Beyond Quantitative Easing: How the Helicopter Money Drop to Workers Will Play Out
The government will have to forget about interest rates and bond buying for a moment. The proverbial helicopter money drop is going to have to come into play.
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Jon C. Ogg
Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: AGNC, Altria, BP, Broadcom, Caterpillar, Exxon, FedEx, Hess, Nvidia, Occidental and More
Monday's top analyst calls included AGNC Investment, Altria, BP, Broadcom, Caterpillar, Exxon Mobil, FedEx, Hess, Nvidia and Occidental Petroleum.
Federal Reserve Takes Historic Easing Actions to Stabilize Economy Against Coronavirus Fallout
The Federal Reserve has gone out of its way to assure financial markets that it is entering into full-blown easing and stabilizing mode. In an unprecedented move for a Sunday, ahead of the global…
National Emergency Declaration for COVID-19 Helps Oil & Gas, To Fill Strategic Petroleum Reserve
With a declaration of a National Emergency around the coronavirus in the United States, President Donald Trump and the United States now have extra powers and capabilities to enact measures that will more rapidly…
Tilray’s Ghastly Timing for a Capital Raise
Tilray chose perhaps the worst time that it could to raise capital, as the prior trading day was the worst one that the markets have seen since the 1987 crash.
As the Xerox and HP Merger Fades, Coronavirus Victim or Common Sense?
Some mergers are good ideas and others are not. The case of Xerox trying to acquire HP fell into the camp of not a good idea.
Will the United States Follow Germany’s Emergency Stimulus and Rescue Plan?
Germany just took major steps to stabilize and stimulate the economy, and the United States may want to follow suit.
Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Amazon, Adobe, AMD, Apple, BlackRock, Broadcom, Caterpillar, Deere, Microsoft, Morgan Stanley, Oracle, Slack and More
Friday's top analyst calls included Amazon, Adobe, AMD, Apple, BlackRock, Broadcom, Caterpillar, Deere, Microsoft, Morgan Stanley, Oracle and Slack.
How the Worst Day Since 1987 Compares to the Real Stock Market Crash of 1987
March 12, 2020 will go down in the history books as the worst trading day since the stock market crash in October of 1987. And to say that the history books will say that…
Lessons of Doomsday Preppers for the COVID-19 Pandemic
If any American went back a month in a time from the middle of March, things were still chugging along just fine. The stock market was at all-time highs, the Federal Reserve was satisfied…
What the $1 Trillion+ New York Fed Market Intervention Actually Means
When markets are in panic and when they have decoupled from what was expected, governments have the power to intervene to keep the system running.
Economic Panic Also Destroys Values in High-Yield Bond Funds and ETFs
When stock market turmoil and economic turmoil coincide into a perfect storm, it turns out that the high-yield sector in corporate bonds, municipal bonds and emerging market bonds tend to get gutted.
How Deep Will the Coronavirus Reratings of Top Stocks Go?
Here are 10 market darlings that simply could not get enough love just a month ago but in which the share price has come down drastically and investors should expect the target prices to…
Carnival Temporarily Halts Princess Cruises After Coronavirus Impact
Being in the cruise industry in a time of a pandemic outbreak is tough. Princess Cruises has announced a "voluntary and temporary pause" of its global ship operations.
Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Akamai, AB InBev, Boeing, BP, Comcast, Disney, Duke, Gap, Kinder Morgan, Lyft, Occidental, Snap, Tesla and More
Thursday's top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations included Akamai Technologies, Anheuser-Busch InBev, Boeing, BP, Comcast, Duke Energy, Gap, Kinder Morgan, Lyft, Occidental Petroleum, Snap, Tesla and Walt Disney.
Three-Quarters of US Businesses Seeing Supply Chain Disruptions Tied to the Coronavirus
An Institute for Supply Management survey indicates that three-quarters of companies have reported supply chain disruptions in some capacity as a result of the coronavirus causing transportation restrictions.
As WHO Declares COVID-19 a Pandemic, What Really Changes?
he World Health Organization now has upgraded the COVID-19 outbreak to pandemic status, as the cases outside of China have risen exponentially in the past two weeks.
Analysts Starting to Slash Bullish Apple Target Prices as Coronavirus Adds More Risk Ahead
Here are some of the Apple target cuts and other comments that have been seen since the start of March. Not all the comments are negative, but we wanted to show both sides of…
Why Kinder Morgan Was Just Raised to Buy and 3 Top MLPs Downgraded
A new Bank of America Securities report discusses how some of the energy infrastructure players are now facing a new reality.
Top Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades: Accenture, AB InBev, Cerner, CNOOC, Delta, Ford, GoDaddy, Kinder Morgan, Newmont, NuStar, United, Visa and More
Wednesday's top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations included Accenture, Anheuser-Busch InBev, Cerner, CNOOC, Delta Air Lines, Ford, GoDaddy, Kinder Morgan, Newmont, NuStar, United Airlines and Visa.