Markets
The Q Ratio and Stock Market Valuations
Way back in June, I posted a brief article on Tobin's Q, a measure that gives us a good idea of whether stock market valuations ……Read More
Business
Economy
$10 Trillion Investment Needed To Avoid Massive Oil Price Spike Says OPEC
OPEC says that $10 trillion worth of investment will need to flow into oil and gas through 2040 in order to meet the world’s energy ……Read More
Economy
Fair Wages for Hard Work? Not in America
An analysis by Josh Bivens at the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities looks at the connection between wages and inflation. The strong link between ……Read More
Economy
Adding Insult to Injury for North America’s Oil Industry
While the markets focus on oil prices, oil producers in North America are suffering from low prices in another of their commodities, natural gas. ……Read More
Economy
Bracing Ourselves for Negative Interest Rates
Way back in August 2012, I first posted an article on negative interest rates. At that time, the European Central Bank was discussing the possibility ……Read More
Markets
What is Earnings Growth Telling Us About the Health of the U.S. Economy?
While third quarter preliminary GDP numbers look fair at best, showing growth at 2.1 percent, some key statistics show that the economy may be showing ……Read More