The Truth About Gender-Based Discrimination Lawsuit – Ep 65
* Pao v. Kleiner Perkins: there should be no damage even if there was discrimination * The law against discrimination is unconstitutional * Employees are free to discriminate - they can work for who...
26 Maalis 201519min
Is Bad Economic News Finally Weighing on Stocks? – Ep. 64
* Near 300 point drop in the Dow * NASDAQ down 118 * S&P down 30 points * $1.50 gain in oil and oil stocks up * No significant economic news that would trigger this move * Dollar was not down muc...
26 Maalis 201510min
Economy is Weakening But at Least the Cost of Living is Rising – Ep. 63
* Bad economic news coming in is more a deluge than a trickle * Dollar continuing to drift lower since "patience" was removed * New Zealand Dollar record high against the euro and the Australian dol...
25 Maalis 201524min
Are Forex Markets Finally Calling the Fed’s Bluff? – Ep. 62
* The Fed removed the word "patience" from their statement while promising patience * We are likely to see weaker employment numbers, further delaying talk of rate hikes * Pundits who failed to fore...
21 Maalis 201529min
Losing “Patience” Does Not Mean the Fed has Lost Patience
* The Fed released long-awaited FOMC official statement * Indicating they will be more patient without the word "patient" than when they were officially patient * Why take the word away in the first...
19 Maalis 201524min
Dollar Strength Defies U.S. Economic and Stock Market Weakness – Ep. 61
* The Foreign exchange markets continue to ignore the darkening U.S. economic picture * Dollar had best two-week gain since the financial crisis of 2008 * Market exuberance based solely on the jobs ...
14 Maalis 201524min
Markets, Rate Hikes, and Student Loans – Ep. 60
* The NASDAQ 5,000 party ended nearly the day it began * NASDAQ down more than 80 points * Dow Jones down 332 points * Outside reversal week a reliable pattern signaling a downturn * The market be...
11 Maalis 201517min
U.S. Economy Not Nearly as Strong as Payrolls Suggest – Ep. 59
* February Non-Farm Payrolls Number - 295,000 jobs * Unemployment down 5.5% * Analysts were expecting a miss * Dollar at a new high * Productivity dropped 2.2% * Factory orders fell for the 6th c...
7 Maalis 201544min
