After a long drought, the past couple of months have ushered in a new round of IPOs, including chip design firm Arm Holdings (ARM), Instacart (CART) and most recently, the iconic sandal Birkenstock (BIRK). Each of these stocks came to market in search of high valuations, but soon came back...
“Trade policy uncertainty" has become every investor’s nightmare. If you were hoping for a calm week in the markets, the bond market has something to say. As investors place their hopes on upcoming tariff negotiations with Japan, China, and Mexico, the market is signalling that the real story might not...
In a recent court filing, the FTC dropped its challenge to Amgen’s takeover bid of Horizon Therapeutics (NASDAQ: HZNP). The FTC sought to block the acquisition in an effort to strengthen its antitrust enforcement policies. The agency felt that the merger would potentially lead to anti-competititive practices and price...
Companies around the world are scrambling to secure the stockpiles of Germanium and Gallium they need after China announced they were curbing exports of the niche metals in their national defense interests. Germanium and Gallium are vital metals with multiple industrial applications. GERMANIUM Germanium has several industrial applications due to its unique...
Can Bulls Keep Running? A Market on the Brink Welcome to today’s Market Pulse, where the bulls are charging again, fueled by a post-election rally. With Donald Trump’s election victory, uncertainty around the presidency has cleared, and markets have surged in response. It seems the immediate relief rally comes from...
Millennials have been labeled many things: lazy, entitled, narcissistic among other unflattering terms. They have also been accused of being highly risk-averse, preferring flashy investments like crypto over slow-n-steady deliverables such as stocks and bonds. More recently, though, millennials have busted this stereotype.  Last year, they became the largest living adult...
As the curtain closes on the stock market’s acclaimed ‘good’ season, we stand at the crossroads of profit and prudence. With portfolios plumped up like Thanksgiving turkeys, thanks to a 22% feast since November, the temptation to pocket those gains and saunter into summer is palpable. But before you decide...
Thousands of years ago, ancient Aztecs may have held the key to the next biotech breakthrough. During ceremonial rituals, they used a special compound they called “the flesh of the gods”... And today, researchers are discovering that this same compound could transform how we approach mental health moving forward… Sparking an explosion...
Gold had fallen out of favor for many investors since war broke out in Ukraine. Spot prices for gold ran as high as $2,066 in March 2022 before plummeting over 20% down to $1,630 in October of the same year. Many investors switched to other assets like cryptocurrencies in search of...
Ready for Tactical Tuesday? Today, we're zeroing in on the Dow Jones Industrial Average and its tantalizing approach to the 40,000 mark. It seems that the wall of investor psychology has it playing hard to get. But history suggests a breakthrough could mean above-average performance for the Dow! Speaking of...