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Sectors: Jump on Energy and Material

March 13, 2024, 2:55 pm EDT Jump on Energy and Material In a peaceful stock market today, energy and material sectors got a boost from investors: Energy: VLO +6%, DINO +5%, APA +4% Material: SCCO +9%,...

Opinion: Collapse of Two More Pillars

March 5, 2024, 10:50 am EST Collapse of Two More Pillars The breakdown of two meta technology corporations Apple (AAPL) -3% and Google (GOOGL) -2% served as a warning signal for the coming storm. As m...

Investment: Your Problems Their Opportunities

Everyone has problems. Sometimes, many people encounter the same problems. Furthermore, the problems seem like they will exist for years to come. In this scenario, these problems mean ...

Watchlist: Autozone (AZO) 

February 27, 2024, 10:40 am EST Autozone (AZO)  Autozone (AZO)  Q2 2024 Report was out today. The highlights are: Net Sales +4.6%   Total Company SSS +1.5%; Domestic SSS +0.3%; International SSS +10.’...

Industry: AI Chips and Farmers Markets

February 26, 2024, 10:06 am EST AI Chips and Farmers Markets What was the common phenomenon between AI chips and Farmers Market in the stock market last Friday? The answer is they both made a historic...

Retailer: Frugal Economy 

February 20, 2024, 10:04 am EST Frugal Economy  Frugal economy would appear when most people are struggling to survive. Instead of buying expensive smartphones or shoes frequently, every dollar has to...

Bond Market: The Strengthening of the Yields (10 Years) 

February 18, 2024, 9:53 pm EST The Strengthening of the Yields (10 Years)  The sudden rally of the stock markets has been strong and impressive. It started in late October 2023 and has continued stron...

Personal Finance: More Debts and Higher Debts

February 15, 2024, 10:33 am EST More Debts and Higher Debts Both the US government and US households or individuals are spending like crazy overall in the past 5-10 years. The charts of US Federal Deb...

History: Amazon Journey

February 13, 2024, 10:19 am EST Amazon Journey Sometimes, it is interesting to look back at history. Sometimes, we could learn useful lessons that we can apply to today.  Let’s use Amazon (AMZN) as an...