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Politics/Geopolitics

French Insurgents Thrust Establishment Aside in Crucial Vote

March 8, 2017-6:06 am Stevie 0

Bloomberg The old order is fading in France. Every election since Charles de Gaulle founded the Fifth Republic more than half a century ago has seen at least one of the major parties in the […]

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The Entry Points Market Blog

The Bubble Boys

March 8, 2017-1:04 am traderscott 2

The Entry Points There is a famous Seinfeld episode about an arrogant guy who unfortunately has to live in a bubble. This is the same situation which millions and millions of good people around the […]

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Markets-Economics

Trump Sends Pharma Stocks Down With New Tweet on Drug Prices

March 7, 2017-12:30 pm Stevie 0

Bloomberg President Donald Trump jumped back into the debate over drug pricing on Tuesday, sending pharmaceutical stocks down again with a tweet promising to lower medicine costs for American people. In a tweet shortly before […]

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Politics/Geopolitics

Forget the Border Levy. Here’s the Really Big GOP Tax Idea.

March 7, 2017-8:22 am traderscott 0

Bloomberg By Noah Smith Most of the debate about corporate tax reform has centered on what’s being called the border adjustment. Instead of taxing profits based on where a company is owned, the new system […]

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Markets-Economics

Five Things You Need to Know to Start Your Day

March 7, 2017-7:03 am Stevie 0

Get caught up on what’s moving markets. Lorcan Roche Kelly and Isobel Finkel Bloomberg Trump introduces a revamped travel ban, the euro area grows as expected, and Saudi Aramco surprises. Here are some of the things people […]

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Markets-Economics

The Esteemed WSJ Believes Commodities Are Coming Back

March 6, 2017-8:44 pm traderscott 0

The Entry Points The commodities market for awhile has been concerning to me. There are too many confident new bulls. I did the post about markets at extremes on Dec. 12th. Copper was one of those […]

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Markets-Economics

If Trump Wants Growth, He’ll Need Immigrants

March 6, 2017-10:32 am Stevie 0

Bloomberg By Mark Whitehouse Any day now, President Donald Trump is expected to sign a revised order barring citizens of certain countries from entering the U.S. — part of a broader effort to limit immigration. […]

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Interesting Tidbits

Russian Hackers Said to Seek Hush Money From Liberal Groups

March 6, 2017-10:25 am Stevie 0

Bloomberg Russian hackers are targeting U.S. progressive groups in a new wave of attacks, scouring the organizations’ emails for embarrassing details and attempting to extract hush money, according to two people familiar with probes being […]

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Markets-Economics

Farms Are Turning to Solar as Electricity Prices Soar

March 6, 2017-8:37 am traderscott 0

Motherboard MEREDITH RUTLAND BAUER Feb 22 2017, 4:02pm Solar energy is now cheaper than fossil fuels for many large farms. Step onto a farm in California, and you’re likely to find solar panels planted near […]

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The Entry Points Market Blog

Rick Rule Says PM Miners Are Headed Substantially Higher

March 5, 2017-2:11 pm traderscott 4

Rick Rule was interviewed at King World News, and it was a pretty good listen. Even though his partner is the PM permabull “Billionaire” (his new first name) Sprott, Mr. Rule is pretty sharp and […]

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