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This week, we show the most undervalued and overvalued Dow companies, according to consensus Wall Street targets.

The federal government has given direct payments to individuals, aka “helicopter money,” to stimulate the pandemic-battered economy. Does the tactic work?

Printable PDF Long before the television drama Mad Men gave us the fictional Don Draper, there was real-life legend David Ogilvy, who bestrode midcentury Madison Avenue as an advertising god. Suave ad genius Draper is loosely based on Ogilvy. In his iconic 1963 book Confessions of an Advertising Man, Ogilvy penned a line that became famous: “The consumer is not a moron. She’s your wife.” Which brings me to the marijuana industry. To borrow Ogilvy’s dictum, the pot consumer is not ...

After seeing diesel costs rise steadily since fall, many Overdrive survey respondents expect their biggest percentage cost increase this year to come from fuel.

Investing Daily Printable PDF Looking for a beaten-down sector of the stock market to invest in? There aren’t many left. As my colleague Robert Rapier noted a few days ago, all 11 of the S&P 500 GICS (global industry classification standard) categories posted positive results during the first quarter of this year. Energy stocks have been the big winners, up nearly 31% thus far in 2021. The global economy is quickly reopening so there are a lot more cars on the roads. The price of oil has ...

Investing Daily Printable PDF The first quarter of 2021 closed last week, so it’s time to take a look at quarterly sector performance. For reference, the S&P 500 returned 5.8% for the first quarter. But the first quarter saw a broad-based rally, with every sector turning in a positive return. Let’s dissect the Q1 2021 performance, sector-by-sector. Note that all returns discussed here are total returns, which include the effect of dividends paid during the year. 11 Sector Review Select ...

The extreme volatility of so-called "meme" stocks such as GameStop presents opportunities to use options trading for fast profits.

Prices At The Pump Climb As COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout Accelerates Patch 3/15/2021 Mark Hand © Shutterstock As COVID-19 vaccines continue to roll out and optimism grows, the market is likely to continue seeing higher crude oil prices. VIRGINIA/DC — Gas prices at the pump hit $3 in the District of Columbia Friday for the first time since 2018, according to AAA Mid-Atlantic. The price per gallon was up 8 cents from the same time the previous week, 35 cents in the last month a...

Gas Prices Soar Across the Country: Who’s to Blame? 1 month ago cuatower MILL VALLEY, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 03: Gas prices over $4.00 a gallon are displayed at a Chevron gas station on March 03, 2021 in Mill Valley, California. Gas prices have increased across the United States to a national average of $2.72 per gallon, an increase of 30 cents from one month ago. Gas in California has an average price of $3.68 per ga...

Why Gasoline Prices Will Continue To Rise By Robert Rapier - Mar 10, 2021, 11:00 AM CST This past week the national average price for regular gasoline rose to $2.71 per gallon. That marks an increase of $0.46/gallon since the beginning of the year.  On a daily basis I see accusations on social media that this price rise is a consequence of Joe Biden winning the presidential election. I am going to explain why this is ludicrous, but I would pose the following to those who believe t...