$DIA, $SPY, $QQQ, $RUTX, $VXX The DJIA is up about 30% from its 23 March low at 18.591.93, the S&P 500 SPX is up about the same per cent from its low at 2,237.40, and the NAS Comp has climbed by 32.5% from its lows of 6,850.67. My work shows the US market will continue rising well […]
American businesses are set up to come back stronger than before this C-19 coronavirus chaps hit. Company executives and strategic planners are/have reimagined business model as they return to full speed. Those who step up their game in this moment will be better off and ready to confront the challenges and opportunities of the next […]
On Economic Distancing We now know that we have a economic partner who hid data about a new coronavirus for months, thus allowing it to spread worldwide, and destroying supply chains along the way. The Big Q: How much do we want to rely on them in the future? The Big A: Countries that hide […]
Now the world now a very sharp understanding of what a Black Swan event is. Yes, we are seeing a global health crisis, and those of us who are looking are seeing the coming restructuring of the global economic order. The Key is how investors navigating to what is coming next. The Big Q: What […]
$RACE Lazzarini Design Studio is not looking to the sky or future for its latest flying vehicle concept. Instead it’s drawing on a decidedly more earthbound source for inspiration: Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) designed F1 race cars from the 1950’s. Dubbed the FD-One, the Rome-based design firm’s new concept is a 2-seat flying car with a distinctly retro-futurist vibe. […]
Glow-in-the-Dark sand and Jurassic Park-like attractions are all in the plans. There are not many reasons to visit the middle of the desert. But Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince is hoping to change that by building a $500-B city in the middle of nowhere. Dubbed Neom, a combination of the Greek word neos (“new) and the […]
$DIA, $SPY, $QQQ An Overview Mutual funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have a lot in common. Both types of funds consist of a mix of many different assets and represent a common way for investors to diversify. There are Key differences in the way they are managed. ETFs can be traded like stocks, while mutual […]
Promising to be the ‘greatest show’ the world has ever seen, Dubai Expo 2020 begins exactly a year from now. Out in Dubai South, not far from Al Maktoum International Airport, the home of one of the most anticipated events to ever be held in the UAE is beginning to take its final form. Expo […]
Asia is a hub of world trade, it is home to some of the world’s largest companies, the fastest-growing part of the Internet, and the engine of global consumption growth. Plus it is reaching to become the world’s financial center too, Asia is Now. In the Y 2000 I wrote a paper on this coming […]
As we prepare for the holiday weekend we should remember the reason for the holiday. Paying tribute to the soldiers who gave their lives for our Freedom. Despite all the beaches and barbecues, Memorial Day is not a day to celebrate, but rather observe. Just to let everyone know in the USA, it is not all about […]
$RACE The shareholder make up of Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) tell us a lot about the company and which group is most powerful. Institutions often own shares in longer established companies, and it is not unusual to see insiders own a fair bit of smaller companies. Shayne and I like Ferrari because it is a business with […]
The ‘bright burning’ progressive rising-starlet Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, (D-NY) is being dubbed the future of the party, if that comes to pass the Democrats are in big trouble. In remarks on TV Thursday afternoon, Joseph Lieberman, a former Democrat who was the party’s Vice Presidential nominee in Y 2000 before turning Independent said the party must […]
In over 70 years, the Wizard of Oz’s basic message still resonates, it is the ability to overcome challenges rests within each of us as a person. Below are a few tips to help open up Courage, Brains and Heart, as follows: Turn the brain switch to positive. Psychologists call it “the negativity bias,” the way […]
$RACE Ferrari does have big plans for the 2019 Geneva Motor Show. It is time to start thinking about what is coming next from Ferrari, the world’s automotive sector Aristocrat. There’s a lot of information being passed around in the FerrariChatforum, and while most of them are rumors or hearsay from people who know people who […]
Expect a Rise in Gold’s Price on Fed’s Dovish Stance on Rate Hikes $XAU, $GLD Gold may be set up to rally as speculation mounts that the Fed will hit the pause button on interest rate hikes in Y 2019. After lift-off in late Y 2015 followed by a rise a year later, the Fed […]
BREXIT Progress: UK Gives Consent to Spain over Gibraltar, Deal Done Spain’s junior minister for the European Union says British authorities have consented to Spanish demands granting Madrid prior approval on matters relating to Gibraltar. Luis Marco Aguiriano says “we have a promise, a commitment, from the British government saying they are ready to … […]
The People’s Bank of China has reportedly let the renminbi slip to a 10-year low against the dollar on Tuesday. A cheaper yuan helps Chinese products mitigate the losses from US import tariffs imposed by President Trump. The official yuan exchange rate was fixed at 6.9574 per dollar on Tuesday, 0.28 percent weaker than the […]
