out, both the S&P 500 Index and the Dow Industrial Average have not hit a new high in over a year.In fact, the stock market averages are little changed...

The market has seen some tough times since the start of 2016 – stocks bottomed in mid-February, and then ripped higher for the following three months.The sharp rally, though, seems to be running...

The casino and gaming industry in Macau—China’s gambling mecca—dwarfs that of Las Vegas, Nevada.Macau, however, isn’t the speculation capital of China, despite its love of...

As we discussed last week, the period between May 1 to August 31 is the weakest season, annually, for stock performance.Over the last 10 years, the Dow Jones Industrial Average has experienced a...

On May 10, 2016, New York University’s Stern Center for Sustainable Business and The Huffington Post hosted a conversation on “The 21st Century Corporation.”The discussion featured...

Social media darling-turned-dog, Twitter Inc (NYSE:TWTR), is making “major” headlines this week.According to a Bloomberg source, the company is preparing “a major shift in how it...

In April this year, the commodities market saw some very good fortune.The S&P GSCI Index soared by 10.1%, and 20 of the 24 components rose in value – thus making it the second-best April on...

In early 1998, Russia was hemorrhaging foreign exchange reserves.A number of factors were feeding into worries about Russia’s debt sustainability – including the Asian financial crisis in...

If you’re looking for one of the driving forces of the current bull market, look no further than the tech sector.Case in point: The Technology Select Sector SPDR (NYSE:XLK) – the...

Following the impressive rise of the Bitcoin digital currency over the past few years, criminals are stepping up their game.If you’re unfamiliar, Bitcoin is an open-source software code that...

Some things never change. Birds fly. Fish swim.And central bankers will always come up with crazy schemes to stimulate their economies despite massive debt. Despite efforts, zero and negative interest...

When oil was selling for $100 per barrel, energy master limited partnerships (MLPs) seemed like an excellent investment.But when oil prices dropped to the $20s, many MLP investments proved to be...

Wall Street is experiencing a “rise of the robots.”Maybe not quite in the way that Hollywood has imagined for us, but a robotic takeover, nonetheless. Driven by the attraction of very low...

The Federal Reserve holds $4.4 trillion worth of assets on its balance sheet.Of this total, $2.3 trillion is in U.S. Treasury notes and bonds. These Treasuries are parked in the System Open Market...

May has finally arrived, and is once again wreaking havoc on investors.We’ve all heard the old adage “Sell in May and Go Away.” So far, the market hasn’t disappointed the folks...