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Marvin R. Clark is the Managing Principal of Monsoon Wealth Management (MWM). Monsoon offers affluent individuals and business owners’ wealth management, economic, and market advice throughout America. Based in Scottsdale, Arizona, ...more

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Merger Monday: Record Highs And A Few Crumbs
Today had all the signs of a bull market, in addition to record highs, we had a good old fashioned Merger Monday. Tyson foods agreed to buy Hillshire; Drugmaker Merck paid $3.9 billion for Idenix Pharmaceuticals, a 240% premium; Chipmaker Analog Devices agreed to buy Hittite Microwave Corp.
Jobs Report Friday
With Friday’s jobs report, the US economy is now back to pre-recession peak levels of employment; we have recovered the number of jobs that were lost, and employment is now at an all-time high. This is the longest post-World War II recovery the US has experienced.
The European Central Bank Has Done Something
Today's roundup covering the markets and the world.
An Airtight Defense
Eight times a year the Federal Reserve gathers economic updates from the 12 districts and publishes the information about two weeks before its FOMC meetings.
Always Look On The Bright Side
Automakers reported strong sales of new cars in May, the strongest annual sales rate since before the 2008 financial crisis. Industry sales rose 11.3%. Chrysler and GM had their best month of May in 7 years despite the numerous recent car recalls. Plus an overview of the latest in financial news.
Clean Power Plan
The Institute for Supply Management reported its May manufacturing index came in at a weaker than expected 53.2, but there was a software problem that didn’t properly reflect season adjustments;
Reflecting The Economy
Today's move in the bond market was of interest. The yield on the 10 year treasury dropped to 2.43%; that’s the lowest rate in almost a year. The 10 year treasury has dropped 22 basis points this month, meaning treasuries are on track for the best month since January. What's fueling the move?
Currently Trending Here
The S&P 500 Index closed at another record high. The Dow Industrial Average is just a little below the May 13 record of 16,715. The Russell 2000 index of small and mid-caps confirmed the uptrend.
Financial News Roundup
The S&P 500 Index closed at a record high of 1900.53. It was a record high close but not a record high considering intraday pricing. So why aren't we celebrating a record high?
A Heckuva Business Model
The Russia-China gas deal won’t have a big impact. The deal will not be in place until 2018 and even then will only see Russia selling a fraction of its gas exports to China every year, exports to the EU could still well be two to four times the size.
Congratulations Graduates, Yada, Yada, Yada
The Federal Reserve today released the minutes of the most recent FOMC meeting. After the minutes were published, we heard from several Fed officials, starting with Janet Yellen delivering a commencement address to NYU grads.
Still Too Big To Jail
For now we have a new strategy for controlling the illegality of The Big Banks: charge them with criminal activity and punish them with civil penalties.
A Calm Port In A Stormy World
International financial review with Sinclair Noe covering: chaos in Turkey; continued violence in Syria; the brewing civil war in Ukraine; tension between China and Vietnam/Japan. Also covering China's economic data this week and more.
Tuesday, May 13, 2014 - Record Highs And Dow Theory
It doesn’t seem like we should be having record highs, yet the S&P 500 hits 1900 for the first time; the Dow Industrials is at record highs; the Dow Transportation Average confirms with record highs. This is important as it goes back to one of the more important technical indicators, the Dow Theory.
Riggers’ Propaganda
Eric Holder is looking to criminally charge banks...without the consequences of criminal charges. While the SEC insists high frequency trading is not rigged.
Record Highs In First Gear - April 30, 2014
When you hear the Dow is breaking records, you might think the economy is roaring, cruising along the highway in fifth gear. You would be wrong
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