Ferrari (NYSE:RACE) Has Big Plans for Its Future $RACE Ferrari’s (NYSE:RACE) new CEO, Louis Camilleri, unveiled a new business plan on 18 September that includes reviving iconic models and embedding in them its F1 technology. Thus, significantly expanding Ferrari’s electric-gasoline hybrid powertrain offering and affirming plans to introduce a FUV (utility vehicle) that conforms to […]
Ferrari’s (NYSE:RACE) Shareholders Approve Louis Camilleri as Its New CEO $RACE Ferrari to build a future as good as its past with new CEO In July the iconic Italian Supercar maker Ferrari announced it had appointed board member Louis Camilleri as its new CEO, replacing Sergio Marchionne was seriously ill, and died a few days later. An emergency […]
Tesla’s (NASDAQ:TSLA) Chairman said His EV Company “will remain public” $TSLA Late Friday When Wall Street Was Asleep, Musk Declared Tesla Will Remain Public Almost 3 weeks ago on 7 August, (NASDAQ:TSLA) Tesla’s CEO, Elon Musk, Tweeted from his care while driving to the airport, that he was planning to take the company private in […]
Trade War: It’s Still Boom Time in China China’s gross domestic product expanded 6.8 percent year on year in the first half of 2018 to about 41.90 trillion yuan (6.27 trillion U.S. dollars), data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed Monday. In the second quarter, China’s GDP rose 6.7 percent year on year, […]
Boeing (NYSE: BA): The Future Is Built Here Boeing (NYSE: BA) today announced its plans to reveal the exciting future of air and space travel at the 2018 Farnborough International Airshow, which takes place July 16-22. From hypersonic travel to the future of autonomous flight to manned space flight, Boeing will visually present the innovations […]
Companies from China and the United States are concerned about the impact of trade tensions between the world’s top two economies after the United States began imposing a 25-percent additional tariff on Chinese products worth 34 billion U.S. dollars Friday. China’s customs authority announced that additional tariffs for some imports from the United States worth […]
U.S. stocks ended lower on Monday as market sentiment was dented by fears of escalating trade tensions between Washington and its major trade partners. The conflicting signals on trade policy from the Trump administration reflect deep divisions among policymakers over how hard to push China on demands for changes in trade, technology transfers, and industrial […]
Officials from around the world have been speaking highly of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s keynote speech delivered Sunday at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in the eastern Chinese seaside city of Qingdao. In the speech, Xi called on countries involved in the regional bloc to work closely to build an SCO community with a […]
China is ramping up efforts to promote yuan as a global currency. After the crackdown on outflows and devaluation in 2015, the renminbi is once again gaining momentum. The record share of yuan in global trade was at 2.8 percent three years ago, according to Bloomberg. Its share shrank to 1.7 percent in April, but […]
President Trump, “Drug addiction not our future” Monday, President Donald Trump says the nation “must get tough” with drug dealers, which includes utilizing the death penalty. President Trump unveiled his plan to combat the nation’s deadly opioid addiction in a speech Monday in Manchester, New Hampshire, a state ravaged by the drug. President Trump said […]
Last year brought steady trade growth to China thanks to domestic and global expansion, while behind the numbers, trends are emerging which tell of shifting engines of growth. China’s foreign trade rose 14.2 percent to 27.8 trillion yuan (4.3 trillion U.S. dollars), following two years of decline. Exports increased 10.8 percent to reach 15.3 trillion […]
This is my nephew, Yuan Yuan. He’s five years old, super adorable. I asked him the other day, “What would you like for your birthday this year?” He said, “I want to have a one-way mirror Spider-Man mask.” I had absolutely no idea what he was talking about, so I said, “Wow, that’s really cool, […]
Xi Jinping Thoughts on Socialist Economy with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era has taken shape, said the statement. The tone-setting meeting described the thought as the “theoretical crystallization” of the past five years of practice in pushing forward China’s economic development, the “latest fruit” of socialist political economy with Chinese characteristics, and the “extremely […]
China’s growth over the last 2 decades has been astounding, but it is really just getting started. The country is now making moves that will see another round of massive growth, this time at a global and permanent level. Last week the Shanghai International Energy Exchange said the system has met all the listing requirements […]
2018 a Big Year for China China will seek solid progress on preventing major risks, and on targeted poverty alleviation and pollution control in 2018, according to the central authorities Friday. An overall plan should be made to “ensure the winning of the three tough battles,” said a document released after a Political Bureau of […]
NEEQ: China Stock Markets are Expanding A total of 30 new small and medium-sized enterprises debuted on China’s National Equities Exchange and Quotations (NEEQ), also known as the “new third board,” in the past week. The newcomers brought the total number of companies on the board to 11,649, data from the NEEQ showed. Turnover on […]
Saudi Arabia’s New Mega City NEOM is Crown Prince’s Desert Dream Future reforms are expected to cut subsidies, raise taxes, overhaul the education system Saudi Arabia’s planned $500-B mega-city is an oasis of stunning cliffs, sandy beaches and high-tech projects powered by wind and solar energy where robots outnumber humans and a cosmopolitan lifestyle offers […]
