by Bloomberg.com | Jan 11, 2024 | archive, Markets/Economy
Brokerage JLL says more bidders are re-entering the market Firm forecasts that property owners will need more equity Soaring borrowing costs and plunging prices walloped the global commercial-property market last year. Now, more clarity around values and an urgent...
by John Mauldin | Nov 12, 2021 | archive, Markets/Economy, Mauldin Economics
I am writing in the middle of a whirlwind week in New York. We are going to discuss what I’m learning, some takeaways from the conversations I’ve had, changes in my personal portfolio, and thoughts around the topic of the day: inflation. As well as a few random things...
by Lance Roberts | Sep 24, 2019 | archive, Real Investment Advice, Uncategorized
In this past weekends newsletter, I discussed the issues surrounding “dollar cost averaging” and “buy and hold” investing. That discussion always raises some debate because there is so much pablum printed in the mainstream media about it. As we...
by Michael Markowski | Jul 25, 2018 | alerts, archive, Crashes, Secular Bulls/Bears
Facebook shares plummeted by 23% in after-hours trading when the company reported its quarterly earnings and held its conference call after the market closed. The company’s revenue and active users came in below analyst estimates. The big miss is the catalyst that...
by Paul Lengemann, BullsnBears Economist | Jul 25, 2018 | alerts, archive, Markets/Economy
New single-family home sales in June declined 5.3% month to month vs. a 3.9% increase the month before. This is the lowest level since October 2017. Â The home sales numbers are in line with the general weakening in economic activity. The median selling price declined...
by Paul Lengemann, BullsnBears Economist | Jul 23, 2018 | alerts, archive, Markets/Economy
The US economy is showing more signs of softening. Â The latest signal was the housing market which posted its third monthly existing home sales decline. Â On a monthly basis home sales in June declined 0.6% after declining 0.4% in May. Home sales fell to $5.38 million...