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One of the oddest things to happen with the stock market since it has recovered is that the number of shares trading hands each day has slowly disappeared. In the table that I have created for you below, I list the trading volume for the S&P 500 for each June

Precious metals investors have endured much hardship during the recent bear market but David H. Smith, senior analyst with David Morgan’s The Morgan Report, believes that another secular bull market in precious metals is already underway. In this interview with The Gold Report, Smith says that platinum group metals will lead the resurgence

By no surprise to me whatsoever, the government’s third and final estimate of first-quarter U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) came in at a negative annual pace of 2.9%. (Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, June 25, 2014.) The U.S. economy’s growth rate in the first quarter of this year was

There are some companies—mature businesses with well-known brands—that continue to execute in a manner worthy of the finest growth stories.  While the stock market does its thing every day, I find that there are actually very few investment-quality stocks that deliver respectable returns consistently over time.  The business cycle exists,

From his vantage in Geneva, Edward Karr, the founder of the investment firm RAMPartners SA, tells The Gold Report why European bankers are destined to inflate their way out of structural crisis and why that is good news for the price of gold. Karr believes gold has bottomed and should explode upward,

There may be blood in the streets, but in today’s market, the tribulations of junior miners could represent a boon for investors. With gold prices testing and retesting the bottom, and despite his dour outlook on the future of global economics, newsletter publisher Greg McCoach tells The Gold Report  that to

In the late 1990s, the demand and market for initial public offerings (IPOs) was sizzling with the promise of staggering one-day gains for those lucky enough to get in on the ground floor with share subscriptions. We saw millions made in one day for the chosen ones—the rich. But that

Everything in the stock market experiences its own cycle of enthusiasm among investors. And this is especially well illustrated among speculative issues. There was a time only a few years ago when some of the hottest speculative stocks were in solar energy. Now this small equity universe is still trying

According to Lawrence Roulston, the continuing woes of the junior gold sector present a tremendous opportunity to those with the knowledge, savvy and will necessary to take advantage. In this interview with The Gold Report, the publisher of the Resource Opportunities newsletter showcases three companies with managements that never relent in adding value to

For years Micron Technology, Inc. (MU) struggled on the stock market as both competition and demand in the personal computer (PC) market took its toll on the chip maker.  Now the company is experiencing a bit of a renaissance, and the stock has been trending higher on genuine business growth. 

I’m going to put aside my daily ranting about the stock market and the economy today to bring what I believe is an important story to the attention of my readers.  There is no doubt you’ve heard about how poorly the city of Detroit, Michigan is fairing now that the

The recent selling in small-cap stocks has provided numerous investment opportunities to accumulate on price weakness, albeit the stock market could see more weakness.  A high-potential region that I have discussed in the past is Israel, which has turned into the technology incubator of the Middle East and is an

Tesla Motors makes the most sought-after electric cars in the world. Those cars run on advanced electric batteries and Tesla CEO Elon Musk wants to build them in America. Tesla has dubbed its $5-billion pet project, the “Gigafactory,” and it could be up and running by 2017, prompting the need

Well surprise, surprise, surprise.  Gold bullion rallied just under $50.00 an ounce yesterday…and nobody expected it. (Okay, maybe just me. In a single day yesterday, my portfolio went up by twice the amount the stock market has risen in all of 2014.)  Going through all the major financial web sites,

It’s amazing how analysts try to spin numbers that are horrible. For instance, retail sales edged up 0.3% in May, which is not something to get excited about; however, analysts have been spinning this news, saying that the poor May reading is simply a result of the upward revision in

Countless stocks are bouncing off their highs, and in many cases, a lot of these companies are due for share splits.  It’s a peculiar environment for investors in that the main market indices are right at their highs, yet the Main Street economy isn’t performing anywhere near as well.  Stocks

Generally speaking, my go-to trading strategy involves looking for a contrarian investment opportunity, a stock that is out of favor with the stock market but may be deserving of a chance.  I mean, why always buy a stock when everyone else wants to? It’s akin to buying something that is

Close your eyes. Imagine India growing and importing gold again freely. China and the U.S. investing in infrastructure. Europe stable. The Middle East conflict-free. What would that mean for commodities? In this interview with The Gold Report, U.S. Global Investors CEO Frank Holmes outlines the developments that could move us toward that

and oil are finally seeing some upward lift, but it has more to do with the geopolitical landscape than inflation and economic growth.  As I said in recent weeks, the price of gold could be headed higher, but only if we see a rise in geopolitical tensions. That’s what we

PepsiCo, Inc. (PEP) is breaking out after a prolonged price consolidation since this time last year.  This mature enterprise fits into the very-slow-growth category, but the company offers a solid dividend. The stock is currently yielding three percent.  Some big investors are after PepsiCo to spin off its snacks business,