China’s manufacturing sector expanded at a slower but stable pace in October, according to official data Tuesday. The manufacturing purchasing managers’ index (PMI) came in at 51.6, moderating from 52.4 in September and 51.7 in August, according to the National Bureau of Statistics. A reading above 50 indicates expansion, while below reflects contraction. NBS statistician […]
China is set to roll out a yuan-denominated oil contract as early as this year. Analysts call the plan, announced by Beijing in September, a huge move against the dollar’s global dominance. The so-called petro-yuan is a “wake up call” for investors who haven’t paid attention to the Chinese plans, according to the head of […]
Investing in China After the CPC Investors in China including HEFFX paid close attention to the 19th National Congress to help guide them in to what will become the hot areas of the Chinese Economy. For those of us looking to gauge the growth trajectory of China’s economy over the next five years, meaningful hints […]
China is set to raise the curtain for the national gathering of one of the world’s largest political parties on Wednesday. The 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) will “make new strategic arrangements for the country’s reform and development over the next five years and beyond,” Tuo Zhen, spokesman for the […]
The Future is in the Now, Join in Make it Happen The World is Changing Before Our Eyes, Benefit as it Happens All Around You. The world is changing; the Internet has enabled a democratization of employment on an scale never seen before in history. We are in a post-industrial uprising, it is the entrepreneurial revolution, the […]
Jamie Dimon Optimistic About the Future of US Economy $JPM Jamie Dimon CEO of JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) said he is optimistic about the global economy and the prospects for regulatory reform in the US under President Donald Trump. “Japan is growing more than it has grown in 15 years, Europe is doing well […]
Dubai Plans the Future Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, has said that the UAE is moving forward in building a universal model to achieve innovative ideas to serve humanity, and that the UAE’s Centennial Vision 2071 originated from the historic lecture delivered by His […]
Joe Biden Sees the Future, Calls for Unity in America Sunday, former US VP Joe Biden (D), 74 anni, said it was time for the American citizens to “regain our sense of unity and purpose,” following the Y 2016 Presidential campaign that continues hammered his party since President Donald Trump took office on 20 January. […]
Starting a Business from Scratch, Some “Scary” Issues Starting from scratch can be both exciting and frightening for entrepreneurs. This is true whether you’re a 1st-time entrepreneur or you have ecently quit your day job to start up a new company. Right now your future has no limits. You might be building the next billion […]
Stone Barns Center Releases Its 1st Book: “Letters to a Young Farmer” Today, Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture released Letters to a Young Farmer, a book which compiles insight from some of the most influential farmers, writers, and leaders in the food system in an anthology of essays and letters. The United States is on the […]
Crowdfunding the Future, this is Just the Beginning Blockchain-based crowdfunding is becoming a huge phenomenon, with tens of millions of dollars pouring into different ICOs (Initial Coin Offerings) over the course of Y’ 2016, and Y 2017 is set to be an even bigger year as the technology matures. Like all new technologies and movements, […]
Call to Boycott Bruce Springsteen Tour of Australia Bruce Springsteen called Trump a Racist for wanting to control immigration. Bruce Springsteen has proven he is now a political activist first and an entertainer second, Australia should send him a massage that we support Trump and his attempt to use his celebrity to get Hillary elected […]
Pauline Hanson: Halal Certification at Best a Scam at Worst Funding Terrorism The case made against Halal Certification by Pauline Hanson and One Nation Do you realise that you are paying a tax/surcharge that funds ISLAMIC SCHOOLS AND MOSQUES, when you do your shopping? What is also believed is that it funds terrorism. In October […]
Australia It’s Time: Vote One Nation Today I joined the One Nation Party, if you are an Australian it is time for you to do the same. I am pretty sure I won’t be a candidate, I was a wild young fella and I think that will rule me out, I have however offered my […]
Dubai Launches Future Accelerators Program Those selected for the program will have 3 months to come up with a prototype or business plan that can be applied to the entire city Dubai has officially launched its Dhs1bn ($270-M) Future Accelerators program designed to make the city an innovation hub. The scheme pairs government departments with […]
Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed Unveils UAE Strategy for the Future Under the strategy future prototypes for sectors including healthcare, education, social development and the environment will be developed UAE Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum has launched the UAE Strategy for the Future, designed […]
The Inaugural San Francisco Ferrari Festival The inaugural Golden Gate Ferrari Festival will be held Saturday, 10 September at City Hall in San Francisco. Inspired by the Mission of helping to make the wishes of children with life-threatening diseases become realities, the Ferrari Owners Group (FOG) and Ferrari Owners Charitable Foundation (FOCF), are launching the event to […]