Big Pharma companies have built empires out of human pain without managing to come close to addressing the number one cause of disability in the world: Depression, a disease that costs the economy a trillion dollars in lost production every year.  But while Big Pharma is turning over billions in...
As we kick off the final week of the month and second quarter, the S&P 500 is flirting with record highs despite a slight wobble in tech stocks like Nvidia. For equity bulls, the stars seem aligned with seasonal factors providing a supportive backdrop. In today’s issue, we dive into...
After a 3-year drought, crypto bulls are once again basking in the limelight as bitcoin and its altcoin peers continue to take out fresh highs. Bitcoin hit a 24-hour high of $38,737.65 on Friday, coming within touching distance of its all-time high of $41,940 that it set just over...
A Market on the Brink… or the Verge of a Turnaround? After a rough stretch for stocks, investors have been on edge, wondering if there’s any relief in sight. Tariff tensions, rising bond yields, and global uncertainty have weighed on markets, leading to a brutal sell-off. But could there be...
In a world where nearly 1 in 10 people go to bed hungry every night, food security is arguably the single biggest problem facing humanity. And it’s a problem that’s only going to get worse.  In fact, by 2050, the world’s population could increase from today’s 8.1 billion to as many...
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...
Nine months of patience may finally pay off for investors After nine months of relative quiet, the Federal Reserve might finally be ready to pull the trigger on a rate cut this September. Investors have already started pricing in an 85% chance of a 25 basis point reduction, and history...
Worldwide demand for copper is steadily on the rise, spurred by trillions of dollars being invested in new infrastructure spending projects, and Argentina is vying to become a major player in this sector. Traditionally, global copper mining has been dominated by Chile, Peru, China, the United States and Australia.  According to...
A failed ocean in what is now the Amazon rainforest could soon help solve Brazil’s biggest agriculture problem But to grow that food, Brazil depends on other nations for its most essential fertilizer — a mineral called potash. In fact, Brazil imports about 98% of this critical nutrient from tens of...
The End of Just-In-Time Manufacturing as we Know It Just-in-time (JIT) manufacturing was initiated in the 1950s and 1960s by Toyota. The approach was developed as part of the Toyota Production System (TPS), which aimed to minimize waste and improve efficiency in manufacturing processes.  The concept of JIT revolves around producing...